Rheem Professional Classic Plus heavy duty power vent gas tank

The Rheem Professional Classic Plus Heavy Duty Power Vent is a high-capacity residential gas storage water heater that uses indoor air for combustion and a blower to exhaust flue gases through PVC, ABS or CPVC pipe. Rheem publishes venting up to 100 equivalent feet with vertical or horizontal termination and a standard 110 VAC electrical connection, which is what makes the family useful where a water heater sits away from a flue or where a chimney cannot be used.

Rheem lists the family in 75 US gallon tall and short capacities, in natural gas and propane, at .57 EF. The published performance is a recovery capacity of 72.8 gallons per hour, which Rheem states delivers approximately 110 gallons of hot water in the first hour. The feature set includes the Guardian System air/fuel shut-off device that disables the heater when flammable vapour accumulates, an electronic gas control with self-diagnostics, a low-NOx burner, a premium-grade anode rod, a durable silicon nitride hot-surface igniter and the EverKleen sediment-control system. An enhanced-flow brass drain valve and a factory temperature and pressure relief valve are included.

WaterHeating.ca records the efficiency as a legacy EF figure and does not convert it to a UEF. Because the family draws combustion air from the room it is not a sealed-combustion unit, so the installation manual's air-supply and clearance rules govern where it may be installed. Rheem publishes an 8-year limited tank and parts warranty. Whether CANRO supplies a specific model is confirmed at consultation.