Rheem Electric Hybrid Water Heater Installation
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Rheem Performance Platinum Pro-Terra Electric Hybrid Water Heater Installation
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0:00 Intro
0:07 Before Installation
1:54 Water connection locations
3:25 Look at heat pump on top
4:35 Anode Rod location
6:02 Before replacement
7:23 New Plumbing
8:47 Water heater start
9:08 First test
10:18 Look at old water heater 
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Thanks for making this video. I'm looking at replacing my existing hybrid unit with this unit, and your summary was great!
Just know that what ever room you have this in it will make it really cold. It also has a low pitch hum. They work really well but plan on ducting with a valve. Have it open so it dumps the cold exaust air inside in summer and switch closed for me to dump outside my garage in winter. For those who don’t know a heat pump is basically an AC that is turned in reverse. It works amazing in my garage like that. Another thing I learned to do is have the water heater scheduled via the to set to 130*F from 3am to 7am then down to 115F until the garage gets hot and have a kick on so around 1 PM in the afternoon set back to 130F. What this does is it avoids my peak rate for electricity and makes my garage comfortable to work and even in summer. These really do save a ton in high electric rates if you have proper spacing or ducted and in a state like California for me it is about $900 a year savings,with 4 people over my old electric filament unit. So pays for itself in a year and half and I get free ac for my garage.
Great video! Thanks for posting.
Great video it’s gonna be a big help installing my water heater thank you
Damn you got a really good deal! I'm looking into this unit right now.
Thanks for the extra detail - love that you showed us the inside of your old water heater. Just another maintenance item I'm adding to my list!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice !
Thanks!
I’m doing the exact same thing. You got a much better deal on yours. I probably should have waited for a sale. Anyway, thanks for the video. Wish me luck!
Good luck. Take it slow and you will have it done your way.
A third Rheem hybrid water was installed Jan. 5th. It was manufactured 11/11/20. Honestly it is marginally quieter than the previous two, Nowhere near the advertised 49-50 dbl. It is installed in my finished garage that is under the house, in a corner so it has concrete walls on two sides. On this unit the Econet module has never worked. It was on back order and is scheduled to arrive this week. We can still hear it running in the entryway and adjacent den. We have either gotten use to it or decided it is no worse than hearing our heat pump forced air system, the dishwasher, etc. So we are going to keep this on since I doubt any others would be quieter. I will replace the Econet module myself.
Thanks for the update.
Great video thanks for this, as I had one installed, but I'm not completely happy with the work as they didn't put a tube for the condensate. I had a standard water heater and prolonged its life, and got 18 years of service by replacing the anode rod and elements from time to time. Finally had it replaced when the tank sprung a leak from the bottom.
This install was so easy! Home depot has the 50 Gal on sale till the end of the month with Washington State Energy deal for 860 out the door. Took me 3 hours to install and that was going to 4 stores after to find the right PEX fittings. The really sad thing is Home Depot Installers wanted 2k to install this. That part is a rip off so dont fall for it.
remove anode rod and put teflon around thread. I did not do it and now 2 years after I can not get it out.
Hi, i would sugest to install a sedelment filter on supply water line .
Getting ready to install the same one in my basement right now. Thanks for the walkthrough. The inlets and outlets are in such awkward positions, though. Don't like the layout at all.
I don't like those positions too but there is nothing you can do.
Thank you for your video. I am thinking about reply my old oil fired water heater. Didnt see you requiring vents. I assume because it is in the open space.
You can do vents if you want
What's the difference between the proterra and the other model?
I was just in the garage and looking for something, and just so happen I looked and saw my water heater had corrosion on top of the water line fittings and decided to replace with a new one and I came across this video and decided to purchase an either 65 gal or the 80 gallons. thank you for the awesome explanation of the video. what part of Florida you from I'm from Florida as well?
I'm glad I could help. I'm in Boca Raton. This is the best water heater that will keep your garage cooler.
@@MaciejPiotrowski im trying to get some one to install it for me i was told it had to be vented outside
i think im going to have home depot come and do it
@@bowchickawowwow6246 That is a BS. Do you see mine vented anywhere ? Look up on Rheem manual for this water heater and you will see what they recommend.
You can vent it out if you want redirect cold air to another room. If you leave it in garage it will cool your garage like in my situation. No more humid in my garage.
12.30.20 Thanks for the video. I to want to install this brand at 50 gallons from Home Depot which there 2 models. Would you know if there is a difference between the Performance platinum and the Pro Terra? Thanks again for the install video.
Proterra is part of Performance Platinum. Proterra is the newest version of Rheem waterheater.
One comes with the leak sensor and auto shut off valve and the other model doesn't. You can retrofit the leak guard yourself for about $200.
Maciej...I've been investigating options to replace my 13 yr old GE WH and I've been on the fence about which way to go. After watching your video, I'd say I'm now 99% sure I want to go HYBRID. Of all the installation videos, yours is without a doubt the cleanest install. I live in Davie so we're practically neighbors. My WH is also in the garage and I would have to modify my piping. Do you have a diagram of your piping because it would be similar to what I'd need to do? I really like the Rheem(without leakguard) because of the EcoNet technology. The cheapest I've found it is around $1375 at my local plumbing outlet. Home Depot only seems to carry the model with Leakguard($1499)! How did you get it for $1000? Great job on the video and any suggestions/help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Send me email mpiotrowski@gmail.com and I can send you my photos. Rheem has sales from time to time. I bought mine for about 970 on sale from 1176.
I installed mine my the utility room off of the garage. If you really want to save money - if you own a ranch style house especially - run a 8 inch duct up to the attic and pull air from the attic on the intake side (you will need their adapter unless you can make one). And set the schedule to run in the afternoon when the attic is warmest. Works great at least where I live in North Carolina....
Romany Kemp good tip. I live in FL and my unit is in garage where there is 90+ F in the summer. With this unit there I was able to drop temp in my garage by about 10F. There is plenty of hot temps in garage so I don’t need to connect it to my attic. I'm not engineer, but don't you worry about disrupting proper attic ventilation by putting a duct to the attic to suck the air? Hot air should rise and exit at the top of the roof, not being sucked at the bottom of it.
@@MaciejPiotrowskiSo I am "pulling" attic air into the garage - but I have an opening back to the attic in another part of the garage - so the same volume of air removed from the attic is returned. One would think that hotter (attic) air would be more efficient in heating water - how much is anyone guess. I'm tracking my usage so it should be interesting to see how much of a saving I'll get when summer arrives. I'll also find out how "cool" the exhaust air is after going thru the compressor - I'm assuming it will be stay about 20 degree cooler than the inlet air. If that correct if it 115 degree in the attic the exhaust would be around 95. If it 100 degrees coming out of the tank that would suck...But it would be easy to revert to the way you are doing it during the summer months...I can tell a difference in how long the compressor runs in the afternoon when it say 35 degrees outside or it 50 degrees. If it never warms above 35 the compressor normallys runs the 5 hours I have it set for...if it warmer outside it will reach it program temp and turn off prior to my schedule setting turning it off...
@@romanykemp9042 Great idea puling hot air from attick and using it.
New update. When I got through to the Econet support people we tried their normal troubleshooting without being able to connect to my network. The tech thought there might be something with my network that was causing the issue. After thinking about the issue I discovered that my VPN setting on my iPhone was the issue. After turning off the setting while setting up the Econet and then turning it back on once completed it is working as it should.
Great News !!!
I have to make a purchase on a new water heater and I’m looking at the hybrids... is your still working with no issues? I’ve heard mixed reviews about these hybrids
It works great. My hybrid works great. My garage is cooler with less humid. I live in FL. My last electric bill for this hybrid was about $7 Remember that you have 10 years of warranty on it.
@@MaciejPiotrowski Yes, but I think the Rheem warranty is prorated. You might just get $50 back after a couple years if things go south... Am I right? Bradford White is the king of warranty's but the units are more expensive, like their AquaTherm .
How much does the surrounding air temp affect these units, can they be used in a unheated garage?
the more heat you have in garage the more heat pump becomes. In the winter in florida, i pay maybe $2 more per month
I just had installed this week the Ruud version of this unit (no difference). I am upset with the noise level. It is rated at 49dBL but my unit is running at 69dBL. Virtually all reviews I have seen comment how quiet the unit is. Have you tested yours?
I have no way to test how loud it is, but it is in my garage so I don't care. It works fine. That's what matters.
@@MaciejPiotrowski there are apps, decibel meters, for your phone. That is what I used at 3 feet from the unit to measure the noise level. The 69dBL reading I am getting is 20 times louder than the documented 49dBL. As I discuss this issue with my installer it would be helpful to know what others are experiencing.
I just checked and my water heater works at about 50dB.
@@MaciejPiotrowski thank you for checking! You are spot on as advertised at 49dBL. At 69dBL it is actually 20 times louder than at 49. Thus my concern. The company that installed it will be sending out a service tech to take a look at it. Thanks again for verifying!
@@rod2625 No problem. Glad I could help.
Hot and cold water connections are 3/4 in. or 1/2 in.?
3/4 NPT
I thought Hybrid hot water heaters required some type of exhaust duct to be run outside? I'm looking to replace my hot water heater, but I don't want to get into running duct and having to cut though the siding and all that. Because of this I'm leaning towards a traditional hot water heater. Thanks for the video.
Hybrid means that it uses electricity and heat from the outside to heat the water. You don't need to run any ducts. That's the beauty. You put it in your garage and it takes hot air from your garage to heat the tank or just electricity. Because it can work in 2 modes this saves you a lot of money. I pay about $8 per month to run this water heater.
@@MaciejPiotrowski Don't mean to turn this into a support thread but I live in Delaware (Northeast) and my hot water heater is in the basement. Doesn't usually get hot in my basement. I imagine that will impact performance? I thought I read Hybrid's are usually intended for the warmer climate states?
@@notta3d They are more efficient in warmer climates but they also should work in average ones. I'm not an expert but hybrid water heater will remove moisture from your basement and will cool it down as result of that. You have to decide what's best for your situation.
@@MaciejPiotrowski Thanks! I just got off the phone with my sister and she talked me into just getting a traditional hot water heater and be done with it. But since reading your comment about removing moisture from your basement that is a huge plus for me. My computer closet is in the basement and I have a dehumidifier running all the time to keep the humidity regulated. If a Hybrid will help with the moisture that is a huge plus for me. Not to mention my state is offering a $700 rebate for energy star certified Hybrids, plus a $300 federal tax credit. HD has the Rheem Hybrid for $1699 so after the rebates I would be getting the Hybrid for the same price as a traditional. Thanks for the help.
For anyone that might read this. Correction. Delaware is not offering any rebates. It's for Maryland only.
Very good video but I have one question. I'm installing this same unit in a couple weeks, for the power source does this plug directly into a 20/30 AMP outlet or did you need to hardwire the electrical connection?
Thanks!
Look at this 7:24 min of my video ruclips.net/video/vYS1uZEyxX8/видео.html and you will see how I have it connected. I had timer on my old heater that I removed and hard wired new water heater to the line. Hope this helps.
@@MaciejPiotrowski Outstanding, thanks!
Can you install this hybrid electric water heater in cold climates and confined spaces?Also if you bought the water heater what would a plumber charge for the install?
This water heater if you want to run in energy saver mode needs to extract hot air from outside. I live in Florida. It will take much longer in colder climates. I installed it myself so my cost was zero.
I got mine on December 28 to take advantage of the tax credit. Had it installed last month the installation with the plumber was $450. He had to run an extra drain line and that was part of the cost. But I am completely satisfied with this
I just called Home Depot and they said $1600 for install. Way too much!
@@Raptors0524 That's a robbery. Do it yourself.
Just had a Home Depot recommended plumber tell me 1300$ for a water heater install and I hadn't even mentioned hybrid yet to them so guessing the 1600$ would have come up. Agreed that's insane going to call around some more or just watch some more videos and do it myself 🤣 ordered two for my house.
I purchased a Performance Platinum last week, 50 gal (42 gallon storage). But we tend to run out of hot water after the first 5 minutes. This can't be normal, is it?
Your temperature is set too low, that's why you run out of hot water fast. Change temperature to higher setting or change your mode to high demand. Let me know that helps.
@@MaciejPiotrowski thanks for your reply, we have it on energy saver over night, the spout to flush the water was hot (is that normal? and does that indicate that the lower element is in fact working and heating the 45gal storage tank?). But even so, shouldn't the whole tank be 120F by then and have at least 45+ gals of hot water?
The app shows red low availability only after running for a few moments.
@@sportykev The spout to flush water should be hot. It's indication that there is hot water inside. Cold water is pumped at the bottom of water heater. Hot water is on the top. Look at your app at the icon showing hot water availability. If the icon is red that means the water temp is low. If you see green bars but only to half or less of water heater icon that means water is only half way to desired temperature. Efficiency and how fast your tank will heat up the water depends on the temperature outside the water heater. If you live in Florida like me, it takes maybe 30 min on energy saver to heat up entire tank to 120F. In January when it was 50F in my garage it took few hours to get to 120 so I had to switch to high demand mode to get hot water at lower power consumption mode. Look at the app before you take shower to see how much hot water you have available in the tank. Adjust the mode accordingly to your needs and your location. Learn from that and create schedule that works best for your situation. I pay about $8 per month for my water heater working mostly on energy saver. Hope this helps.
@@MaciejPiotrowski That's interesting, the hot water availability meter is really vague so thank you for this context. If I set the temp to 120F on energy saver mode, and the meter shows full 'blue'. Does that mean my entire 50gal tank worth of water is all 120F? (regardless of what mode i'm in, I have that much water in 'surplus'). Is that correct or am I off?
TIA
@@sportykev Blue means cold water. You want to have all green bars.
how cold does it make your space?
I'm in Florida so when it's about 10F lower then outside. You can not live in that garage but it's less humid and much cooler then before.
@@MaciejPiotrowski I live in Florida too I had mine installed today 😄
Ok new update. Received the new Econet module today and switched it out. I deleted the old module and attempted to discover the new module. It saw my wifi network but would not connect. I tried deleting the app and reinstalled. Still would not connect. Tried calling the 800 number for Econet support (I have spoken to them before) and got a recording it was not a working number. Tomorrow will see what can be resolved.
Interesting. Hope you can fix it.