Hybrid Water Heaters – GE GeoSpring Water Heater

We recently covered Tankless Water Heaters. A new product is the Hybrid Water Heater. Like ones from Eternal and GE.  Hybrids have 2 modes of operation. With low flows it has a fixed gas input rate from the preheated water, with higher water needs, it uses a flow sensor like a tankless. GE claims their electric, Energy Star Qualified Geospring Water Heater uses up to 62% less energy and saves $300 a year in energy costs. It has a high energy factor of 2.35. Consumerreports.org has a mini review.

It is much higher in efficiency than a regular water heater but holds less hot water, usually less than 50 gallons.  Tankless water heaters may not have the capacity to satisfy multiple water uses at the same time. Energy Star standards are emerging for these new items. These units can be up to 50% more efficient.

These items are not cheap, they start around $1600 for a 50 gallon, 15GPM GeoSpring model. This unit is covered by the 2010 Federal Energy Tax Credit.

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Posted on May 20th, 2010
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