Bedford???? And you like to use Friday a lot, call Bradford White supplier on Friday, I bet that plumber won’t come that day in hours or you’ll pay 💰 . They’re closed Saturday and Sunday. Another negative about BW they don’t warranty DIYer. Plumbers are salesman, people.
@@jeffreyplumber1975 I'm installing from Amazon. It looks identical in every way for as the corro for 65.00. Wouldn't be surprised it's made by the same company, re-branded by corro and marked up.
This guy is obviously a novice, no training. In Calif they are trying to ban Natural Gas systems so when the force new homes and Biz to go all electric a heat pump WH makes a lot of sense. It is more economical that a straight electric WH elect coils only, but water conditioning and electrodes are vital. If it is in the garage the side benefit is the cooling they produce While they heat the water. This is true anytime water is heated by electricity. Depending on the size of the Heat pump it depends on the cooling output from 1/2 to 2 ton HP's. As to the problems he speaks of with a recirc pump, most homes and older bldg's are NOT designed so that a recirc pump is of any value. it takes modifications or the repiping sense for every station that uses water to use properly He obviously cannot diagnose what the problem is. Good thing His company name is in the video so you know who NOT to Call, I could go into much detail over the uses and benefits of all those systems as well as their requirements, plus and minuses, but this post is already way too long. Be advised, do not use them and look for a Union shop where they actually train the plumbers and techs. or a non union shop that has actual certifications of Training from a reputable instituiton. I am a retired HVAC&R +++ person.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 I have over 50 years of experience under my belt. In HVAC&R, energy management, diagnosing problems created by installers like you, and fixing them, plus supervising all the above with the appropriate training and education. as well as I have been on the lists of major equipment manufacturer's as well with all the major utility companies for their trial runs and or to go out and diagnose problems that other contractors never were able to resolve. I could go on and list a host or other attributes, awards, certs, etc. Lastly, why were you never able to resolve recirc pump issues, as you stated? ;) Have a great day!
This guy full of it . maybe works for the gas company? We have a Rheem heat pump water heater and it cost about $1300. 50 GAL love it ,vs about 750 for a standard electric. saves us a lot of money, more thanTHREE TIMES as efficient as a standard WH plus we got a a 300.tax deduction. I figured it will pay for itself in 3 to five years. If you are replacing a standard electric in your garage it will work great, and save you a lot on your electric bill. As this guy should know, you need to size your heater to your needs.so if you have no issues with current size replace it with the same .So here are the facts it makes about as much noise as a refrigerator, it may need to be vented because it produces cold air like an air conditioner ,and it requires 30 amp service to the unit this requires a 30 amp breaker about $35, and 10 gauge wire about $2 per foot so the labor for the wiring would be the big variable , so how close is the electical panel to the WH install would be a factor to replace a gas WH.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 sorry I forgot a comma after 2 per foot . the prices are for the materials . I am a DIY person so I have no idea what someone would charge for labor that of corse would be the big variable. I live in Tucson AZ same LAT as San Diego , so tell me more about the affordability belt ?
Wholly misrepresenting the details. Of course a flash hot water heater makes hot water faster, it guzzels gas/electric to produce that delta. It's the core difference between a tank and instant. Most bathtubs are 80 gallons and you'll have a mix of hot water/cold water to fill them. The heat pump water heater will do about the same job as the classic tank/heating element ones and if you use the backup elements, even faster. Most importantly, how many baths do most people take in a day, week, year? You're making the case for a use that may be less than 1% of the time, ignoring the other 99% (shower, dishes etc) that the heat pump is more efficient. On and that point on electric - no! An electric instant heater requires huge circuits with thick (expensive) wire; much more expensive. Your example using gas; ok less in electric but you still gotta run gas there. Code requires enough electric capacity to run a standard tank heater; there are almost no instances where the heat pump hot water heater would be more expecting to wire. - they do make more noise - they do need adequate ventilation and are better suited in warmer climates - they are more expensive to repair - they do take up more space Hope this helps your viewers
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 Instant, Demand, Tankless and Flash are all just different names of the same thing. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankless_water_heating
One day the high gas prices will also his the USA and then you will pay ten times more when heating anything with gas then when heating anything with electricity. On top of that, I can make my own electricity (solar panels, wind turbine on the roof) and this is completely free; try to make your own gas.
Currently there's about 2000 electric power plants in the USA that burn gas to generate steam . They are not going away for generations, The life cycle of a current hot water tank or many there after will never be in service with the plants are decommission . With 2000 plants in operation If gas prices rise so will electricity. Its more sensible in given areas to have solar collectors heat water direct no need for the electric aspect. It was common in the 1970s and not complicated.
@@dpt4402 Gas turbines can run on hydrogen and they can run on biogas. That means they are not dependent on natural gas. And when they run on biogas or hydrogene generated with electricity from wind turbines or solar panels, the gas turbine runs CO2 neutral. But your home appliances cannot run on hydrogene and bio gas only pays for itself when used in large quantities in industrial equipment.
@@xcoder1122 but there’s no hydrogen infrastructure to supply the demands of an electrical power plant even if that was a path forward it wouldn’t mature for many decades
@@dpt4402 In Germany, the natural gas network is currently being converted so that it can transport either natural gas or hydrogen. In fact, a test project has shown that it is possible to feed up to 30% hydrogen into any natural gas network without any problems, even without conversion. And studies have shown that even 100% hydrogen is not a problem for the transportation network as long as the steel pipes are in good condition. Only feed-in points, tapping points and valves need to be adapted for 100% hydrogen, as well as storage tanks. Wherever new natural gas pipelines, tanks or tapping points are currently being installed, only those that are also suitable for hydrogen are already being installed. And where something needs to be repaired, only spare parts that are suitable for hydrogen are used. As early as 2025, the first parts of the network are to be operated only with hydrogen, namely the parts that supply industries and power plants, and up to 30% hydrogen is to be added to the rest of the network as required. But even if hydrogen is climate-neutral, provided it is produced from green electricity, the whole thing is ultimately a question of cost. Producing 1 kWh of electricity from natural gas in a natural gas power plant currently costs 9 cents. 1 kWh in a solar power plant costs between 2 and 6 cents. And a heat pump turns 1 kWh of electricity into 3-4 kWh of heat, since a heat pump does not produce heat, it just pumps heat (it takes heat from one place and transfers it to another one, yet the heat has always been there). So I can take electricity for 2 cent and turn it into 3-4 kWh of heat. The natural gas for the same amount of heat would definitely have cost me a lot more. Of course, these are all purchase or production prices, we all know that you pay much more as an end customer, but that doesn't matter, because as an end customer you pay the same amount more in both cases, regardless of whether you buy electricity or natural gas. And I don't have to buy electricity, I can also run a heat pump with electricity from the solar panels on my roof or in my garden.
Completely agree. Heating water, whether to hold in a tank, or on demand, is just not a logical application for heat pumps.....I am in Iowa, and unless you live in a single wide or a 1 bedroom efficiency apartment, natural gas is the dominant source of energy to heat potable water, both tankless and storage tank setups. I did however come across a Hayward 250K BTU equivilant heat pump pool heater, and those things seem like they would be worth the investment in an area like San Diego, with your amazingly consistant climate, where the swim season never ends.....but not so much where I am at because the months that people really crank up there pool heaters are April and October, to get an early start and extend the shorter swim season we have in Iowa, with the temperatures during those months being cold enough to really eat away at a heat pumps efficiency. Now don't get me wrong.....the efficiency of newer heat pumps is unrivaled, they are an extremely efficient method of moving heat.....in the correct environment and application......which in my opinion, a storage tank water heater is NOT! Great assessment sir.
I just picked up my new $1100.00+ water heater from Home Depot. Seems the carboard and skid were only to hide the damage and missing screws. It's so beat up I don't even think it will hold water. I will never, ever buy anything from Home Depot again, never.
What if I replaced the entire pilot assembly and its still not staying lit more than several minutes? I returned the first pilot assembly because it had the same issue and I thought the resistor was defective. But this replacement one is doing the same thing.
why not put solar panels on the roof that heat water directly instead of electric . you know the old style where solar means hot water. in san diego it should work well. then your heater is a tank.
Hi, this is a great video, and I learned a lot from it. It deserves more views and subscribers, and I hope more viewers see this video to get your insights because this is such helpful information for many. I have three non-plumbing-related comments. First, it would be great to have a very brief intro about what this video will be about right at the beginning. Yes, the title is catchy and explicit, but 2 seconds into the video, we're already talking about heat exchangers in tankless water heaters and how they can go bad. At that point, I am still figuring out what the video is about, and regular viewers probably aren't going to read much of the description. Second, having some checkpoints and pauses with full-screen text would be great. It will probably require some video editing, which could be very easy to do if there is a template, but having those checkpoints on the main points we will discuss in the next 30 seconds would help viewers digest the information. Third and lastly, the video overall looks very orangish for some reason. Correcting colors can definitely help, as well as brightening it a little bit. Again, thanks for the info, and I look forward to seeing more videos from your team!
The ambient air must be considered in the cost effectiveness of running one of these units. Below 60° capacity starts to diminish rapidly. My 1700sqft open basement will reach a low of near 50° in Jan requires 30% more kw than 70° ambient in summer.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 if you take into consideration the price of natural gas the COP can range from 2-3 not 4 as stated on the DOE literature. With all the extra work involved converting from gas to electric I don't recommend.
Most of your information is useful. You should mention that if you're replacing an electric water heater than you only pay for the hookup and be system. Saving money.
@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 Wait, like you were messing with me. I just read an article from NBC Bay area, California. It's saying how they're expected to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters by 2030.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 one would assume due to marketshare Bradford White has plenty of time to as calls. Though I would wonder why a professional contractor would need support on a simple water heater? If it leaks it goes back if tge elements don't work replace them.
They are both well-known and good brands. That being said, The attributes for both start to show with Bradford white having a better anode rod and a better way to help reduce sediment build up. Bradford White water heaters come with a comprehensive warranty that is considered to be more generous than the industry standard. A.O Smith is less generous.
So you're basing your opinion on one make and one type (hybrid) of heat pump water heating system? I wonder what your opinion would be if you'd look at other systems, like the split heat-pump water heating systems from for instance Sanco.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 I know what my opinion is, I'm interested if your opinion would change if you'd look at split system heat-pump water heaters instead of the hybrid one you're basing your opinion on now. FYI, Sanco heat pump water heaters are about 40% more efficient than hybrid water heaters. Nominal heating capacity is 15,400 Btu/h or 4.5kW. Delivers water of 145 to 150°F, works in ambient temps of -26 to 114°F. Electrical connection required is 240V/15A, MCA is 7.2A. Uniform Energy Factor ranges from 3.66 to 3.88 to 3.72 depending on tank size (43, 83 or 119 gallons). First Hour Rating is 69, 121 and 134 gallons respectively. Another big advantage is that the unit containing compressor and fan is outside and only produces a noise level of 37 DbA, so no need to shut it down.
Same story with the other brand names from the other big box stores. Lowes, Rona, Home Depot sell the same junk under different names. Also same pain time wasting, calls arguments and frustrations when the time comes for them to stand behind their products. It's a scam people and it all originates from China nowadays, so beware!
Amen, brother. I'm going on Sundays without hot water because a Rheem water heater I bought from Home Depot, which was an exchange for one that went south after 5 years that Rheem gave up on fixing, turns out to have some problem that no one can figure out. So tomorrow I'll go back to Home Depot to return this brand new Rheem and think that the next one I get is going to work, which is a fantasy at this point.
@@JD-AlphaMedia The plastic drain valve actually opened without breaking, and I just had to get the flow started with pressure from the tank. Went smoothly
In the beginning you mentioned three areas for a leak at the top, the cold, the hot, and the vent collar. Then you said if it's leaking from the cold or the hot then it can be repaired, but you did not mention whether it could be repaired if it's leaking from the vent collar
It WILL drain if you don’t listen to anyone who tells you to turn the cold water valve off. I tried closing the cold water valve and my water heater would not drain. I opened the valve and the water rushed out. And turning the cold water valve off means you are not FLUSHING the tank, you are simply draining it. All of the so called experts have this all wrong. Leave the cold water valve open!
Rheem Management completely useless... Had two A/C units installed three months apart. Had issue "Registering" to first to get the 5YR Warranty extended to 10YR but "register" the second unit. Rheem Management is completely void of any discretion to make an exception. It's unconscionable and will never but Rheem again and warn others... of course now the unit broke in year 6.5 which is a comedy.... Will encourage others to never buy Rheem!
Excellent info! I had exactly this problem -- sediment had chocked the drain valve. I had no idea what to do until I saw this video. Keep the pressure on (water inlet open) to push out the sediment through the drain valve. Worked -- thanks!
