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50-Gallon Rheem ProTerra Hybrid Heat Pump Smart Electric Water Heater $1455 + Free Ship to Store
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Home Depot [homedepot.com] has 50-Gallon Rheem ProTerra Hybrid Heat Pump Smart Electric Water Heater (10-Year Warranty) for $1455. Select free Ship to Store where available otherwise delivery is $55.
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- Heat pump water heater saves up to $375 in annual energy costs
- Control with Wi-Fi; protect with leak detection and auto shutoff
- Demand response compliant for states requiring utility management
- Save even more with ENERGY STAR rebates: it's ENERGY STAR certified and is eligible for federal tax credits up to $2000 and may be eligible for state and local government or electric utility rebates
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Home Depot [homedepot.com] has 50-Gallon Rheem ProTerra Hybrid Heat Pump Smart Electric Water Heater (10-Year Warranty) for $1455. Select free Ship to Store where available otherwise delivery is $55.
Note: Availability may vary by location.
Product Description from Home Depot
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Product Description from Home Depot
- Heat pump water heater saves up to $375 in annual energy costs
- Control with Wi-Fi; protect with leak detection and auto shutoff
- Demand response compliant for states requiring utility management
- Save even more with ENERGY STAR rebates: it's ENERGY STAR certified and is eligible for federal tax credits up to $2000 and may be eligible for state and local government or electric utility rebates
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This Rheem ProTerra hybrid heat pump water heater stands out for cutting hot water energy use sharply, especially in heat pump mode and in warm spaces like garages or basements. Real-world reports put usage around 1.3 to 2.5 kWh a day, with electric bills dropping by about half or more after switching from a standard electric or gas heater. Installation is described as straightforward if you already have 240 volts and a condensate drain, and rebates or tax credits can slash the upfront cost. Main caveats are slower recovery in heat pump only mode, reduced performance in cold climates, and the 50 gallon size feeling tight for larger households or long showers.
Running the heater in heat pump only mode can cut electricity costs substantially versus resistive operation.
Installation can be straightforward for DIY setups, with condensate drain work being the main added step.
State and utility incentives can significantly reduce the effective purchase price for switching to a hybrid heat pump water heater.
Heat pump mode can deliver low daily energy use figures when the unit maintains set temperatures in warmer conditions.
The unit can switch to resistive backup during high demand, which helps prevent running out of hot water for some households.
Cold weather operation can reduce heat pump efficiency and may cool the surrounding space where the heater is installed.
Back-to-back heavy hot-water use can deplete a 50-gallon tank, requiring scheduling or resistive augmentation.
A 30A 240V circuit requirement can add installation cost if the home lacks proper electrical service near the heater.
Long-term maintenance may be harder because the anode rod could be difficult to access with the heat pump sitting on top of the tank.
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If you switch from a resistive electric ater heater to this you already have that in place. But some people are on natural gas or propane and might not have 240 volts near it.
fyi, the 80 gallon model is also 20% off. Seems these go on sale a lot.
It has been chugging along without issues until last year when I got an error code. Called Rheem and they had me check some readings in the service mode. Sent me x2 thermistors to fix the error and haven't had an issue. The repair was simple and there are lots of posts and videos going over the error and the fix.
I don't need to share much other than just real life numbers.
Replaced a traditional one that worked fine with a hybrid, and keep it in heat pump mode.
We do not even use much hot water, so this difference would be greater for those that do but it cut electric cost basically in half.
At any rate what is the recovery like on these units, especially in heat pump only mode (no resistance heating)? If it's poor that might imply you'd need a larger tank than a resistive setup. this paper [energy.gov] indicates a resistive WH could do ~ 20 gals/hr whereas a comparably sized HPWH could only do about 8. [as a side note it seems gas direct is ~ 40 gals/hr and indirect more like 100 gals/hr]
Also want to consider location. you're in FL and probably have this in the garage (standard location in the south for WH) but in the north we'd have it in a basement probably. That means in the winter especially, as the unit pulls heat from the surroundings to move it to the water, this will essentially act as an AC for your basement. You're then paying to heat your home which is then being moved to your hot water. In the summer the story is a bit better but IMHO most basements aren't getting much above the 70's
Your previous heater was electric(resistive) ?
Previous was a traditional resistive unit, this new one has that too but I have it manually set to "do not use" so max savings and have never run out of hot water. Actually we did run out of hot water with the old unit, so I upgraded to a larger one tank when I got the hybrid.
That ends up being a good way to allow more time for water to heat to maximize savings.
I also enjoy when my wife is in the shower, I'll go work in the garage and have some free air conditioning lol.
At any rate what is the recovery like on these units, especially in heat pump only mode (no resistance heating)? If it's poor that might imply you'd need a larger tank than a resistive setup. this paper [energy.gov] indicates a resistive WH could do ~ 20 gals/hr whereas a comparably sized HPWH could only do about 8. [as a side note it seems gas direct is ~ 40 gals/hr and indirect more like 100 gals/hr]
Also an engineer, and love data
Never paid much attention to recovery it seems fast to me, but we never have run out of hot water even forced to heat pump only mode. But higher demand users can always allow it to use resistive heating as emergency heat.
Every change is part of a bigger whole plan.
Started with hot water, now installed in the same vicinity is the solar inverter, and it produces heat that feeds the heat pump, and the heat pump keeps the inverter temp lower.
Next is whole home spray foam insulation, so already with solar I am net 0 on a power bill, soon as my grid interconnect goes thru, I'll start selling power back, and that is where the insulation will start to pay off, by lowering HVAC demands more left over solar to sell to the power company, and we can have our house 68F on a 100F day without really straining the system.
Especially if you cool the home at night and just allow that "bank" of cool air to be bu ilt at night for the day to come where the insulation will maintain it.
At any rate what is the recovery like on these units, especially in heat pump only mode (no resistance heating)? If it's poor that might imply you'd need a larger tank than a resistive setup. this paper [energy.gov] indicates a resistive WH could do ~ 20 gals/hr whereas a comparably sized HPWH could only do about 8. [as a side note it seems gas direct is ~ 40 gals/hr and indirect more like 100 gals/hr]
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I don't need to share much other than just real life numbers.
Replaced a traditional one that worked fine with a hybrid, and keep it in heat pump mode.
We do not even use much hot water, so this difference would be greater for those that do but it cut electric cost basically in half.
One of them was the cost savings investment of a new HVAC install vs Updated Insulation.
I have not gotten the insulation done yet, as I was waiting for my solar install and the final HVAC work to be done.
I'll definitely show the hot water heater as a part of that as the ma in topic is going to be what is the best investments you can make now to save money later. How much is the upfront cost and what kind of ROI?
I think solar is going to be the best long term, but that is challenging as not everyone has the capacity to do solar, and even with my home I had to use the roof to get the ROI I wanted and I would have prefered to only use the yard but we do not have that kind of space.
I don't push my YouTube stuff all the time, but you mentioned videos so here is my channel, feel free to peruse my wares lol.
https://www.youtube.com/@ViciousXUSMC
One of them was the cost savings investment of a new HVAC install vs Updated Insulation.
I have not gotten the insulation done yet, as I was waiting for my solar install and the final HVAC work to be done.
I'll definitely show the hot water heater as a part of that as the ma in topic is going to be what is the best investments you can make now to save money later. How much is the upfront cost and what kind of ROI?
I think solar is going to be the best long term, but that is challenging as not everyone has the capacity to do solar, and even with my home I had to use the roof to get the ROI I wanted and I would have prefered to only use the yard but we do not have that kind of space.
I don't push my YouTube stuff all the time, but you mentioned videos so here is my channel, feel free to peruse my wares lol.
https://www.youtube.com/@ViciousXUSMC
I used to live in the city, got frustrated with always being told what I couldn't do and moved into the mountains. Now I have a 96 panel ground mount giving me 20kW. Never thought of storage (my biggest expense is the hot water heater so I superheat the water when the panels produce and turn off power at night unless it falls below 120F) but my utility is going to start charging a fixed connection fee - a hidden, unratified tax, which means I need to start looking to storage, so I can disconnect. There are 7 days a year when I don't have any meaningful sun - that week I can reconnect to the grid and then disconnect again.
My biggest concern with heatpump hot water heaters is the initial cost and ability to fix it when things go wrong.
If you can run the numbers for people with large panel arrays who can superheat the water without pulling from the grid, when you make this video, that would be really kind of you
The overengineering in my head is enormous.
At any rate what is the recovery like on these units, especially in heat pump only mode (no resistance heating)? If it's poor that might imply you'd need a larger tank than a resistive setup. this paper [energy.gov] indicates a resistive WH could do ~ 20 gals/hr whereas a comparably sized HPWH could only do about 8. [as a side note it seems gas direct is ~ 40 gals/hr and indirect more like 100 gals/hr]
Also want to consider location. you're in FL and probably have this in the garage (standard location in the south for WH) but in the north we'd have it in a basement probably. That means in the winter especially, as the unit pulls heat from the surroundings to move it to the water, this will essentially act as an AC for your basement. You're then paying to heat your home which is then being moved to your hot water. In the summer the story is a bit better but IMHO most basements aren't getting much above the 70's
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Previous was a traditional resistive unit, this new one has that too but I have it manually set to "do not use" so max savings and have never run out of hot water. Actually we did run out of hot water with the old unit, so I upgraded to a larger one tank when I got the hybrid.
That ends up being a good way to allow more time for water to heat to maximize savings.
I also enjoy when my wife is in the shower, I'll go work in the garage and have some free air conditioning lol.
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