I've been thinking recently that the water heater in our house is probably getting near end-of-life and that I'd rather replace it on my time rather than waiting for something to fail and then being up against the wall to get it done. Had been doing some reading lately on heat pump water heaters and it seems like the technology can save some serious energy costs over the length of its life. That and my local EMC is giving a $500 rebate on the units led me to pull the trigger last night on ordering one from Home Depot and having it shipped to my place.
Ended up at $1143 shipped to my front porch (Before rebate) for the 50 Gallon Rheem Hybrid unit.. Will have another $200 or so in installation costs as I'll replace the expansion tank and will need a condensate pump and a set of PEX crimpers and some other hardware to install it. One of the upsides to me is that the unit sits in my garage, so the heat pump will actually be pumping cool, dry air into the garage space in the summertime which is a south-facing garage, so it is extremely hot in the summer, which will be win-win all around for that system.
(The Hybrid unit also has standard water heater elements in it so that in extremely cold weather or if the heat pump fails, it works exactly like a normal electric water heater. They can also be used to boost output if you run into a situation where you need a lot of hot water for a longer time)
We use a ton of hot water in our house, so I'm figuring at most a 2 year ROI for it with some quick and dirty math.
Anyone else have one in their place and how has it been for you?
Ended up at $1143 shipped to my front porch (Before rebate) for the 50 Gallon Rheem Hybrid unit.. Will have another $200 or so in installation costs as I'll replace the expansion tank and will need a condensate pump and a set of PEX crimpers and some other hardware to install it. One of the upsides to me is that the unit sits in my garage, so the heat pump will actually be pumping cool, dry air into the garage space in the summertime which is a south-facing garage, so it is extremely hot in the summer, which will be win-win all around for that system.
(The Hybrid unit also has standard water heater elements in it so that in extremely cold weather or if the heat pump fails, it works exactly like a normal electric water heater. They can also be used to boost output if you run into a situation where you need a lot of hot water for a longer time)
We use a ton of hot water in our house, so I'm figuring at most a 2 year ROI for it with some quick and dirty math.
Anyone else have one in their place and how has it been for you?