October of 2022 I replaced our water heater with a Heat Pump version primarily for efficiency. With rebates, I paid $1100 for the heater, and spent about another $200 on plumbing (fittings, pipe and an expansion tank). So my out of pocket will be about $1300. I installed it myself.
A secondary benefit is that it acts as a dehumidifier in the summer. Conversely it acts as a cooler in the winter, but it is in my furnace room which runs warm, so I don't see this as a negative.
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| Out with the Old in with the New |
I removed the 40 Gallon electric only tank and replaced it with a 50 gallon electric/heat pump tank.
The new tank also is connected to the internet which makes it easy to turn on and off when we are traveling.
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| Completed Install |
One ongoing debate on the internet has to do with what temperature you should set your water heater at. Canada's standard is 140F, the US doesn't want anything above 120F at the faucet. The 140F kills all bacteria, so in the US a mixing valve is required. After discussion with others, I set mine at 125 with no mixing valve, I just don't need another failure point.
The heater seems to work well and it is nice to be able to control it from my phone. It uses less than 1/2 the energy that my electric used.
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| Screen shot from my phone. |
It also communicates directly with my Home Assistant system, which is a bonus to me.
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