by Brianna Crandall — February 18, 2015—AERCO International recently introduced the ReCon tankless commercial water heating system, which offers contractors, facilities management and building owners high turndown and efficiency, precise temperature control, and long-term reliability in a small footprint. Delivering low cost of ownership, the ReCon family can reduce operating costs and help create energy savings in systems requiring more than 500,000 BTU/hr., claims AERCO.
ReCon’s unique tankless design makes it space efficient and cost effective, says AERCO, provider of high-efficiency and environmentally friendly facility operation solutions. The unit eliminates the need for significant storage volume associated with tank-type heaters to buffer load change while continuing to provide stable hot water outlet temperatures. Its small footprint allows the ReCon to fit through a standard doorway as well as in compact spaces.
AERCO designed the ReCon as a drop-in replacement for the AERCO KC1000 water heater, with an identical footprint and floor bolt holes as the KC1000. Water, gas, and vent connections are in similar locations, as well. A variety of venting options, including sidewall, through-the-roof, and sealed combustion, provide installation flexibility.
ReCon’s low vent stack temperature allows the system to be bundled with the AERCO PolyPro venting system to reduce install time and cost. The 100% recyclable, eco-friendly PolyPro venting validates the reduced carbon footprint and energy efficiency of the ReCon. The water heater also reportedly features whisper-quiet operation.
ReCon features an intuitive, easy-to-program control system that incorporates dynamic feed-forward sensing for precise modulation of the water heating system’s air/fuel delivery system. The result is high turndown of 10:1. Users can adjust the set point from 50° F to 190° F, and the ReCon will maintain tight temperature control of +/- 4° F under normal operating condition, says AERCO.
ReCon’s state-of-the-art technology is designed to satisfy demanding commercial and industrial hot water requirements. A durable high-efficiency helical firetube heat exchanger is impervious to thermal stress. The all stainless steel construction maximizes longevity in condensing applications, and corrugated tubes increase the effective heat transfer surface area for optimal thermal efficiencies up to 99%. Enhanced waterside flow distribution maintains constant minimum velocities across the heat exchanger to greatly reduce scale dropout for consistent high-efficiency performance and long life.
Recon can be operated using the onboard C-More water management control system with sequencing logic. As many as eight water heaters can be sequenced on the same system to meet load requirements, which minimizes cycles per unit for greater system efficiency and turndown, and reduced service and maintenance costs.
AERCO offers comprehensive maintenance, training, and support to customers that can aid in optimal operation and long-term reliability, for even greater lifetime cost savings.
