ASHLAND CITY, TENN.—A. O. Smith has redesigned its line of commercial electric water heaters. The new Gold Series, Gold Xi and Custom Xi models include innovative features intended to provide customers with enhanced performance and reliability.
“We’re really excited about the debut of our new commercial electric line,” said Matt Schulz, A. O. Smith standard commercial product manager. “Customers will truly appreciate and benefit from what we believe to be the smartest and most innovative commercial electric water heaters available.”
The new Gold Series DRE incorporates several new features, including the addition of Goldenrod elements as a standard feature on all DRE models. This patented A. O. Smith process results in an element that resists scale buildup of up to five times that of a standard element. The benefit is longer and more dependable element life in a variety of water conditions. In addition, the new Gold Series DRE has a redesigned control access door allowing easier access to all interior components and elements. Specific attention was placed on improving access to the bottom elements, which had been difficult to reach.
Within the DVE line, the new “Gold Xi,” for extreme intelligence, features enhancements including the use of standard Goldenrod elements and a new door design. In addition, the new DVE has a proprietary electronic control with large LCD mounted on the front access panel, featuring functions that provide diagnostics, run history and detailed unit operation status. A new Economy Mode allows for customized setback periods for every day of the week. The easy-to-read screen provides detailed temperature information as well as showing which elements are energized during a heating cycle.
With a new modern yet heavyduty/industrial look, the DSE Custom Xi now has a modulating option that turns the first element activated off first. The DSE electronic control includes features such as element sensing, linear sequencing and Economy Mode. In addition, A. O. Smith has added a powered electronic anode as standard on the DSE as well as its most popular and frequently specified option—low water cutoff.
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