Replies to post #47575 on Wanderport Corp (WDRP)

[Whiplash_Investor]

I wouldn't think so. Don't have manufacturing arm yet.

[n1tr08urner]

Magnetrons are a completely different animal and it depends on how you determine or measure efficiency.

There's really only one way to honestly measure efficiency. Energy (Watt-hours) going in vs temp increase of volume of water (btus for example) coming out. All units for energy are more or less interchangeable (joules etc) so it is very easy to come up with a percentage that you can use to compare to any other heating technology directly. Or you could simplify to dollars in vs amount of hot water out.
That said I absolutely agree they will most likely try to turn this into something convoluted and try to paint it in a way that makes it look better than it is. But there could be genuine claims in there, such as getting hot much faster, wasting less heat in a hot element once water is switched off and so on. So overall it could genuinely be the best available thing out there as far as dollars spent per year over the life of the product. If that's the case it won't be better by much but in a market so huge (several markets really) it may be more than enough.
As far as manufacturing by Christmas, no way, we'll be lucky if we have all the figures regarding efficiency and costs by then.

[gharma]

Looks like you have already finished Xmas shopping, so you were looking ahead and asking about buying a Wanderport technology based water heater by Dec 25 2013 ? I bet NO. Dave M once said he wants to field test the units before they go into a production run for distribution . . . so that adds what ? Something like half a year in itself ?
IMO extended reliability testing is needed not just for the reason(s) Dave M cited, that being primarily that the last thing wanted is to have to do a recall during product introduction, but also I feel that the only hope to gain decent market share is by showing reliability, low maintenance, and long lifespan. Those all require extensive testing to be believed.