Guys would a Rheem or a A.O. Smith be a better water heater? Electric. I figure Rheem would win but the Smiths have way better reviews. Going to buy 1 tomorrow. Any input anyone has would be helpful. 40 gallons is what I'm getting. Thanks.
Skip the Rheem. Not sure about their electric heaters but when I did maintenance we had ALOT of the gas ones fail 6-12 months after installation fairly constantlyGuys would a Rheem or a A.O. Smith be a better water heater? Electric. I figure Rheem would win but the Smiths have way better reviews. Going to buy 1 tomorrow. Any input anyone has would be helpful. 40 gallons is what I'm getting. Thanks.
Bradford White
Never seeone of these before.
Whirlpool, A.O. Smith, Kenmore. If you an spring for it go with a self-cleaning water heater. Skip the Home Depot Brand. According to several maintenance people that I've worked with and the guy that looked at my old water heater years ago said that the Home Depot brand use reverse fittings that aren't compatible.
Ive installed a ton of rheem and AO Smith without issue.
Can't recommend Bradford white because the company I used to work for was a dealer for them. We always had a pile of them behind the shop that were replaced under warranty.
Do you know if the Rheem come with copper elements like the AO Smith?
..."Do you know if the Rheem come with copper elements like the AO Smith?"...
Neither Rheem or AO Smith use copper heating elements. According to the AO Smith spec sheet shown below, they use Incoloy (stainless steel)elements, which is what my Rheem has. AO Smith states that Incoloy is more durable than copper.
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..."Do you know if the Rheem come with copper elements like the AO Smith?"...
Neither Rheem or AO Smith use Thecopper heating elements. According to the AO Smith spec sheet shown below, they use Incoloy (stainThe onesless steel) elements, which is what my Rheem has. AO Smith states that Incoloy is more durable than copper.