When you're in the market to replace a water heater, you can expect to pay anywhere from $1,600 to $5,400. If you're spending that kind of money, you want to be sure you're picking the perfect design ...

The Hybrid Water Heater from General Electric adds a second type of heat source, a heat pump, to a traditional electric water heater, cutting the electricity used to provide a house with hot water by ...

One of the reasons that people have favored the Rheem/Ruud heat pump water heaters is because they are quiet. Rated at a low 49 dB, you could install one in most places around the house and not notice ...

Your water heater is one of the most inefficient appliances in your home — electric water heaters account for an average of 18% of your electricity costs, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).

Traditional water heaters feature a tank that stores hot water until it’s needed. They range in size from 30-50 gallons and run on either gas or electricity. These units cost less upfront compared to ...

Last week I compared tankless and storage water heaters and explained why tankless water heaters often don’t make that much sense. This week I’ll describe a newer type of water heater that has some ...

Replacing a water heater used to be a straightforward errand, closer to swapping out a refrigerator than rethinking part of ...

The cost of heating water consumes almost 20 percent of your household budget, second only to what you spend on heating and cooling your home. And if you’ve been spending more time at home because of ...

Residential homes are traditionally outfitted with storage tank heaters. More energy-efficient tankless/on-demand and hybrid/heat pump water heaters are relatively new to the scene. Whether you’re ...

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 ...

Tankless water heaters, also known as on-demand water heaters, are quite popular with forward-thinking homeowners, and for good reason. A tankless water heater has no tank (you're welcome). Instead of ...