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Curious if it’ll air condition the room it’s stored in.

Told us everything except what the title of the video implied it would. Good job.

Why is anyone concerned with the noise? It gets installed and folks have things like central air... they're quieter than HVAC. I have the AO Smith and it is quiet AF.

Solar water heater is the absolute way to go, especially in sunny states. It is just a scam that manufacturers push indirect water heating instruments like, gas, tankless, resistive and heat pump based electric.

Did your installer use the Miami Dade installation for insurance discounts?

Great video and Idea on the LLC to buy wholesale.

another downside you probably have yet to encounter is the AOSMITH is just consumer grade junk, 2 years in before i got Error 120 (reads ECC 120 on the display) and it has an obnoxiously loud beep like smoke detector decibel level unless you reset the circuit breaker every day. If you talk to customer service after some headache maybe you'll get a new unit or compressor replacement. Changes nothing in the inevitable failure rate of the compressor. It's clearly garbage if they are all failing so prematurely. I see others in the comments mentioning Rheem isn't much better. So don't expect to get quality equipment from your local home center. There ARE quality heatpump water heating systems out there.

I wondered about noise. We already have a noisy sunvolt battery with our solar so two noisy systems would be a pain! Thanks

Why you compare this heat pump heater with electrical one what's gonna happen with savings if you compare it to natural gas one ?

The failure rate and cost of repair of a heat pump water heater has got to be many times more than a resistive heater element. That alone is a good reason not to buy one , not to mention the large purchase cost.

Appreciate the info. I have had mine 3 years on my new house. I got no rebates or tax incentives when I installed being a new unit and not a replacement. I would do it all over again. We never run out of hot water, but there is two of us and the tank is 80 gallons. I would encourage everyone to go as big as your space will allow. It doesn’t cost a tremendous amount more. The install is no harder than a normal water heater, however, you do have to have a drain line, enough space or makeup air as you described. I would be very careful about where you placed any ducts outside the envelope of your home. Consult and experienced hvac tech(I am) to make sure you are not causing heating/cooling and moisture issues. Best place for these are in a garage. Second best place is in a semi-conditioned attic, even though water heaters in attics concern me. Has to be done right and make sure you get the auto shutoff water valve option on it if you have a leak. They do him a little, but not too bad in my opinion.

I asked the plumbing department at the biggest home building center in our area how many heat pump water heaters they have sold in the last year. They said only one. The price of natural gas is too low right now. So there is no economic reason to upgrade even with rebates and tax credit. We have ductless multi zone mini-split heat pump and it's great but I think we are going to hold off on upgrading our water heater.

Good review. I purchased a Rheems in 2020 - installed it myself. Starting having issues with it after 6 months - and found out that no one in my area would perform warranty work on it. I did all the work - an finally they said the unit is bad and needs to be replaced. Took it back to Home Depot - swapped it after some back and forth about management there - install the 2nd one - again - I'm doing all the work - and have had no problems with it so far. Not sure I would do it again. I'm retired and my wife and I just don't use that much hot water - so the savings are like $20 - $25 per month. Like you I installed mine in the garage (North Carolina) - but I ran a 8 inch duct up into the attic to pull attic air into the unit. In summer the temp in the attic easily hits 120+ degrees in the afternoon - an that's the only time I let the heat pump run...under those ideal conditions I can heat water in little more than an hour. In winter - if attic is say 50 degrees - it takes almost 3 hours...also I use Home Assistance to manage the Rheems - so I don't need or have configured the wifi cloud component...with this interface I can actually see the temp of the water - something I the cloud/app did not provide...

At least for an older Florida home, the ceiling is finished in drywall. Homes build there before about 1965, the ceiling was just open trusses, no insulation and all that. As a kid, we had one of those that was built in the late 1950's but later we added a second floor which took care of that aspect.

I think that these are great units and many potential upsides. Florida (I'm a native) and Nevada where I live now are two sunny spots most of the year. Gas is standard here in most cases and have two gas fired water heaters one 75 gallon and a 50 gallon. In addition which is more important is solar hot water heating and this is the bulk of my water heating unless I empty the solar tank taking long showers or filling the spa at night. Unfortunately for most, space can be an issue and am fortunate enough to have a dedicated utility room for all that. Hopefully things that will be covered in these videos is sufficient insulation and "European" windows which are rare here and expensive but well worth it. The other are mini split or ducted mini split systems for HVAC. We have to face facts that here in the United States, builders and building codes are pretty weak when it comes to energy efficiency.

2:19 The flip side of that is, and you kind of alluded to this, it has a built-in backup system. If the heat pump fails you still have the traditional elements to heat your water. After 8 years of flawless service, my GE GeoSpring finally had an issue when the heat pump stopped coming on. I switched it from heat-pump only mode to electric only mode. It has a 10 year warranty so all it took was a phone call and they sent me a new capacitor which I was able to change out myself in just a few minutes. At no point did we not have hot water.

I came here from your downside video. Im surprised there are no comments. I guess I'll be that guy. Thanks for the info.

Excellent info. Thank you so much!

Worst type of water heater to install. When hot water demand is high it’s uses lots of electricty. Cost for just a heat pump water heater is 3 times that of a traditional hot water heater.

Good info, lots of variables to keep in mind.

Your friend needs to get it together he is throwing his money out the window!

I looked into replacing my rental gas water heater a few years ago. Electricity is cheap here and there are only normally two adults in the house, heat pump heaters are expensive, gas with a exhaust fan are noisy and for a quarter of the price of a gas unit I bought a 40 gallon electric resistance heater which is problem free and quite.

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Here's what I found out about energy efficient appliances, there's no data showing they're worth it in the long run. Anything mechanical that has to run longer breaks sooner.

After building my own off grid system, it makes no sense not to have a battery back up! The hybrid system is the best and you don’t need to have a ton of batteries, just get enough for 24 hours that you can still use your solar panels to charge up. You just need to put in a disconnect switch. Considering all the hacking going on and groups trying to bring down the power grid, I would not be reliant on our grid system only!

Founder of.... bla bla bla... Spoiler alert.... bla bla bla... Click bait title.... EXTREMLY GOOD water heater heat pump are the split ones (with exterior unit and interior unit) ! End of story. Everything else, water heater by resistance (electric non heat pump), methane gas, propane gas, petrol, are BAD and WORSE. Water heater with heat pump NON SPLIT, single unit are kind of good but not recommended (high noise, the space were are install must be huge and heated place).

American electrical sockets look so unsafe. I'm surprised.

My 65 gallon Rheem hybrid is barely louder than a power direct vent water heater. So it is not bad at all.

Good video. Another consideration, if converting from a gas fired water heater, is electric service for the heat pump unit. Many require a 240V/30A type of circuit for those with the aux. heating elements. There are some models that omit those elements and may be able to run off a 120V 15-20A circuit. But in an older house, like mine, w/ 100A electric service, and a small breaker panel (that's full), adding another 240V circuit might require a panel upgrade at a minimum and a 200A service upgrade most likely. In my case, I'll be sticking with a gas fired condensing tankless heater. I had an 80% reduction in my gas bill when I swapped out the old tank type heater. And with the insane California Climate Credit program, where I live, I've not paid a natural gas bill since 2018 since I get more in credits than I use in gas.

They also allow you to control the water temperature, which most conventional heaters do not. Useful, if you have long runs of hot water pipe, where the heat is lost. One installation issue of note: make sure the exiting pipes are insulated else you will lose heat from the hot water to the frigid air that the heat-pump is circulating in the space. Of course, if you vented the heat pump to the outside, this won't be such a problem.

I still fail to understand how running motors, compressors and fans, even at 90% efficiency is more economical than direct resistance heating when resistance heating is 100% electrically efficient.

Another good tip for homes who tend to run out of hot water is insulating your hot water pipes well. Easiest DIY project you can do to live better.

Is it fire resistant, it looks like an amazing product!

BIGGEST downside not mentioned: Wi-Fi connection, more like no connection. These are smart devices, and to gain even more efficiency is best to set a schedule, the problem is they are Wi-Fi only. Depending on location and other Wi-Fi devices it will take a effort to set up, possibly moving bases, worst case install another Wi-Fi base, and even then STILL have the connection drop. Even if you do not schedule, having alerts to issues with tank will be ideal to know when something needs fixing. It will be a non issue for the manufactures offer an Ethernet port with the Wi-Fi and massively improve reliability with that backup.

Our oil tank, with indirect fired hot water heater died las August, just as we were traveling for vacation. When we came back, I decided that I was done with oil and we got a geothermal system, along with a heat pump hot water heater. So far, the heater has been great. I'm actually looking forward to the summer to see if it will air condition our basement and we can run the geo down there less. I am SO HAPPY that I no longer have to think about what are the current oil prices, did I run out of oil, etc., etc. Our boiler was already loud and we were used to that and the combo of our geo and heat pump is much more quiet, so I see nothing but upsides for it. I absolutely could have installed it myself, but since I was already getting the geo installed as well and since we get the 30% federal rebate, it was a no brainer to let them do it.

Lot of good info!

Well unless can separate the heat pump from the tank and is DIY replaceable then well no. tanks fail too quickly then the higher cost of the unit not worth it.

Could i heat my swim spa with this?

You have a very balanced and accurate review. I've owned a heat pump water heater for about 8 years now?, (ge geospring, red top). Fan for the heat pump had issues a few months ago and I just switched it to electric only mode as I've been very busy. But overall it's been a great water heater (I'm in florida), have been very happy with it.

I have a Rheem ProTerra I installed by myself last year. One major PITA not mentioned is that at least the Rheem, and I think some others, relocate the cold and hot water to the side of the tank (since the heat pump sits on the top). So whereas with standard element heaters, with H & C outlets on the top, it's maybe minor plumbing to get them connected (none if you use flexible hoses). With these, it's major plumbing work. My concern (mentioned in the video and below) is reliability. I never had a gas electric or standard electric HWH that needed a repair (excluding replacement of the anode). But I've seen lots of people mention faulty parts (again on the Rheem). Nice that they provide them for free under with 10yr parts warranty. But its not a trivial task to replace them.

OK, so how do I vent them in a closet inside the house, so weird or backwards...looks like you might need to duct it out somewhere? 10 by 10 closet that is almost a bedroom size...

Drain line who thought that would be an ok thing to do????

Tax payers will never recoup the extra cost of these units plus they don't produce as much hot water, most states don't have any extra credits or rebates...almost no one actually has more than one hot water heater in a normal house...

With all the moving parts and extra electronics they will not last as long as a conventional, so how does this safe money when it needs to be replaced more often?

How is heating the air in your house to heat your hot water more efficient than just heating the water? When the tank fails, fills with sediment, throwing away a perfectly good heat pump is not "better for the environment". The design should be changed so that the heat pump is a separate unit from the tank and they should have to be vented to the outside of the home. The other question is, when did air conditioning become so energy efficient? I thought it was a drain on the electric grid.

This is a really cool video. Love the actaul vs projected analysis.

Was 8 miles from land fall with ian, we got lucky we were buldling at the time, the roof was brand new, one corner got blown off about 5 feet of shingles. Luclly they didnt have the cage on yet. We are about 12 foot above sea level. water came up but was still probably 3 to 4 feet from flooding the house. But I only saw one panel out of probably close to 1000 that was broken, the rest were all intact, most had all the shingles torn off everywhwre else except under the panels.

Running out of hot water is not really a thing for any water heater so long as a thermostatic mixing valve installed, which allows the water heater to store energy more efficiently at higher temperatures, since it requires less stored water to produce the desired setpoint.

Misleading on the downsides the benefits outweigh these “negatives” by a huge margin. It takes a moment to plan ahead because it’s not a regular water heater it’s different technology. Here are a few ideas that will help. Place the tank near places where there is WASTE HEAT, like a dryer, fridge, server closet. This reduces the need for required cubic space. Keep your old tank and use connect them together with a recirculation pump. This will let you get away with a slightly cheaper/smaller unit while giving you a higher capacity. You will never run out of hot water. I am an Energy Advisor and have many more “tips” for your emery systems. Don’t let these sensationalist naysayers discourage you from doing the right thing for your wallet and the planet.

6:22 you mention that these might be installed in conditioned space in the north, but another downside is they are literally just removing the heat you paid for with your heating system. It's not magic, the heat came from somewhere. So it may look like the heatpump is efficient all by itself, but when you're just stealing BTUs from the house to heat the water with, the COP drops from maybe the advertised 3 to an effective 1 at best. Even when installed in a basement, most of the heat is just coming from the floor above and for every degree you drop the basement temp, you're adding additional load to the heating system to keep up. It works a little if you really insulate the first floor from the basement and keep the basement walls uninsulated trying to use some geothermal heat, but then the incoming air is at less than 50 degrees and the COP isn't what's advertised anyway. On the other hand, if you need to run a dehumidifier all summer long in the basement to keep it dry, it certainly cancels out that energy usage. For me, heating the water with gas in the winter and a HP in the summer would be ideal, but honestly we only pay $12/month for water heating to begin with, so it's a tough sell no matter what the incentives look like. In warmer climates, totally different story.