A. O. Smith Partners with Panasonic to Bring a CO2 Split HPWH to Market

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    "excerpt": "To add to this excitement, A. O. Smith, one of the “big three” manufacturers in US water heating, just released a new split HPWH called the Voltex X , partnering with Panasonic on the product. I sat down with A. O. Smith in our podcast Heat Pumps and Cardigans to talk about the Voltex X, to see some of its potential benefits and challenges, and to discuss how it is rolling out across the country. While most buildings can use a unitary HPWH (where the tank and compressor are joined together), some abodes like apartments and mobile homes don’t have the air space or tank space required for a HPWH and will likely need other solutions. AO Smith developed the Voltex X because they saw they had a gap in their product lineup and they wanted to create a HPWH option for those homes. But rather than make the outdoor heat pump themselves, A. O. Smith decided to partner with Panasonic, as they have been working hard on heat pump technology for decades, especially those that use CO2 as a refrigerant. A. O. Smith figured that if they married Panasonic’s heat pump with their own tank-making abilities, they could produce a new and compelling split HPWH. Split HPWHs come in two flavors, they either run water (aka hydronic) or refrigerant lines between the indoor and outdoor units. A. O. Smith decided to use water lines because they didn’t want plumbers to have to work with refrigerant (we...",
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