Electric water heater recommendation
I’m a home owner who buys rheem electric water heaters for the past 15 years and they don’t last. Recently after 5 years. They leak from the sides. Most of my installations use city water.
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I was going to mention the Rheem Marathon that Bob named above. I bought one and installed in my old house and I was very impressed with the apparent build quality. I bought it because I couldn't stand the idea of a tank rusting out in a few years.
But their heat pump water heater is really good too (in my limited experience), but I have no idea how it would hold up to your water. Is your water weird?NJ Steam Homeowner.
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Hi, I'm waiting for the time Rheem marries a Marathon tank with a heat pump. That would be a nice combination. Nyle makes a separate heat pump that could be hooked up to a Marathon tank: https://www.nyle.com/water-heating-systems/e-series/ That too would be a nice combo. Then it wouldn't much matter all that much what your water quality was.
Yours, Larry0 -
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I tried to figure out how to get a heat exchanger into a marathon. The use a small diameter element, so not much access to the tank.Larry Weingarten said:Hi, I'm waiting for the time Rheem marries a Marathon tank with a heat pump. That would be a nice combination. Nyle makes a separate heat pump that could be hooked up to a Marathon tank: https://www.nyle.com/water-heating-systems/e-series/ That too would be a nice combo. Then it wouldn't much matter all that much what your water quality was.
Yours, Larry
Maybe a Butler Solar Wand down the cold port.
I suspect the tanks will outlast the refrigeration components, the circuit boards
or the wrap around HX on hpwh?Bob "hot rod" Rohr
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I suspect the heat pump water heaters will suffer the same fate of deffective copper tubing as the 3 dehumidifiers I have with evaporator leaks.0
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I would like to place my vote for spam of the yearSubmissions said:
Hello, Instead of using electric water heaters, why don't you prefer Bathroom infrared heaters? The panel comes with a super white or black glass surface and stainless steel or black towel rails respectively, so there is an option that looks beautiful in every bathroom. This glass panel has IP44 protection class making it suitable to use in bathrooms.tamer said:Hi folks,
I’m a home owner who buys rheem electric water heaters for the past 15 years and they don’t last. Recently after 5 years. They leak from the sides. Most of my installations use city water.What water heater brand do you recommend? I’m looking for reliable electric water heater. Tankless water heater is not an option for me due to the setup. Thanks1 -
The stone lined electric water heaters like Vaughn last forever at least around here (MA) but they are expensive and heavy.0
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The OP's problem is depressing. Decades ago electric water tanks lasted for years.
And if heating elements were descaled they'd last as well.0
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