Specifications

Choosing the water heating system that is best for you and your household can help lower your
energy bills – and reduce your carbon footprint. It’s a win-win!
Gas Product Size Selector Pages 10 - 23
How many litres do you wish to run simultaneously?
Rinnai INFINITY® EF
Designed for the environmentally conscious who want
to signifi cantly reduce running costs and lower energy
usage whilst still having the luxury of endless hot water.
Rinnai INFINITY® VT
Designed for homes requiring endless hot water with
lower yearly running costs and a lower initial cost.
Rinnai INFINITY® HD
Designed for applications that need higher fl ow rates
or have larger water use requirements and can be used
domestically or commercially.
Read across to model using temperature
zone you live in.
Water Heating True Lifetime Costs
This graph shows that Continuous Flow Gas is the cheapest source of water heating over the entire life of the product and system.
Graph from the Consumer Energy Options: An evaluation of Diff erent fuel types and technologies for providing water, space and process heat by Simon Coates.
Cylinder solar + gas (NG)
Cylinder solar + gas (LPG)
Cylinder solar + electric (Elec)
Cylinder Heat Pump (Elec)
Cylinder gas (NG)
Continuous Flow Gas (LPG)
Continuous Flow Gas (NG)
Cylinder electric (Elec)
Cylinder gas (LPG)
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Cost per kWh of hot water ($/kWh)
Cylinder solar + gas (NG)
Cylinder solar + gas (LPG)
Cylinder solar + electric (Elec)
Cylinder Heat Pump (Elec)
Cylinder gas (NG)
Continuous Flow Gas (LPG)
Continuous Flow Gas (NG)
Cylinder electric (Elec)
Cylinder gas (LPG)
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80
Cost per kWh of hot water ($/kWh)
WATER HEATING ATTRIBUTES
GAS ELECTRIC
HEAT PUMP
SOLAR
Gas
Cont. Flow
INFINITY® EF
Gas
Cont. Flow
INFINITY®
VT/HD
Mains Pressure
Cylinder
Low Pressure
Cylinder
Wetback
with Electric
Cylinder
Hot Water
Heat Pump
Solar Boost
Gas INFINITY®
Solar Boost
Electric
Cylinder
Endless hot water available
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Ability to increase capacity easily in future
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Below is a list of water heating attributes that will help you to determine which system works best for you. The system with the
closest number of ticks to your priorities and how you would like to use hot water is the system for you. On the following page you
can then use the Product selector to choose the right size for you.
Yes
KEY:
In Some CasesNo
Eg. 2 bathrooms at 9L/min each = 18L/min and lives in Mild Zone
Warm Mild Cool VT HD EF
16 13 11 16 200 24
20 17 14 20 200 24
24 20 17 24 200 24
26 22 19 26 200 250
30 26 22 250 250
32 27 23 250 250
Electric Product Size Selector Pages 24 - 35
Stainless Steel Mains Pressure
Designed for durability, the quality of these cylinders is so outstanding they come with a
20 year warranty
(conditions apply). Lightweight and easy to install this is the fit and forget
electric cylinder. It can be upgraded to solar, heat pump or wetback too.
Stainless Steel Low Pressure
Designed to last. The quality stainless steel used in the manufacture of these cylinders means
you won’t be replacing it any time soon. They can also be upgraded to solar and wetback
heating too.
Enamel Mains Pressure
Designed to adapt to your installation needs these cylinders are available as indoor or
outdoor models. There is also an under-sink model. They can be retrofitted to future proof a
low pressure system or is the standard in mains pressure.
Copper Low Pressure
Designed for those wanting an economical solution. These are the lowest cost cylinders and
therefore ideal if you need a replacement. The cylinder also comes in under-sink models.
PEOPLE CYLINDER SIZE
Up to 3 135 L
4 180 L
5 215 L
6 250 L / 270 L
7 300 L / 340 L
Electric Hot Water Heat Pump Page 36 - 41
Rinnai’s hot water heat pump is perfect for households that want to reduce long-term running costs and their carbon footprint.
Water is heated by a heat pump and stored in the cylinder. A hot water heat pump can be retrofi tted easily to almost any brand of
electric hot water cylinder.
Wetback Page 30, 31 & 34
We have a range of mains pressure cylinders designed to connect to secondary heat sources including wetback wood burning
fi replaces. Wetback connections allow your fi re to heat some of your water in the winter months, saving energy and costs on
heating water. You still have to stack the wood though.
Cheapest source of water
heating over the true
lifetime costs.
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