Electric Heat Pump Water Heater

Hybrid electric heat pump tank water heaters are built to be the most efficient tank water heater on the market.

Electric heat pump water heater. We have continued to innovate in the category adding a touch screen control developing the most efficient water heater on earth and finding new ways to save you money. How it works heat pump water heaters hpwhs it s generally easier to move something than to make something. It moves heat from one place to another. Smith line of hybrid heat pumps provide up to a 3 45 uniform energy factor uef rating which conserves energy and is energy star qualified.

Engineered to utilize your home s electricity along with heat pump technology the a. Heat pump water heater hpwh technology does not generate heat directly. Heat pump water heaters use electricity to move heat from one place to another instead of generating heat directly. To move the heat heat pumps work like a refrigerator in reverse.

Heat is taken from the air in the basement or utility room or sometimes from outside and transferred to a tank of water. At lowe s a 50 gallon heat pump water heater goes for around 1 100 while its older conventional cousin the electric water heater can be purchased for closer to 300. To understand the concept of heat pumps imagine a refrigerator working in reverse. Therefore they can be two to three times more energy efficient than conventional electric resistance water heaters.

Putting that principle to use hpwhs use electricity to move heat from one place to another instead of generating heat directly.