The staff at Spark by Hilton in Redlands, California, turned to A. O. Smith for a water heater capable of providing ample hot water to their hotel. It’s no simple task to supply hot water all day, every day, to a hotel with 85 rooms, a kitchen and multiple commercial laundry facilities. But for A. O. Smith, it was the perfect opportunity to showcase the power of the CHP-120 Fully Integrated Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH).
The hotel chose to install four CHP-120 HPWH units—all which function as part of a single fully integrated water heating system. It was critically important to the specifying engineer that the system be integrated as it makes installation significantly easier and is more cost-effective for the hotel.
Beyond improving the installation process, the CHP-120 HPWH provides the hotel with incredible cost savings on energy. The CHP-120 unit is four times more efficient than a standard electric water heater, saving the hotel up to $3,000 per unit on their annual electric bills. The CHP-120 does this by moving heat from the surrounding air rather than creating heat, allowing it to run at an industry-leading 4.3 Coefficient of Performance (CoP).
The CHP-120 HPWH comes with three different operating modes for maximum efficiency. The three operating modes (Efficiency, Hybrid, and Electric) allow facility managers to adjust as needed to meet the hotel’s varying hot water demands. Facility managers can easily switch between modes due to the CHP-120 unit’s large touchscreen LCD display, which allows for mode selection, and displays run information, including troubleshooting alerts and details. Dual six-kilowatt heating elements integrated into the unit provide additional heating capability for periods of high demand. This feature ensures that even when the hotel reaches maximum capacity, it can still supply ample hot water to customers, even those staying on the highest floors.
In addition to improving the guest experience, the CHP-120 unit also qualifies for significant utility rebates in the state of California. Payback time on the investment of installing a unit is expected to be just under two years.
