Introduction Marathon water heater was introduced some 20 years ago and has achieved major success in the market since then. The water heater design was an offshoot of the successful plastic brine tanks that were being used in the water softening industry for more than 30 year. Originally named Project X, there were three main goals for this project and these were: Construct a water heater that offers authentic lifetime warranty Design...

Introduction Edwin Ruud, a Norwegian mechanical engineer, laid the foundation for the Ruud water heaters almost 100 years back. Ruud came from Norway to the US where he successfully developed an automatic water heater, the first of its kind. The early success of the Ruud water heaters opened the doors for innovation and value, which has been at the core of all RUUD heating and air conditioning equipments since the 1950s. Post 1950, Ruud...

Introduction Ariston water heater belongs to the Bosch stable. It’s more than just a good-looking water heater. In fact it has some very good qualities and has been designed by the world leader in tankless water heaters. The latest GL series under the Ariston brand has models in 3 sizes: 2.5 gallons, 4gallons, and 6 gallons. You can use the smallest Ariston as a point-of-use water heater for your kitchen sink to get endless supply of hot...

Introduction Lochinvar Corporation is one of the oldest water heater manufacturers in the world. The company was founded by Walter Vallett Sr in 1919. Mr. Vallett is counted among the crème-de-la-crème of the water heater industry. Known to be a true pioneer in the industry, he was instrumental in developing the first ever automatic gas-fired water heater. In 1946, Mr. Vallett found the Walter Vallett Company. A few years later, he...

Introduction Bock water heaters were introduced into the water heater market around the 1950’s. The man responsible for introducing state of the art water heaters in 1955 was Oscar Bock, who was the founder of the company. He is famous across the world for having invented the original multi-finned flue, which in 1960 was patented under Turboflue®. Since the early 1960’s, engineers from Bock have been responsible for developing as well...