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Specifications
- Features
- MPN
- MSR50245
- UPC
- N/A
- Fuel
- Electric
- Type
- Tank
- Tank Capacity
- 50 gallons
- Eligible for 30 Percent Federal Tax Credit?
- No
- Flow Rate
- N/A
- Item Weight
- 91 lbs.
- Hourly BTU Input
- N/A
- Temperature Adjustment
- Control knob under protective cover
- On/off Switch on Unit?
- N/A
- Required Vent Size
- N/A
- Insulation Material
- EnviroFoam (no CFCs or HCFCs)
- Insulation R Value
- 20
- Insulation Depth
- 2.5 in.
- EF Rating
- .94
- U.S. Energy Guide Est. Yearly Operating Costs
- $497.83
- U.S. Energy Guide Est. Yearly Energy Use
- 4,671 kWh
- Recovery at 90 Degree Rise
- 20 gallons/hour
- First-Hour Rating
- 61
- Recovery Efficiency
- 98
- Warranty
- Tank: Lifetime to original owner, or 15 years from manufacturing date for new owner
Parts: 6 years
Labor: N/A - Height
- 66.75 in.
- Diameter
- 23.5 in.
- Min. Water Pressure
- N/A
- Max. Water Pressure
- N/A
- Maximum Fuse Required
- N/A
- Minimum Wire Size
- N/A
- Wattage at 240V
- 4,500
- Decibel Rating
- N/A
- Anode
- None needed
- Dip Tube
- Self-cleaning high-temp polysulfone
- Element, Lower Type
- Stainless alloy
- Elements, Number Per Unit
- Two
- Element, Upper Type
- Built-in fuse to prevent "dry fires"
- Tank Material
- Polybutane around filament wound fiberglass
- Therms per Year
- N/A
