I just purchased this water heater, normally $1299, for $799 + tax + $75 shipping.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rheem.../312742081
Steps to get deal:
1) Go to above link
2) Change store to zip code 15010(Edit: use Zip 97322 for $699 instead of $799)
3) Select Ship to Home (unless you happen to live close to this store), add to cart.
4) Check out.
Additional notes:
1) Federal tax credit of $300. State tax credits vary, in my home state we get an additional $400 (bringing this heater down to $99 + $75 shipping + tax).
2) For many/most, the $75 shipping is worth it even if you can get this price locally as these heaters are quite heavy and supposedly must be transported vertically.
3) Do your homework on these hybrid heaters before purchasing. You need 220V to operate. Installation expense is generally much higher with hybrid electric vs standard electric resistance heaters and gas heaters. Hot water recovery is very slow (but you can switch to standard electric mode for rapid recovery when you know your usage will be high, e.g. having company over). They can apparently be loud, so if this will be located close to a bedroom, important to think about. There are important climate and installation location factors to consider--just google.
4) The newest generation of this series from Rheem, called "Proterra" can be had for $1269, a slight discount compared to full price (15% for my location). After carefully examining specs, photos, etc - it seems that the only difference with the Proterra series is built-in leak detection with auto-shutoff. FYI if that feature is important to you, you can add it for $219:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rheem...513?NCNI-5
5) This is for 50 gallon. Looks like if you need 65 gal or 80 gal, the Proterra is actually on sale (whereas the Performance Platinum is full price), making the Proterra cheaper.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rheem.../312742081
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So, if anyone can shine a light on the cooling factor, please do so.
Thanks.
I don't know about another comment that says that they can't get two showers out of an 80, that is not my experience. When first installing/testing I was able to fill and dump the tub twice without running out of hot supply. Note the app is pretty bad and the"hot water available" gage is completely wrong. It will show 1/3 is gone after about 3 gallons had left the tub spout.
Worked like a charm, thank you very much.
Either way I Installed one of these back I July, replacing a 14 year old 80 gallon State Heater. Never had any issues with demand and install is a pretty simple DIY. It is louder, sort of like a small air conditioner running inside, but not annoying. Note if you don't properly balance these they will get a weird rattle sound in the fan, due to it being off balance.
Also worth noting you need to drain the condensation on this, into either a drain or a condensation dump, just like a air conditioner.
All in all good unit, saves a lot compared to my last unit. I have it pegged at $50 less a month.
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This thing weighs about 193lbs. I am lucky and have a rear door into my basement and had a buddy help me position it close to where it will need to go. The box slides relatively well on most surfaces using the twist method.
I don't know how I would have gotten it downstairs...I guess be very careful and slide it down one step at a time. Prob will need two average-fit people to maneuver it down.
2) I took the old tank via pickup truck to local recycle center.
I've been wanting a hybrid model to save some money but have 5 kids living at home. We'd need the 80 gallon obviously but it sounds like I'd end up leaving it in electric mode for rapid recovery anyway which would defeat the purpose. I need to look into it more.
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