2024 the best water heater brand review


Price: $449.00 - $420.00
(as of Oct 20, 2024 20:47:15 UTC - Details)

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This tankless electric water heater is ideal for mid-range whole-home applications. This unit is ideal for single shower applications in the Midwest. The Rheem Performance tankless electric water heaters offer a continuous, endless supply of hot water. A lower kilowatt unit can provide hot water on demand for single or multiple point-of-use applications while a higher kilowatt unit could provide hot water for a whole house depending on the inlet ground water temperature. Tankless electric water heaters save space, save energy, save money, and require no venting. The sleek, compact size, 90 percent smaller than a tank, allows you to save space and place the unit wherever you want, including under a sink. Tankless units only draw energy when hot water is flowing, while traditional tanks are constantly drawing energy to keep the water in the tank at the desired temperature. Rheem's self-modulating technology can save Up to 50 percent on your water heating bill.
External digital thermostatic control with LED display (+/1 degree accuracy)
Most advanced self-modulation, adjust power to meet hot water demand
Durable Copper immersion two heating elements, field Serviceable. Flow Rate- up to 4.4 GPM
Simple installation – bottom 3/4 inch NPT water connections
Threaded for easy replacement, simple installation, digital temperature display
Reviewer: Jasmine Guerrero
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great heater
Review: Works great. Installed in a 3 bedroom. 2 bath house. Doing well. Easy to install.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Works very well
Review: Was cheaper than Home Depot. Pulls about 8kw upon use. You may feel the need to set the temp to 145 if you are converting from water heater tank. You don't unless you have multiple hot water using devices going at the same time.Biggest acclimatization is that it'll get warmer before it gets hot in the shower. You'll need to either let it run longer to get to the final temp or go into the shower and know that you need to adjust as you're showering.

Reviewer: xander
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cost savings in a small box!
Review: a 10+ year old rheem tank needed to be replaced. it wasn't broken but end of service life. and so much so if you drain it. after a lot of research I decided to go with tankless. fearful at first because hey is this truly better? the idea of having on demand seemed appealing. cost savings, of course. but then what type to get?!In the end I settled for a 18k rheem. ecosmart is also well reviewed, but supposedly this is just a rebranded rheem? (like dewalt and black/decker).It is super easy to install. it is small, frees up space, another bonus. costing half of a tank heater.if you can do it yourself... the installation cost is high, as you will have to run new electric and change some plumbing, but that is no biggy. you'll spend about $60 for a valve kit, $50 sharkbites and pex and some for the 8 gauge wire (that can add up if it is a long run btw). for this model you need 2x40amp breakersthe water is instantly hot, it easily serves 2 showers, one shower+dishwasher and laundry (tested!) I am very very impressed.also it feels cleaner as there is no water sitting in the tank (you should have seen the drain I had to do from the old tank to get it out of the way).highly recommend a tankless heater and this model works for our household.note: read about technical issues, so far all good, but will update if experienced.installation cost will add up if you can't do it yourself and requires logistics (between plumber and electrician).another installation note: when you get a valve kit with pressure relief (required by most code), it is effectively a gender changer. so when you get flexible hose (female), you need a M/M nipple to attach it to the valve kit... (that is another $20 for 2 nipples to take into consideration). That nipple needs to be taped on the valve attach side, the flex hose side has a o-ring and doesnt need tape (and don't add it either as it will leak)

Reviewer: J. Theren
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to install, works well.
Review: This item arrived slightly damaged, although the packaging was not. I'm not sure if it was a manufacturing or handling issue, but some of the sheet metal frame was bent. I straightened it up with some pliers, as (although not visible once fully installed) it did effect mounting of the cover. Otherwise, the install was fast and straightforward. It does need a ton of amperage to operate (2x dual pole 40 amp breakers), so make sure there's room for them in your panel. The ground is a little "hidden", just a lug on the structure to the left of the opening. Also, I opened up that opening for 1 inch conduit. God help the man that tries to pull 5 #8 wires through 3/4 inch conduit. Get a step drill bit for that, if you're so inclined. After the necessary plumbing and wiring, install took less than an hour. It makes cold water hot, and saves a bunch of space.

Reviewer: Brian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Actually great!
Review: Years ago I tried a whole house on demand system, but it wasn't adequate for us, so we went back to a tank. Well, the tank blew, and I decided to try a tankless system again. Glad I did! This was an easy install, and the water is plenty hot. We're in Michigan, but it's early fall, so the ground is warm. I'm thinking that it will keep up. Will update if it doesn't.

Reviewer: F. Digiovanni
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Updated Review 2+ years Not Great tankless water heater!
Review: I'll leave the original review below. It's been a little over 2+ years and have had to replace every single part and then finally replace the entire unit. Then the new one brand new out of the box did not work properly then finally fail 1yr and 2 months after purchase.This unit should be removed from sale and recalled that is how dangerous they are.If you have this unit installed I would highly recommend take it out and replacing with something else. It almost burned my house down!Just take a look at the pictures in this review and see for yourself.Okay full detail review below.1st I'd like to say Rheem makes good products but this is not one of them. Here's why:1st unit failed only less than 1 year of use. The elements exploded inside and needed to be replaced. Fine no problem, kill breaker, shut water off, unscrew 4 wires, take out element replace, re-screw wires, done in 30 minutes. Far beats dealing with a leaking water heater tank with 2 inches of water in your basement. Or lugging a 50lb broken tank up your stairs to replace at the Lowes or Home depot.Ok so I put the new elements in and it's heating again. Not more than a few months later the wire harness started arcing and fused together melting off and almost catching fire. I happened to see the arcing when the unit was on and didn't realize this was not part of how it operates. Thought it was just how it is.It tripped the breaker thankfully. I contacted the company and they sent me a new wire harness. I replaced it, still the unit wouldn't heat. So they sold me new inlet and outlet water sensors and a new flow sensor. That didn't fix it. So they said the motherboard must have fried. So I replaced the motherboard. That didn't fix it. So I purchased a completely new one.I mount the new one hooked it up and the water heater would stop heating randomly during a shower. So I set it to bypass mode 125 degrees and said "heck with the temp controls just give me heat" So a brand new unit I cannot even set the temperature. But I figured 125 is hot enough. Okay moving on. Fast forward to a few days ago, Sept 2nd 2023 brown colored water shot out of my shower head and I knew right away the heater blew. It made 1 year.I open the element rods and sure enough the 1st one exploded worse than any before. Okay no problem, let me swap it with a spare. So I did but.. I had to remove the entire unit from the wall and shake and empty out all the guts that exploded sitting inside the element housing. Still not that hard. So I did it see picture of sink.. EZPZ right? Nope, after repressurizing, a weld must have cracked and a slow drip came down the 1st pipe element housing. I thought maybe its not tight enough. So I tightened it more and the crack go worse and went from a small drip to a full stream. I confirmed it was coming from a welded joint not the threads on the element rod. Okay now the entire unit is trash and needs to be junked all because as I was tightening the element rod it put stress on the joints and cracked them. This is horrible quality in the build and should not happen.So I put the old one back in and swap every part. Wire harnesses, motherboard, elements and finally the sensors. Oh but the sensor's I tightened too much and they broke through the housing which also makes the entire unit useless as that cannot be repaired. So I threaded bolts into their holes and set it to bypass. I ordered a Mizudo instead which does not have copper housings, instead cast aluminum and does not have it's heating rods mixed with the water like this and many unit's have. So far it's been excellent.I highly recommend not purchasing these Rheem electric water heaters for 2 reasons. Fire hazard and quality. They constantly break.Amazon should remove this from their store before someone's house burns down and someone gets hurt or killed.Original Review BelowI love this water heater. I really don’t have any complaints. Super easy to install. Takes up like no space. No more water tank to explode damaging my basement. It takes longer to get hot water at the furthest end of the house but it’s so worth it. Once it’s hot it stays hot and I can run a shower plus 2 faucets before I start losing heat. This one took 2 dbl 40amp breakers and it’s powerful enough to heat multiple faucets simultaneously. We never take more than 1 shower at a time anyway with a family of 4. Hasn’t been a problem keeping up with our hot water needs at all. And for the price? This is a great purchase. Ditch the tank! You’ll thank yourself later.

Reviewer: jjhv
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Bastante cumplidor aun para lo que yo esperaba ya que solo requiero una cantidad relativamente baja de agua caliente y da bastante mas de lo esperado, totalmente recomendable

Reviewer: joe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Unit east to install , works perfect been using it for 9 months now and no issues. No more propane usage on acreage. Pulled hot water tank out threw in bush. Power bill went up like 15-20 Canadian per bill as power usage has went up as well vs last years bill. I would insist on other people to buy if looking to switch over. Good unit so far. Good luck

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The unit was easy to install and I use the existing hot water tank as a preheat tank.We are on a well and the water is very cold coming up out of the ground, so I set the tank at minimum and it heats the well water to roughly ambient temperature. My gas bill has dropped by 70% and my electric bill has only risen about 3%.This is the only way to go!

Reviewer: Antonio
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Es buen producto, solo la instalción se complica por el cableado electrico que debe ser calibre 8 y que los interruptores deben ser dobles por el tema de 220V. Por lo demas puedo comentar que el agua se calienta rapido, se mantiene a buena temperatura (ajustable),

Reviewer: Enrique
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excelente equipo

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Customers like the functionality, ease of installation, and space-saving features of the water heater. They mention it performs well, is perfect for their homes, and takes up very little space. However, some are disappointed with its sturdiness and capacity. Opinions differ on the water heat, value for money, and build quality.

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