Products - Water Heaters

Ehrhart Propane & Oil stocks many 30 and 40 gallon hot water heaters in all styles of venting. We can also customer-order any type of hot water heater that we don't have in stock, and we usually receive shipment within a week.

The water heaters we carry are built by Bradford White. Bradford White has been in business since 1881, and these water heaters are all built in the US. The water heaters are very reliable, as they have solid glass tanks (they call VitaGlas Protection) and a cycling system which keeps the water circulating in the tank. This keeps sediment from collecting at the bottom of the tank, which is, ultimately, what wears out a hot water heater. All this means that Bradford White offers a six-year warranty on their products.

If you live in a mobile home, please note that there is only one type of hot water heater that is approved for mobile home use. For other homes, you may choose the natural vent, which requires a flue from the hot water heater, up through the roof (in some cases, you can tie into an existing chimney), or a power vent, which uses a fan to vent flue gasses horizontally through common PVC pipe. The power vent recirculates the flue gasses in the water, heating the water one last time, before it is vented. This gives it an extra 5-10% efficiency.

With higher gas prices, we have seen much more interest in instantenous water heaters. We do stock them, and have experience installing them. Generally speaking, customers have paid about twice as much to have an instantaneous water heater installed, and, when looking only at the dollar amount, we do not feel they have a sufficient return on investment. The higher efficiency means you will use less gas per month, but we feel it will take about 15 years to recoup the higher installation costs. All that being said, they do work, and they work beautifully at that. They are ideal solutions for a constant, steady suppy of hot water. We recommend them for use with hot tubs, commercial kitchens, shower rooms etc. Certain conditions must be met regarding water and gas flow, softness of water, etc. to have them installed. If you'd like more information, please call us, and we'd be happy to help.

Call us now to schedule a meeting with a technician! 607-387-8881 or 1-800-387-7441, Or email us.

Prices for hot water heaters

* - As of July 1, 2003, newly manufactured atmospherically vented residential gas water heaters meet the new flammable vapor ignition esistance (FVIR) standard from the American National Standards Institute. Prices quoted are for these new water heaters.

Prices are subject to change. We try to keep this as up-to-date as possible, but for the most current prices, please contact us.

In order to provide the best customer service possible, we only sell appliances to customers in our direct marketing area, in the central Fingerlakes region, around Seneca and Cayuga Lakes.