We have been in the process of slowly electrifying our house, but decided to speed it up due to a number of very big city/county/state/fed tax rebates to switch to electric appliances. We have a 10-ish year old tankless Rinnai that still works, but needs annual maintenance at this point. It takes up very little room in our utility closet, heats water fast, and doesn't use much gas. The only thing I hate about it is the smell from the exhaust that vents into the back yard.
I've been looking at heat pump water heaters with an electric coil to make the water heat faster, but my concern is (1) going to a tanked system, and (2) having this in the utility closest of a finished basement.
For (1), are the newer tanked water heaters more reliable? I've had two catastrophic water heater failures where they leaked everywhere. We have hard water, and the tanks don't seem to like that.
For (2), how cold would the finished basement get if you have a HP water heater? It would be in its own closed off room, but the basement is already cold as it is.
I've been looking at heat pump water heaters with an electric coil to make the water heat faster, but my concern is (1) going to a tanked system, and (2) having this in the utility closest of a finished basement.
For (1), are the newer tanked water heaters more reliable? I've had two catastrophic water heater failures where they leaked everywhere. We have hard water, and the tanks don't seem to like that.
For (2), how cold would the finished basement get if you have a HP water heater? It would be in its own closed off room, but the basement is already cold as it is.
Statistics: Posted by NYCaviator — Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:03 pm — Replies 4 — Views 267