GE's New Hybrid Water Heater

[reefuss12]

2 electric fans,a pump, and 2 electric coils to heat the water. It seems it would take a lot of electricity to power all that.

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[MrEnergyCzar]

I now own this for my net-zero solar powered home and in heat pump mode it only uses 500 watts....as long as the room is above 45 degrees, this thing de-humidifies and cools the room its in to heat the water...incredible...

[gariadea]

@MrEnergyCzar...actually the GE uses 550W in 'e' mode, not 500.

[Depthhider]

Yah but how much does it really save with the heat pump drawring power constanly to run the compressor.

[malachy1847]

@Depthhider Obviously if you are constantly running water off for a pastime...the Compressor will be on deman. But the idea is that you would heat up the water using the great coefficient of efficiency that a inverter controlled compressor delivers once stored the super insulated tank it doesn't bleed off much in the way of heat loss.. you could always install a buffer tank to increase storage coupled with a secondary recirculotion loop.this with the 'tax back' scheme makes these attractive.

[gariadea]

@Depthhider...the heat pump draws 550W. Your hot water heater elements draw 4500

W (4.5KW). You do the math! And the compressor doesn't run constantly...just long enough to heat the water to the set temp.

[dave777blaster]

boondoggle

[chedric212]

You also have to leave 18 inchs above it so make sure you look at were your going to put it.

[hyhu84]

i am wondering how much bill it can save monthly, retail price, and the longevity.

So that it's really worthwhile for consumers.

[gariadea]

@hyhu84...Spencers has it for $1299 and even if you run it on 'hybrid' mode, it will still save you close to $400/year. It will pay for itself in about 3 years or much sooner if you can run it in 'e' mode which would save you over $500/yr.

[thefencejumperengine]

Ha ha, that is a neat idea! Not bad not bad!

[jmorello123]

interesting, good luck with it, : )