Instantaneous water heaters

What to look for

Consider the following when selecting a water heater:

Proper Sizing

Make sure that the heater is sized to meet the hot water needs of your household. There is no benefit in oversizing. If you have had an EnerGuide for Houses or ecoENERGY evaluation carried out on your house, there should be an estimate of your energy requirement for hot water in the report. Otherwise, ask an energy consultant / HVAC engineer / building physicist to estimate it.

High Efficiency Models

The best measure is not the heater efficiency, but the Energy Factor (EF), which also takes system losses into account. A condensing unit will have an EF of at least 86%; we have set a minimum of 90% for this directory.

Do you want

An instantaneous water heater (more efficient if you choose one of our approved models) or a conventional indirect water heater (generally cheaper, but with an EF below 70%)?

Criteria

  1. Able to satisfy the criteria for EnergyStar Canada: for the purposes of this directory this is considered an authoritative source of furnace test results.

  2. Efficiency Rating (ER) of over 90% (higher than the EnergyStar requirement of 82%, so the majority of EnergyStar approved water heaters are not included in this directory).

The Efficiency Rating should be tested in accordance with Canadian Standard CGA P.7.

Full current lists of water heaters meeting our criteria may be found in the "recommended models" section.

[Full EnergyStar lists may be found here]

Recommended models

Sortable by Input rating or Fuel type.

Input rating BTU/hsort icon Fuel
Coaire COTWH-04Z 99000 Both
Quietside ODW-099A 99000 Both
Coaire COTWH-04Z 99000 Both
Quietside ODW-099A 99000 Both
Coaire COTWH-05Z 120000 Both
Quietside ODW-120A 120000 Both
Coaire COTWH-05Z 120000 Both
Quietside ODW-120A 120000 Both
Super Hot Intergas HSE-125-P 124000 Propane
Navien America NP-180ANG NR-180ANG 150000 Natural gas
Navien America NP-180NG NR-180NG 150000 Natural gas
Navien CC-180ANG CC-180NG CR-180A CR-180ANG CR-180NG 150000 Natural gas
Navien CC-180ALP CC-180LP CR-180ALP CR180-LP 150000 Propane
Navien America NP-180LP NR-180LP 150000 Propane
Navien America NP-180ALP NR-180ALP 150000 Propane
Rinnai (RC80HPI)REU-KA2530FFUD-US-N 157000 Natural gas
Rinnai (RC80HPE)REU-KA2530WD-US-N 157000 Natural gas
Rinnai (RC80HPE)REU-KA2530WD-US-P (RC80HPI)REU-KA2530FFUD-US-P 157000 Propane
Navien CC-210ANG CC-210NG CR-210A CR-210ANG CR-210NG 175000 Natural gas
Navien CC-210ALP CC-210LP CR-210ALP CR-210LP 175000 Propane
Navien America NP-210ANG NR-210ANG 180000 Natural gas
Navien America NR-210NG 180000 Natural gas
Navien America NP-210NG 180000 Natural gas
Coaire COTWH-07Z 180000 Both
Quietside ODW-180A 180000 Both
Navien America NP-210LP 180000 Propane
Navien America NR-210LP 180000 Propane
Navien America NP-210ALP NR-210ALP 180000 Propane
Coaire COTWH-07Z 180000 Both
Quietside ODW-180A 180000 Both
Navien NR-240ANG 199000 Natural gas
Navien CC-240ANG CC-240NG CR-240A CR-240ANG CR-240NG 199000 Natural gas
Navien America NP-240ANG NP-240NG 199000 Natural gas
Navien America NR-240NG 199000 Natural gas
Rinnai (RC98HPE)REU-KA3237WD-US-N (RC98HPI)REU-KA3237FFUD-US-N 199000 Natural gas
Takagi T-H2-DVG 199000 Natural gas
Coaire COTWH-08Z 199000 Both
Quietside ODW-199A 199000 Both
Takagi T-H1G 199000 Natural gas
Bosch Pro Tankless C800ESNG 199000 Natural gas
Takagi T-H2-OSG 199000 Natural gas
Navien America NP-240LP 199000 Propane
Navien NR-240ALP 199000 Propane
Navien CC-240ALP CC-240LP CR-240ALP CR-240LP 199000 Propane
Navien America NP-240ALP 199000 Propane
Navien America NR-240LP 199000 Propane
Takagi T-H2-DVP 199000 Propane
Takagi T-H1P 199000 Propane
Takagi T-H2-OSP 199000 Propane
Rinnai (RC98HPE)REU-KA3237WD-US-P (RC98HPI)REU-KA3237FFUD-US-P 199000 Propane
Coaire COTWH-08Z 199000 Both
Quietside ODW-199A 199000 Both
Bosch Pro Tankless C800ESLP 199000 Propane
Paloma / WaiWela PHH-32RDVN PHH-32ROFN 199900 Natural gas
Norritz NRC111-DV-NG NCC199-DV-NG 199900 Natural gas
Noritz N-0841MC-DV-NG N-0842MC-DV-NG 199900 Natural gas
Noritz N-0841MC-NG N-0842MC-NG 199900 Natural gas
Noritz NRC111-SV-NG NCC199-SV-NG 199900 Natural gas
Noritz N-0841MC-DV-LPG N-0842MC-DV-LPG 199900 Propane
Noritz NRC111-DV-LPG NCC199-DV-LPG 199900 Propane
Paloma / WaiWela PHH-32RDVP PHH-32ROFP 199900 Propane
Noritz NRC111-SV-LPG NCC199-SV-LPG 199900 Propane
Noritz N-0841MC-LPG N-0842MC-LPG 199900 Propane

Vendors

Paid listings, sorted by location.

Pioneer Co-operative Association Ltd Swift Current (306) 778-8883

Free listings, sorted by location.

Home Hardware
Prairie Mechanical Services Inc Gravelbourg, SK (306) 648-3469
Robert's Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Martensville, SK (306) 934-1844
Comprehensive Mechanical & Heating Martensville, SK (306) 933-2533
Takagi Canada Mississauga, ON (905) 593-9682
Home Hardware North Battleford, SK
Cheyne Plumbing & Heating North Battleford, SK (306) 445-6691
General Plumbing Heating & Electrical Ltd North Battleford, SK (306) 445-2341
Unger Electric Osler, SK (306) 239-2187
DigelAir HVAC Supply Inc Ottawa, ON (613) 723-0359
Clark's Plumbing & Heating Inc. Outlook, SK (306) 867-9193
Prince Albert Coop Prince Albert, SK
Precision Plumbing & Heating Prince Albert, SK (306) 961-8954
R C Plumbing & Heating Ltd Regina SK 1 306 205 0914
Ecco Heating Products Ltd Regina, SK (306) 721-8228
Camco Plumbing & Heating Regina, SK (306) 535-5696
Cypress Sales Partnership Regina, SK (306) 757-5656
Ecco Heating Products Ltd Saskatoon, SK (306) 242-5525
Capstick Plumbing & Heating (1997) Saskatoon, SK (306) 653-3202
Cypress Sales Partnership Saskatoon, SK (306) 242-3333
Gord's Plumbing & Heating Saskatoon, SK (306) 651-0617
Saalmic Mechanical Services Ltd Shellbrook, SK (306) 747-4332
Tankless Low Energy Systems Whitby, ON (905) 721-8166