Culver Cove, an 80-unit condo complex located on Lake Maxinkuckee near Culver, Ind., had a dilemma on its hands. The multifamily facility originally had six 100-gal., commercial tank-type water heaters in three utility rooms that supplied hot water. As the original units began breaking down, Culver City Executive Director Rich West was looking or a more efficient hot-water system to reduce energy costs.
West found his answer working with Mike Lambert of Elkart, Ind.-based Mid-City Supply and Clark Boyles of Indianapolis, Ind.-based PM & Associates (pme’s 2015 Manufacturers Rep of the Year award winner), the Navien Northern Indiana distributor and manufacturers representative respectively. Together they recommended installation of five cascaded Navien NPE-240 units for about 24 to 26 units from one- to three-bedrooms each — or about a third of the complex.