Abstract: A water heater includes: an inner tank having an internal cavity configured to hold water therein; a heating device residing in the internal cavity; an outer lining that surrounds the inner tank, a gap being present between the outer lining and the inner tank; and insulation material located in the gap. The gap is under a vacuum of between about 5 and 200 microns. In this configuration, the water heater can have an R value in excess of 500. With this level of insulative capacity, water stored in the water heater may lose only 2° F. or less over a 24 hour period, thereby substantially outperforming conventional water heaters.

Abstract: An arrangement and associated method for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents. The arrangement includes a movable rack for receiving the multiple containers. The rack includes ground-engaging movable members for permitting the rack and the multiple containers received thereon to be moved. The arrangement includes a fixed filling station that has a plurality of dispensing devices. Each dispensing device is engagable with a storage container to provide the pressurized contents to the containers. The rack and the filling station are arranged such that the rack is movable into proximity with the filling station and the rack is movable away from the filling station. The dispensing devices are arranged within the filling station such that each container is in proximity to a respective device when the rack and the filling station are in proximity. Also, an arrangement and method for moving and filling different types of storage containers.

Abstract: An arrangement and associated method for moving and filling multiple storage containers with pressurized contents. The arrangement includes a movable rack for receiving the multiple containers. The rack includes ground-engaging movable members for permitting the rack and the multiple containers received thereon to be moved. The arrangement includes a fixed filling station that has a plurality of dispensing devices. Each dispensing device is engagable with a storage container to provide the pressurized contents to the containers. The rack and the filling station are arranged such that the rack is movable into proximity with the filling station and the rack is movable away from the filling station. The dispensing devices are arranged within the filling station such that each container is in proximity to a respective device when the rack and the filling station are in proximity. Also, an arrangement and method for moving and filling different types of storage containers.