by Brianna Crandall — February 4, 2015—Intellihot launched the iQ1501, the company’s newest product in its iQ line of commercial tankless hot water heaters, at the 2015 AHR Expo last week. The iQ1501 is Intellihot’s most powerful hot water heater to date, delivering 1.5 million BTUs (British thermal units) with no storage tanks required, says the company.
The iQ1501 offers 50 percent increased capacity from the iQ1000 model, in a compact unit that is just 680 pounds and 30 inches wide and fits through most elevator doors. The tankless water heater supplies 41 GPM at 70°F temperature rise non-stop, and enables users to easily cascade and common-vent four units together for 164 GPM at 70°F rise. The iQ1501 is engineered to eliminate single-point failures using Intellihot’s patented masterless controls, and can be used both indoors and outdoors.
“Our company continues to reinvent what it means to provide ‘smart water,'” says Sridhar Deivasigamani, Intellihot CEO and president. “The iQ1501 not only enables users to heat water on demand, but learns building recirculation to intelligently manage unit power and temperature control.”
Other iQ1501 product features include:
- Unique premix gas valve train can operate on as low as 2.5″ WC gas pressure without any loss of capacity, meaning no more failure to ignite.
- Expandable 316L cycle-proof and scale-free stainless steel heat exchanger handles thousands of thermal cycles, eliminates scale build, and keeps lime in suspension.
- Self-learning building recirculation using Intellihot’s iNTouch (optional factory-installed building management system [BMS]) cuts pump power usage by 30 percent.
Intellihot products heat water instantly when it is needed, reducing waste by eliminating the need for large, continuously heated water tanks. Offering greater capacity than similar systems, Intellihot products are reportedly equipped for high-cycle commercial applications.
Founded in 2009, Intellihot was reportedly established after a traditional water heater broke down and flooded the founder’s basement. The company designs, manufactures and assembles tankless water heaters for residential, commercial and industrial applications, with a focus on quality and innovative design.
