BTUs per 1 gallon of Liquid Propane Gas

There are 91,000 BTUs (British Thermal Units) per each gallon of Liquid Propane (LP) gas.

Depending on which model gas tankless water heater you have that is running off LP gas you could get a close estimate on the amount of LP gas that would be consumed on a daily basis.

For example:
If you had a Bosch 1000P LP gas tankless water heater that has a maximum potential to deliver 74,900 BTUs at its highest fire you could calculate the usage of gallons per minute (GPMs) versus the BTU usage at that rate of burn and get the amount of time it would take to use 1 gallon of LP gas.

Say you run the 1000P LP gas tankless water heater 1 time a day just for a shower. The shower flows exactly 2 GPMs so the tankless water heater would be running at about 74,000 BTUs during this time and then figure on an average you stay in the shower for 10 minutes total time so overall you would burn about 1 gallon of LP gas for every 7-8 showers.

These calculations would vary depending on consistent flow and water pressure, length of time the water is running, the temperature outside will have an effect on the tank and gas pressure and also what BTU the heater is running at that time.

Basically this is an estimate for calculating usage of LP gas with a gas tankless water heater. This data is for example only and will hold no bearing on any Bosch tankless water heater as they all vary in BTU usage.

Descaling Powerstar AE-115 & AE-125

The electric tankless water heaters, Powerstar models AE115 and AE125 are high kilowatt electric tankless heaters that heat water on demand as the water passes through them. The modules inside consist of coiled elements that heat the water. The heating elements produce extreme heat inside the modules to heat the water on demand.

The heat that is produced by the heating elements in the modules sometimes counteracts with the mineral deposits in the water. If there is a high mineral content due to a hard water area then these mineral deposits known as "scale deposits" will over time attach themselves to the heating coils inside the modules.

All Bosch Powerstar electric tankless water heaters should never be descaled with any type of solution such as vinegar, muriatic acid, etc. The use of descalants flushed through the heater does not have much effect on the mineral deposits attached to the elements. Another point of trying to flush descalant through an electric tankless heater is that it will loosen some of the mineral deposits in the heater and will have a damaging effect on the flow transducer and other parts inside the tankless heater that detects the flow of water and will interrupt the signal to the circuit board itself.

The best protection against mineral deposits (scale) forming on the coils in the electric tankless heater is to check the quality of the water in your area before installing and if the water has a high mineral content then it is recommended to install a water softener or scale stopper system. The water softener or scale stopper will filter out almost all of the minerals and treat the water so the electric tankless water heater will have a longer life with less minerals building up inside.

Christmas Promotion on Tankless Water Heaters

GlobalTowne.com is offering a 10% promotion on Christmas Day on everything we sell! Plus you can get free ground shipping in the Continental US on all orders over $99.94.

We are open Christmas Day. Call us at 888.726.9752.

Get 10% off all Bosch Tankless Water Heaters, Z-Flex stainless steel vent pipe, Virgo whole-house water filtration and conditioning systems, Sentinel Hydrosolutions leak defense systems and more.

This one day sale ends at midnight ET on December 25, 2010. This is our last big sale of the year and it is your last chance to take advantage of the 30% Federal Tax Credit that expires December 31, 2010. Get 30% off the cost of a new heater and the installation costs if you purchase a Bosch 2700ES or 2400ES tankless water heater.

Steve

PowerStream and PowerStar Catalog Numbers

Do you have an old PowerStream or PowerStream Pro or PowerStar electric whole-house tankless water heater or electric point-of-use tankless water heater and need to replace it? Only have the Catalog number?

Call us at 888.726.9752 and we can translate this catalog number into the current replacement model number.

Old catalog numbers include:

Powerstar 45550301 or 45-550301

Powerstar 45551301 or 45-551301

Powerstream 45793214 or 45-793214

Powerstream 45793219 or 45-793219

Powerstream 45793217 or 45-793217

Powerstream 45793238 or 45-793238

Powerstream 45793207 or 45-793207

Powerstream 45596702 or 45-596702

Powerstream 45793228 or 45-793228

Powerstream Pro 45550302 or 45-550302

Powerstream Pro 45551702 or 45-551702

Powerstream Pro 45551302 or 45-551302

Powerstream Pro 45557702 or 45-557702

Powerstream Pro 45553701 or 45-553701

Powerstream Pro 45553702 or 45-553702

Powerstream Pro 45553703 or 45-553703

Powerstream Pro 45553704 or 45-553704

Powerstream Pro 45553705 or 45-553705

Powerstream Pro 45553710 or 45-553710

Powerstar 45550301 or 45-550301

Powerstar 45551701 or 45-551701

Powerstar 45551301 or 45-551301

Powerstar 45557701 or 45-557701

Powerstar 45552701 or 45-552701

Powerstar 45552703 or 45-552703

Powerstar 45552704 or 45-552704

Powerstar 45552710 or 45-552710

We stock all of these units.

Steve

Tankless Water Heater Federal Tax Credit Ends Dec 31st

The 30% Federal Tax Credit for Tankless Water Heaters Ends December 31, 2010. Our government is offering you 30% off the parts AND installation costs for putting in a new high efficiency tankless water heater by the end of this year.

The Bosch AquaStar 2700ES and 2400ES tankless water heaters qualify for this Federal Tax Credit.

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Steve

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