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Rheem Hybrid Water Heater Review

om — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:31 +0000

Rheem hybrid water heater is energy star qualified and features heat pump technology for excellent energy efficiency.

Overview

Rheem hybrid heaters are twice more energy efficient than the standard heaters thus reducing your electricity bill. They are designed with LED controls for setting the temperature and there are three options for energy efficiency settings. Irrespective of your need of water heater for new homes or replacement for an old heater, Rheem hybrid heater perfectly fits in attics, basements, garages or anywhere for the matter.

Ease of Installation

This model of heater can be installed as easily as any other standard heater and does not need any additional work. There is no need to amend the already existing plumbing work at your house as this uses the NPT water inlet, outlet and condensate connections. The ‘High demand’ setting enables quicker hot water recovery time. This feature is useful when there is requirement of more hot water.

The working principle of the heater is same as the reversed operation of a refrigerator. An incorporated heat pump removes heat from warm air and strengthens it using a compressor. This intensified heat is delivered to the water and the cooler air is exhausted.

Pricing

Rheem hybrid water heater is priced at around $1400 and comes with a warranty of 10 years for its tank and the parts.

GE Geospring Hybrid Water Heater Review

om — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:17:54 +0000

GE has offered the next generation of water heater with the launch of its GE Geospring Hybrid Water Heater. This pioneering product can decrease the operating costs till around 62% thus adding up to significant savings.

Overview

This hybrid heater from Geospring makes use of advanced heat pump mechanism in combination with the conventional electrical elements and has been designed to provide maximum energy efficiency. It is one of the most energy efficient 50 gallons heaters available in the market.

Salient Features

Geospring hybrid water heater is featured with a digital illuminated LCD display and a easy-to-use control system. There are multiple settings provided to meet different requirements. Some of these settings are:

• Eheat mode: This mode of operation maximizes your savings by operating only the heat pump to heat water. This is the default mode of the heater.
• Hybrid mode: This mode uses less amount of energy while it has quicker hot water recovery time. The heat pump operates as the primary means for heating the water while the heating elements are also activated.
• High demand mode: This feature is extremely handy when you need large quantities of water, especially when there are guests at home.
• Standard mode: Heat pump is switched off and only the heating elements are used in this mode.
• Vacation mode: Using this setting, the temperature set point will be dropped to 50°F for saving energy and also prevents water from saving.

Where to Buy?

GE Geospring Hybrid Water Heater can be purchased at dealers like Lowes or Sears.

Tankless Water Heater Reviews: Salient Features and Advantages

om — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:13:13 +0000

According to most of the tankless water heater reviews, the lifespan of tankless water heaters is about 20 years. Primarily, their additional efficiency comes from lack of storage hot water when it’s not required; here’s more to it.

Benefits of Tankless Water Heaters

They also provide valuable backup to solar water heaters and they can improve tank-style water heaters through peak periods of utilization. Tankless water heaters are highly portable due to absence of additional tank. These tanks can be directly connected to water supply. Appearance of these water heaters is small and these are equipped with highly efficient components.

Most of the whole-house tankless water heaters are equipped with EF ratings of about 0.82 or more, and are eligible for federal tax acclaims. Mostly electric tankless water heaters have evolved as point-of-use water heaters, which are developed to provide hot water to one or two faucets. These water heaters don’t require much space and provide limitless hot water in peak periods.

Cons

But, the bad part of the story is that the installation of these water heaters is highly expensive and you have to upgrade pipes and get a lot of extra electric work done.

Tips for Using Tankless Water Heaters

These water heaters should not be installed in a small and congested area. These should be installed in a highly ventilated area.

See more tankless water heater reviews here: http://www.consumersearch.com/water-heaters/tankless-water-heaters

Tankless Water Heater vs Tank Water Heater Comparison

om — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:11:35 +0000

Using tankless water heater or water heater with tank depends on some things such as climate, energy source, location, and usage.

Let’s discuss some of the similarities and dissimilarities between tank less water heater and tank water heater; here’s a handy tankless water heater vs tank water heater comparison report.

Functionality

Function of both tankless and tank water heater is same. Both provide sufficient and unlimited hot water to user. Both offer hot water for the usage of bathing, cleaning, and cooking. But, minute differences originate in terms of usage, specs, and additional qualities.

Types

Tankless water heaters are available in natural gas and electric versions. In case of tank water heaters, they are available in fuel types such as liquid propane, natural gas, and electric.

Advantages

By using advanced technology, tank water heaters are more efficient and they are inexpensive too. Space required to install these water heaters is very low and they need less maintenance. If the tank is precisely installed, it can serve more hot water.

Coming to advantages of tankless water heaters, these come in small sizes and installation is very easy. These supply hot water extremely quickly, and can be transported easily.

Tip: If you want to convert a tank water heater to a tankless water heater, there is no need to replace complete venting system; but, vice-versa is not applicable!

Hot Water Heater Troubleshooting Techniques

om — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:10:12 +0000

Many of us don’t care about hot water heater until something really becomes problematic. Sometimes, the water heater can’t heat water properly, takes long time to heat water, or gives some odor during its water heating process. If you know the problem correctly, you can fix it effortlessly; however, this doesn’t happen to be the case of the times. Some common problems are given in this post along with their troubleshooting methods.

Troubleshooting Bad Odor

If your water is giving smell that resembles sulphur, it means that your water tank has bacteria. To fix this problem, you have to flush chlorine to wipe off bad smell from tank water.

Dealing with Clanging Sound

During operation of water heater, just listen to the pipes. If you listen to a whistling sound or a clanging sound, you can confirm that your water is quite hot, which causes steam build-up. To reduce the unwanted sounds, adjust the temperature.

Sedimentation Build-Up

Before pouring cold water in water heater container, fill the predetermined water in a bathtub to examine its color. If the water appears yellow or brown in color, it means that there’s sedimentation build-up inside the water heater. To fix this, clean the water tank thoroughly to remove the particles, which are responsible for building up sedimentation.

These are some of the common issues associated with hot water heater, and relevant troubleshooting techniques.

Top 3 Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters

om — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:05:59 +0000

Many of the Rinnai tankless water heater models have evolved over time, and in this post, we’ll be covering three of the top rated Rinnai tankless water heaters. Features and uses of this water heater are listed in detail.

These available water heaters are

• R75Lsi (REUVA2528),
• R94Lsi (REUVA2535), and
• R50Lsi.

R75Lsi (REUVA2528)

Coming to R75Lsi (REUVA2528), this Rinnai water heater provides an unlimited hot water supply by means of multiple outlets. With the help of these devices, you can work with two showers at same time. However, this water heater has less efficiency compare to other models.

R94Lsi (REUVA2535)

These water heaters also offer a limitless supply of hot water through number of outlets and the size of each outlet is slightly more than that of the Rinnai R75Lsi water heater. By using this device, homeowners can use three showers at a time.

R50Lsi

Similar to other two water heaters, this water heater also provides endless hot water supply via many outlets. But, it is smaller when compared with Rinnai R75Lsi water heater. By using this, one can run two showers simultaneously. And, this model is also the cheapest amongst of the Rinnai tankless water heaters.

How to Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters Work?

om — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:01:49 +0000

Information regarding an electric heat pump water heater is detailed out in this post. Under this context, an energy star water heater is explained along with its features and working.

Energy Star Heat Pump Water Heater

An Energy Star qualified heat pump water heater enhances the water heating process in a special way. It is equipped with super-efficient technology, which can cut down water heating prices to about half. Having this technology in your water heater can hence be a great way

Specifications of Energy Star Heat Pump Water Heater

The Energy Star Heat Pump Water Heater has excellent gas storage and gas compressing facilities. It comes with decent hot water supply, and superior safety. This water heater is very efficient than traditional water heater models.

Working of Energy Star Heat Pump Water Heater

Its working is just opposite to the working of a refrigerator. A refrigerator removes heat from a closed container to air. Conversely, a HPWH gets heat from the surroundings and passes it to the closed container.

A liquid refrigerant that has low pressure is converted into vapor in the evaporated heat pump and transferred to the compressor. If the refrigerant’s pressure increases, temperature production also increases.

In the storage coil, the heated refrigerant moves through a condenser coil. Whenever the refrigerant produces its heat to the water, it reduces its temperature and condenses it. Then the cooled water passes via an expansion valve at where the pressure is minimized and the cycle starts again.

In this way, electric heat pump water heaters work.