Rheem Professional Prestige ProTerra Hybrid Electric Water Heater Review and kWh actual usage. 

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Yes, this is because this home has a well so there is no need for an additional expansion tank.

My supplier gives me a really good price on Rheem and they had great reviews at the time when I bought it. Also if there is any issue with the heat pump within 10 years they replace the whole water heater.

@@TrolleyBrothersThanks for doing the video. Quality videos about these water heaters are still not prevalent enough and you did an excellent breakdown of things. I went with an AO Smith because ours has to be in a location where almost any noise is unacceptable and I expect I’ll still have to do something to deaden the sound (plus it ended up at an absurd clearance price that disappeared in hours where an 80 gallon was cheaper than the 50), but your video is still very applicable to people considering the AO Smith hybrid because the new AO Smith models are much more comparable to the Rheem hybrids than they are to the old AO Smith models. Thanks. (Sorry to the original poster for hijacking the post on a good question but wanted to make a shoutout and didn’t know how else to do it.)

No I haven't had any issues at all yet. I do not know how accessible the coils are off hand.

The basement is unfinished and not heater. The basement is around 55 degrees, normally before the installation, and runs on average 2-3 degrees lower. Not s noticeable difference.

No it is not actually. i did a test myself for three months on each mode and Eco mode is more efficient. Sometimes if the water heater decides it will take more power to recover with the heat pump instead of using the elements, then it will just use the elements or mix the use of both at the same time.

I can't say i agree with that. The camera picks up sounds at a higher pitch than in person. In person it just humms.

I do not have that information handy, but I will see if I can measure it.

Depends on conditions and installation location. This one is in NH and has no issues.

I would suggest an HVAC contractor like us that does water heaters. From what I am told with this unit, if the heat pump fails they just give you another water heater up to 10 years later. We install the line from our supplier and not what home depot has so there may be a difference there in the warranty procedure. The noise in the video is amplified by the camera. It is not very loud in person at all in my opinion. There are comparison videos online about the noise produced.

Even if I knew I would never tell anyone that to be honest. It is not a good idea generally. I would suggest if you have gas available to go with an on demand water heater and not worry about the recovery ever again.

I believe it is 25-26" in diameter. You should be able to find actual dimensions on line.

That is hard to say without seeing the setup, was it professionally installed? There are a lot of variables such as the temp the tank is set to and if there is a mixing valve and plenty of other things.

@@TrolleyBrothers thanks for your reply. It was professionally installed. No mixing valve. It’s set to 140. I changed the setting off of heat pump to the option that uses heat pump and electric, it’s a little better, but with 65 gallons, should be able to take at least 2 even 3 showers in a row. Gas > electric so far. I am a developer and this is my first all electric build. Prefer gas so far.

Have you had your installer back out to address the issue? 65 gallons should be plenty of water for normal length showers. Also was the water heater installed to manufacturers specifications? I am referring to space requirements as well. This water heater is most efficient on the "energy saver" mode as compared to straight heat pump mode. Hopefully your situation can be figured out easily.

Honeywell T style mixing valve