Bradford White hot water heaters, oil, electric, natural gas, LPG
Bradford White are wholesalers of hot water heaters ... oil, electric and both natural gas and propane (LPG)
Whenever any storage water heater is evaluated the two really important factors to consider are Energy Factor and First Hour Rating . The information on this page relates to Bradford White storage water heaters.
Bradford White have many different models. Some of their hot water storage heaters use electricity, others propane, or natural gas. They also sell a couple of oil storage tank hot water heaters
Introduction .... review these terms in conjunction with the information on Bradford White water heaters outlined below.
hot water heaters energy factors ... explains meaning of this important decision making terms
first hour rating for storage tank hot water heaters ... explains meaning of this important decision making terms
Propane or natural gas water storage tank heaters, which is better? For general information to help in assessing propane versus natural gas tankless hot water heaters.
The following is general publicly available information on Bradford White storage tank water heaters ..... propane, or natural gas and electricity
BENEFITS claimed by
Bradford White ...
"Bradford White's 800,000 square foot manufacturing facillity located in the Heartland of America Middleville, Michigan. With a long and successful history dating back to 1881 Bradford White today is one of the most technologically advanced water heater manufacturers in the world. With headquarters in suburban Philadelphia and its manufacturing operation in Middleville, Michigan the company builds all of its products strictly for wholesale distribution. Bradford White water heaters for residential, commercial and hydronic space heating applications are designed to be installed by plumbing and heating professionals.
All of this begins in the company's state-of-the-art Research and Development Laboratory where achieving excellence is the overriding objective. Here, technology takes a remarkable turn. By focusing on the professional installer's needs for superior performance, Bradford White engineers create products and systems with enhanced quality features that are built to last." ... extracted from Bradford White web site
| Bradford
White ONLY type of hot water heater |
First Hour Flow rating | Energy Factor |
| Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range ... | 118 | .93 |
| Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 19 | .82 |
| Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 63 | .88 |
| Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range | 140 | `.65 |
| Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 51 | .5 |
| Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 82 | .57 |
| Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range | 140 | .65 |
| Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 51 | .5 |
| Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 82 | .57 |
| Storage Tank OIL Water Heater Maximum value for range | 140 | .54 |
| Storage Tank OIL Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 100 | .51 |
| Storage Tank OIL Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 120 | .53 |
| Information extracted from published data by GAMA | ||
Compare to this data from GAMA for all suppliers of similar equipment .....
| All Manufacturers storage tank hot water heaters data |
First Hour Flow rating | Energy Factor |
| Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range ... | 120 | .95 |
| Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 15 | .77 |
| Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 60 | .89 |
| Storage Tank Propane and Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range | 132 | .63 |
| Storage Tank Propane and Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 46 | .48 |
| Storage Tank Propane and Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 77 | .57 |
| Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range | 143 | .65 |
| Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 48 | .46 |
| Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 80 | .56 |
| Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range | 140 | .65 |
| Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range | 48 | .46 |
| Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range | 81 | .56 |
| Information extracted from published data by GAMA | ||
Energy Factor ... every hot water heater tankless or storage tank heater must be provided with a certified Energy Factor. This factor in simple terms means that if the Energy Factor is high then the annual cost of power to run the tanklless hot water heater or the storage heater will be lower than it would be for a low rated Energy Factor. Gas tankless water heaters Energy Factors typically range from 0.64 to 0.82
First Hour Rating ... this number refers to the amount of hot water the heater can supply per hour ... if a storage tank system is in use the assumption is that the tank is full of hot water at the start of the first hour.