Xiaomi’s Mijia product needs no event to launch in China. Par for the course, the company quietly announced a new water heater in the mainland, and this one skips the usual condensate hassle.
Xiaomi launched the Mijia Smart Gas Water Heater Pro Dual Circulation Level 1 Energy Efficiency 16L on its Youpin crowdfunding platform today at 3,999 yuan (~ $595). You can, though, get it at an early-bird price of 3,499 yuan (~ $520) if you buy it during the launch window.
You’ll notice the design first if you’ve dealt with gas water heaters before. It measures 617 x 375 x 201 mm and uses a condensate-free setup.
Condensing gas water heaters (like this one) capture extra heat from the exhaust gases, which cools that exhaust enough for water vapor in it to condense into liquid. However, the liquid becomes acidic as it mixes with compounds from the combustion process, so it normally needs a dedicated drain — a pipe running from the unit to a floor drain or plumbing stack. This often means extra wall drilling and visible piping when the unit gets installed.
This new Xiaomi heater skips that. Instead of draining the condensate as liquid, it runs the condensate through an internal neutralization device and a high-speed centrifuge, which atomizes it into a fine mist. The mist then exits through the flue along with the regular exhaust gases. There’s no need for an extra hole in the wall, that is.
Efficiency and Purification
On performance, this heater delivers 16 kg of hot water per minute at a rated heat load of 27.0 kW. It has a built-in DC inverter booster pump that adds a 10-meter head boost, so it works across a wide range of water pressure, from 0.02 MPa up to 0.85 MPa.
If you live somewhere with multiple bathrooms running at once, its 7A-level constant temperature bathing function keeps your shower steady even when someone else turns on a tap, or you pause mid-shower.
The Heater Pro also has a built-in purification bottle that uses strontium-zinc trace element filtration to treat your bath water. For noise, Xiaomi is using four separate reduction methods, covering the source, water circuit, airtight isolation, and vibration, and the unit carries CQC certification for an operating noise level as low as 32 dB(A). You also get zero-cold-water tech, so hot water arrives instantly instead of making you wait through a cold-water drain first.
The heater runs on 220V power and natural gas rated at 2000Pa, and it connects over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 through the Xiaomi Home app.
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