Heat Pump Hot Water Heater
 

Interested in anyone's experience with Heat Pump Hot Water Heaters. I currently have hot water heated by oil boiler with a separate storage tank. The tank is nearing the end of its useful life. Considering a move to Heat Pump technology, and I would place it in a utility room much closer to kitchen/laundry (for faster hot water). The utility room gets chilly in the winter (40-45F) and wondering about efficiency drops at that temp. Also wondering if it provides sufficient hot water.

We have two Mini-splits heating/cooling different areas of the house and have great experience with those.

Appreciate any insights.
thanks.

GD, there's a thread from not long ago that addressed water heaters that I think can add to your research.

On my end, when I researched a few years ago, I ended up buying a standard electric (to replace a standard electric). The reasons: 1. A lot of reviews said the recovery time on straight hybrid was abysmal, which meant moving to full electric much of the time outside of maintenance, 2. I would've needed to run a hose for condensate, which added a complexity I didn't want to deal with, 3. There were a LOT of complaints about longevity/microprocessor failure, 4. Cost vs. ROI didn't add up.

That was a few years ago at this point, so I'm not sure what changed, but if I had oil/NG/LP, I'd more likely be looking to on-demand rather than hybrid.

Godspeed!

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Thanks
 

Thank you will review that thread. Based on your research I may need to consider other options.

The set up you have now is probably the best and most effective one. The newer tanks are stainless and will last 20 years with very little maintenance. I doubt you would get that from any instant water heater. I recently had one replaced after 20 plus years of maintnance free performance.Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

I had a heat pump with electric furnace in my office. We did not have gas available at the time. We put the heat on 50 when not in the office and upon returning turned it up. The furnace would run for a short time and then the heat pump took over and ran for the day. I wondered how it would work in freezing temps. I went to the office one weekend in -10 F. and found that the pump worked just fine and the furnace never ran. Go figure since everyone said it would not be sufficient in those temps.

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