Water Heaters - replacing electric water heater
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potter
11-03-04, 11:07 AM
Hi,
I'm new to the forum although I've been reading through past threads for a while. We purchased our first home a few months ago, and have recently found that the electric water heater (about 10 years old) has a leak at the bottom. From everything I've read, it's time to replace it.
We've lined someone up to do the work and provide the heater. However, our old heater is a 175 litre, 4500 watt unit - the water heater supplier/installer we are dealing with says the unit he is providing is 3000 watts and that these are more energy efficient.
Is this true? Will there be differences in recovery time etc? We are definitely looking for energy efficiency however we have two bathrooms (our own and our rental suite) being supplied by this tank.
Thanks!
Neema
I'm new to the forum although I've been reading through past threads for a while. We purchased our first home a few months ago, and have recently found that the electric water heater (about 10 years old) has a leak at the bottom. From everything I've read, it's time to replace it.
We've lined someone up to do the work and provide the heater. However, our old heater is a 175 litre, 4500 watt unit - the water heater supplier/installer we are dealing with says the unit he is providing is 3000 watts and that these are more energy efficient.
Is this true? Will there be differences in recovery time etc? We are definitely looking for energy efficiency however we have two bathrooms (our own and our rental suite) being supplied by this tank.
Thanks!
Neema
majakdragon
11-03-04, 06:09 PM
Potter, welcome to DIY forums.
The information you are looking for should be on the sticker on the water heater. The newer ones are energy efficient and do not require as much energy to run while doing the same job as the old ones. You should not have a problem. Good luck
The information you are looking for should be on the sticker on the water heater. The newer ones are energy efficient and do not require as much energy to run while doing the same job as the old ones. You should not have a problem. Good luck