I know this is a weird question, but where better to ask a question such as this than here? I want to purchase one of those hybrid hot water tanks. What kind of "heat Pump" is mounted on that sucker? Is it junk, noisy, etc. I'm looking at a GE 50 gal or Whirlpool 60 gal. The whirlpool is several hundred bucks more. Does the Whirlpool have a "better" heat pump than the GE. ie: Copeland vs recip, quieter, etc? It weighs in at about 150 lbs more than the GE. The Big Box salesmen do not know crap about these heaters. One stated it "must" be located in the garage due to the "Massive" air and temperature requirements. Reply With Quote 07-12-2013, 10:59 PM
I have the ge and love it. Fans do make some noise but it's in my basement so I don't hear it at all. Keep in mind that recovery is slow using just the heat pump. Buy larger than what you are replacing. My old one was 30gal and the new is 50. The ge uses a small recip with r134a. Also has built in diagnostics. You will need lots of air to feed that thing so if you're gonna stuff it in s closet you will need a louvered door. I believe that the ge needed a minimum of 700 cubic feet of unobstructed space. Personally I wouldn't stuff it in a closet even with a louvered door. Go online and fully read the install manual to be sure that it will work where you are gonna place it. Rheem also makes one and I know they are using r410a with a rotary. The compressor is very quite in the ge, never heard the Rheem run so I can't compare. Hope this helps.
The fan noise isn't that bad. Whats the ceiling height. Even with a ten foot ceiling you only have 400 cuft of air. Unless there is no door on the laundry room. I believe the fans are about 55 to 65dB.
I like the AirTap heat pump water heater. You can pipe it outside if you want and it has strip heat as well if you need it.
If you have Natural Gas in your house these fancy water heaters make no sense. Even in an all electric house payback may exceed the life of the water tank.
We do use a lot of hot water but our electricity rates are also pretty high. Also we got a great deal on the ge water heater. These are not for everyone and I think it would be wise for the OP to carefully study this before buying any heat pump water heater.
Most will only work down to 45f ambient. Unconditioned basements work well.
I know this is a weird question, but where better to ask a question such as this than here? I want to purchase one of those hybrid hot water tanks. What kind of "heat Pump" is mounted on that sucker? Is it junk, noisy, etc. I'm looking at a GE 50 gal or Whirlpool 60 gal. The whirlpool is several hundred bucks more. Does the Whirlpool have a "better" heat pump than the GE. ie: Copeland vs recip, quieter, etc? It weighs in at about 150 lbs more than the GE. The Big Box salesmen do not know crap about these heaters. One stated it "must" be located in the garage due to the "Massive" air and temperature requirements. Reply With Quote 07-12-2013, 10:59 PM
I have the ge and love it. Fans do make some noise but it's in my basement so I don't hear it at all. Keep in mind that recovery is slow using just the heat pump. Buy larger than what you are replacing. My old one was 30gal and the new is 50. The ge uses a small recip with r134a. Also has built in diagnostics. You will need lots of air to feed that thing so if you're gonna stuff it in s closet you will need a louvered door. I believe that the ge needed a minimum of 700 cubic feet of unobstructed spac
e. Personally I wouldn't stuff it in a closet even with a louvered door. Go online and fully read the install manual to be sure that it will work where you are gonna place it. Rheem also makes one and I know they are using r410a with a rotary. The compressor is very quite in the ge, never heard the Rheem run so I can't compare. Hope this helps.
The fan noise isn't that bad. Whats the ceiling height. Even with a ten foot ceiling you only have 400 cuft of air. Unless there is no door on the laundry room. I believe the fans are about 55 to 65dB.
I like the AirTap heat pump water heater. You can pipe it outside if you want and it has strip heat as well if you need it.
If you have Natural Gas in your house these fancy water heaters make no sense. Even in an all electric house payback may exceed the life of the water tank.
We do use a lot of hot water but our electricity rates are also pretty high. Also we got a great deal on the ge water heater. These are not for everyone and I think it would be wise for the OP to carefully study this before buying any heat pump water heater.
Most will only work down to 45f ambient. Unconditioned basements work well.