Dear Jerry: My current 80-gallon electric hot water heater is 13 years old and working fine, but I thought it was a good idea to replace it now before problems start. The builder installed the ...

Looking back, I thought it was a one-of-a-kind Rube Goldberg job. Someone's twisted idea for cobbling together a cheap indirect-fired water heater to work hand-in-hand with a modcon (high efficiency ...

Sizing potable water heaters is often a perplexing issue with little to go on besides your intuition and mechanical background. The dead of winter is often the time those sizing demons come back to ...

A water heater is one of those home appliances that you don't think about until it stops working. However, a water heater can be a major energy eater, whether you're buying one for a new home or ...

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Consider Energy-Saving Options Before You Need to Find a Replacement Heat pump water heaters, like this ProTerra model from Rheem, are vastly more efficient than traditional storage tank water heaters ...

Q. I live in a six-unit condo building, there are six owners who each own an 80-gallon tank of a Vaughn Hydrastone lined electric water heater. I have lived in this building since it was built 20 ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? You probably don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about your water heater, and ...

Make repair cost easier to manage with home warranty coverage A new water heater for your home typically costs between $880 and $1,800, depending on the type of device you get. Tank-based systems ...