Whirlpool Water Heaters 
Review and Buying Tips

Whirlpool hot water heaters, features, specs, model reviews, and model numbers explained. Explore the features that increase efficiency, reduce energy loss and greenhouse gases and protect the unit.

Whirlpool offers a variety of hot water heaters for residential use, including both gas-powered and electric types. The selection is decent, and the quality is excellent. For example, electric models are designed as high-efficiency heat pumps and standard type, utilizing several advanced features such as the "6th Sense" system and LCD digital display.

Gas water heaters

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Gas-powered models have only three sizes grouped in the three categories; standard, energy efficiency, and high-efficiency series, all coming with the warranties of; 6, 9, and 12 years. Those models with the features such as the commercial-grade anode rod and self-cleaning system are found among water heaters with longer warranties.

Whirlpool hot water heaters can use natural or propane gas. With the sizes from 30 to the most popular 50-gallon, gas heaters are ideal equally for smaller, one-bath homes to larger homes with five and more members.

There are two sizes, tall, a standard type, and short, used in homes with space issues. The economy, cheaper models are those with a 6-year warranty while the most expensive ones are gas water heaters with a 12-year warranty that include the microprocessor, self-cleaning system, ultra-low NOx burner, 6-th sense technology and provide high energy factor.

One of these models comes with the patented air intake system, which helps in the energy factor increase up to 0.70. You can find more details about Whirlpool gas water heaters here.

Electric water heaters

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Whirlpool hot water heaters that are using the electricity to run can be found in two groups; standard and heat pumps. Electric models that utilize the heat pump can produce hot water twice and more efficiently than the conventional type, and they use advanced technology.

Standard models include the microprocessor and touchscreen LCD display for convenient temperature control and error code display. See the review of the Whirlpool electric water heaters and how they reduce the standby heat loss and save you money.

At this point, Whirlpool hot water heaters are built only as of the tank-type models by the American Water Heater Company and are sold exclusively by Lowe's hardware store.

To contact Whirlpool, you can use the contact form here, or call the technical support on 1-877-817-6750.

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