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Eemax Announces CA & VT Lead Free Certification

January 4, 2010 – Oxford, CT -- Eemax, Inc., the market leader in commercial and residential electric tankless water heaters is proud to announce the achievement of obtaining “Lead Free” certification for their products.  This is to comply with both California and Vermont’s new “Lead Free” laws.   

The laws go into effect as of January 1, 2010.  Details of the law can be found on the below link: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/LeadInPlumbing.cfm

The complete list of certified products can be found on the Water Quality Associations’ web site (Approved 3rd Party Certifier):  http://www.wqa.org/goldseal/detail.cfm?tableDefID=29&companyID=6375

 “Per the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control, Lead can be harmful to humans. Exposure to lead can cause serious adverse health effects, including delays in physical and mental development.  Eemax believes in protecting our customers and our environment and that’s why we’ve proactively invested in getting our products certified,” said Kevin Ruppelt, President and CEO of Eemax.

ABOUT EEMAX, INC.: Eemax, Inc., established in 1988, has quickly emerged as the market leader in electric tankless heaters in the commercial and residential market. Based in Oxford, CT, Eemax manufactures the largest selection of tankless electric water heaters for use in industrial, residential and commercial applications. Tankless electric water heaters provide on-demand hot water without the need to continually store and heat it. Eemax’s expanding product line addresses higher flow rate applications including the new Eemax line of Series Two and Series Three heaters, a wide range of hot water commercial applications and its patented Series Six and Series Twelve family of high-capacity heaters, which are designed for commercial and industrial applications. Other Eemax models within this product category are specifically designed for point-of-use emergency safety equipment applications, including safety eye, face and shower systems. For more information, visit www.eemax.com.

For more information contact: Aaron Siegel at Eemax Inc. asiegel@eemaxinc.com  (800) 543-6163 or email: info@eemaxinc.com