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Slim3 | 2023-2024
Slim3 | 2023-2024


Designer: Umberto Palermo, Up-Design, Turin, Piemonte, Italy
Manufacturer: Ariston Group, Milan, Italy


Slim3 is the latest generation of the small storage water heater designed by Umberto Palermo.

Design: Modern shape with a flat front façade to enter everybody’s house as a luxurious interior design item. Significant improvements are available on top model:

• Full touch interface with led light under the button for the user to identify easily

• Sizable changing led light improves the visibility of the water heater’s heating/ ready status. Users are able to notice the light from a distance. Highlighted features & functions in top model

• Quick heating allows busy users to have hot water in a shorter time than the normal water heater

• Auto power-off function turns off automatically the product when not in use to guarantee the users peace of mind

• Wi-Fi connectivity with voice control able to control the water heater remotely

• Hot water level indication

• Children care indicates the safe water temperature to use without scalding

• Heating and ready lights indication

• Challenge faced: Just like its name “Slim”, the designers want to keep it compacted, as small as possible. Precise calculation and design to keep it small with a flat front interface (narrow space to insert technical components under the front cover). Small aesthetic details like the strips on the top & bottom front, and the bright line in top model need to be painted carefully and precisely. Color mixing and finish look (matte, texture, or glossy) to make the model looks luxurious, yet modest size simulation.

Unique design: Compact size: 704x282x289 (LxHxD), as customers’ preference, allows it to be installed in a limited height place (in a small bathroom or hidden above the false ceiling). Premium design: color finishing and led touch board upgrades the house presence.

User experience: Customer-oriented features and functions to be free of mind & time-saving using the hot water. Timesaving (don’t have to wait for the hot water) with the quick heating feature and Wi-Fi connectivity to turn on the water heater in advance. Having free of mind with auto power-off function, water level, and children care indication. Don’t need to remember or take action to turn off the water heater after use. Blue led light up for each water level => users are fully aware of the suitable time to use with different purposes. Anti-scalding when the safe water temperature lights up (children care icon).

Client benefit: Long-lasting water heater: titanium heating element – durable, resistant to limescale, fast heating capability. Children care and safety checks to enhance safety standards and customer’s secure perception. Microchip actively checks the water heater thoroughly. If it detects any error, the water heater will stop working, and an error code is displayed on the led interface. ECO EVO is an auto-learning software that memorizes your using habits to actively propose the suitable temperature – 14% energy savings compared with normal water heaters in the market. Silver ion (top model) improves water hygiene, anti-bacteria.


Slim3 | 2023-2024

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