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  • Post in thread: Hybrid Water Heater

    The current Rheem/Rudd product has a round 8 inch lip on it to simply attach a duct to on the intake and the exhaust. No adapter needed. Not a big fan of the mixing valves. Especially on a residential water heater with a thermistor and digital display. The water here is hard enough that the...
  • Post in thread: Hybrid Water Heater

    The Rheem/Ruud will go into my house when the existing gas water heater leaks, the basement feels to humid to me one day or a thousand dollars is hanging around. My net meter just went three days ago. Seems I might as well send my excess power to the water heater and trim 15-20 bucks off my gas...
  • Post in thread: Hybrid Water Heater

    I bought the Richmond 80 gallon, 15 amp version from Menards since the 11% off made it about 1650 and the Rudd was going to be a little more. The unit has a date code of March of 2021. They must make them as needed. It’s loud. I’m not sure I would want to run all the noise complaint calls on...
  • Post in thread: Repairing gas water heater (third time's a charm)

    750mv is a thermopile 30mv is a thermocouple check the connections and eco switch al else fails replace gas valve and thermcouple and be done with it
  • Post in thread: Hybrid Water Heater

    Not sure anything is really on sale anymore. I bought the 80-gallon version from Menards to get the price down. I would probably just purchase the 65-gallon version as the 80 gallon is really only 72. The 80-gallon 15amp one I have has a Energy Usage tag on it saying $105 per year energy usage...
  • Post in thread: How far is too far panel to battery?

    Maybe put the inverter out by the panels and sent the power to the house as Alternating Current? I have not sized DC wires but seems that would lower the cost of the wires.
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