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Commercial Featherweight Water Heater
45,80,119 Gallon
Efficient
Long Lasting
Superior Performance
The Featherweight Indirect water heater by Vaughn is the industry's first heater to feature a fully pressurized thermoplastic storage tank paired with a factory-installed and field removable heat exchanger coil that can meet and withstand even the most demanding hot water applications. As with Vaughn's other well-known products, no dissimilar metals are present and no anode rod is necessary, ensuring years of reliable service you have come to expect from a Vaughn.
Features
Robust construction
- Thermoplastic storage vessel
- Shipping Weight: 85-155 lbs.
- Low standby heat loss
Corrosion Resistant
- Water Quality Neutral
- No Anode Rod
- Fully Removable Heat Exchanger
- Factory Installed, Finned, All Copper Heat Exchanger
- Single bolt stainless steel collar for easy access
Commercial Warranty
- 5 Year non-prorated - A repair or replacement is provided (excluding labor and freight) if the tank or heat exchanger should leak for as long as the original purchaser owns the home.
Product Specifications
Recovery Capacity (Gallons per Hour) For Various Wattages & Water Temperature Rises
| Heating Power | Water Temperature Rise (Degrees °F) | |||||||||||||||
| Wattage | BTU/Hr | 150 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| 500 | 1,706 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 20.5 |
| 1,000 | 3,412 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 20.5 | 40.9 |
| 1,500 | 5,118 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 20.5 | 30.7 | 61.4 |
| 2,000 | 6,824 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 20.5 | 27.3 | 40.9 | 81.8 |
| 2,500 | 8,530 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 17 | 20.5 | 25.6 | 34.1 | 51.1 | 102.3 |
| 3,000 | 10,236 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 24.5 | 30.7 | 40.9 | 61.4 | 122.7 |
| 3,500 | 11,942 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 11 | 11.9 | 13 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 28.6 | 35.8 | 47.7 | 71.6 | 143.2 |
| 3,800 | 12,966 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 12 | 13 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 25.9 | 31.1 | 38.9 | 51.8 | 77.7 | 155.5 |
| 4,000 | 13,648 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 23.4 | 27.3 | 32.7 | 40.9 | 54.5 | 81.8 | 163.6 |
| 4,500 | 15,354 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 23 | 26.3 | 30.7 | 36.8 | 46 | 61.4 | 92.1 | 184.1 |
| 5,000 | 17,060 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 17 | 18.6 | 20.5 | 22.7 | 25.6 | 29.2 | 34.1 | 40.9 | 51.1 | 68.2 | 102.3 | 204.6 |
| 5,500 | 18,766 | 15 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 25 | 28.1 | 32.1 | 37.5 | 45 | 56.3 | 75 | 112.5 | 225 |
| 6,000 | 20,472 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 30.7 | 35.1 | 40.9 | 49.1 | 61.4 | 81.8 | 122.7 | 245.5 |
| 6,500 | 22,178 | 17.7 | 19 | 20.5 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 29.5 | 33.2 | 38 | 44.3 | 53.2 | 66.5 | 88.6 | 133 | 265.9 |
| 7,000 | 23,884 | 19.1 | 20.5 | 22 | 23.9 | 26 | 28.6 | 31.8 | 35.8 | 40.9 | 47.7 | 57.3 | 71.6 | 95.5 | 143.2 | 286.4 |
| 7,500 | 25,590 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 27.9 | 30.7 | 34.1 | 38.4 | 43.8 | 51.1 | 61.4 | 76.7 | 102.3 | 153.4 | 306.8 |
| 8,000 | 27,296 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 32.7 | 36.4 | 40.9 | 46.8 | 54.5 | 65.5 | 81.8 | 109.1 | 163.6 | 327.3 |
| 8,500 | 29,002 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 26.7 | 29 | 31.6 | 34.8 | 38.6 | 43.5 | 49.7 | 58 | 69.5 | 86.9 | 115.9 | 173.9 | 347.7 |
| 9,000 | 30,708 | 24.5 | 26.3 | 28.3 | 30.7 | 33.5 | 36.8 | 40.9 | 46 | 52.6 | 61.4 | 73.6 | 92.1 | 122.7 | 184.1 | 368.2 |
| 9,500 | 32,414 | 25.9 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 32.4 | 35.3 | 38.9 | 43.2 | 48.6 | 55.5 | 64.8 | 77.7 | 97.2 | 129.6 | 194.3 | 388.7 |
| 10,000 | 34,120 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 31.5 | 34.1 | 37.2 | 40.9 | 45.5 | 51.1 | 58.4 | 68.2 | 81.8 | 102.3 | 136.4 | 204.6 | 409.1 |
| 10,500 | 35,826 | 28.6 | 30.7 | 33 | 35.8 | 39.1 | 43 | 47.7 | 53.7 | 61.4 | 71.6 | 85.9 | 107.4 | 143.2 | 214.8 | 429.6 |
| 11,000 | 37,532 | 30 | 32.1 | 34.6 | 37.5 | 40.9 | 45 | 50 | 56.3 | 64.3 | 75 | 90 | 112.5 | 150 | 225 | 450 |
| 11,500 | 39,238 | 31.4 | 33.6 | 36.2 | 39.2 | 42.8 | 47 | 52.3 | 58.8 | 67.2 | 78.4 | 94.1 | 117.6 | 156.8 | 235.2 | 470.5 |
| 12,000 | 40,944 | 32.7 | 35.1 | 37.8 | 40.9 | 44.6 | 49.1 | 54.5 | 61.4 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 98.2 | 122.7 | 163.6 | 245.5 | 490.9 |
Additional Product Details
- Double Wall Heat Exchanger
Featherweight Thermoplastic Specific Questions
The heating elements available for The Featherweight electric unit are 3800, 4500 and 6000W with additional configurations coming soon.
The ETC 160 Controller is used on electric units and is an energy saving device to optimize water heater operations which results in a lower consumption of energy. The controller provides the user with the ability to control the operation of the unit.
A Vaughn Featherweight Thermoplastic tank is a seamless water heater using no anode rod, requiring no maintenance, is immune to water quality variations and tolerates higher temperatures and pressures than a glass lined tank. Very often a glass-lined tank may have defects in the glaze which is why they require anode rods that must be maintained on a regular basis. Glass-lined tanks do require service calls and operating at higher temperatures may void the warranties.
The Vaughn Featherweight line of water heaters and storage tanks uses a proprietary technology to fuse a polybutene inner liner with a polybutylene and fiberglass structural outer layer at the molecular level to create a lightweight, monolithic composite vessel with seamless construction.