Bradford vs Rheem water heater

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9:36p, 5/18/24

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Bradford or Rheem or another brand for electric water heater?

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1:27p, 5/19/24

My preference is Rheem

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In reply to JP76 • 2:11p, 5/19/24

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Is it worth getting the higher level rheem? Or just the basic one?

I saw one with self cleaning - worth it?

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10:21p, 5/19/24

Take a look at the Rheem Marathon series. No metal tank.

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9:10a, 5/20/24

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i'm having two 50 gal Rheems installed today as a matter of fact

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9:50a, 5/20/24

Just make sure the drain is metal and not plastic.

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9:57a, 5/20/24

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Rheem has a pain in the ass glass vial overtemp failsafe built in that completely bricks your system when it activates, and requires a service visit to install a new one. Had a brand new unit last year do that to us. It was warranties, but no hot water for a week while we fought with scheduling service.

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In reply to Cromagnum • 5:32p, 5/20/24

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Ought this was for a water leak

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In reply to aggies4life • 1:50p, 5/21/24

I have personally never bought the higher end. Have been seeing about 7-10 years before the tanks start leaking on the 6 year warranty tanks. They just don't make heaters like they used to anymore.

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