Water Heating Tips

Rental Property Tips So Your Guests Love Their Stay

A great experience leads to return guests and more guests booking due to the good reviews and positive word of mouth. Rheem is here to make sure your guests have the hot water needed during their stay.

Comfort Is Key

Make sure your guests are comfortable. That includes supplying them with toiletries and kitchen utensils to having a clean bathroom and towels. Something that may not be top of mind is their need for hot water.

6 Steps to Help Choose Your Next Water Heater

Water Heaters are not an appliance purchased often by homeowners. Because you use hot water every day, it’s an important home purchase. Run through the following steps, so you’re prepared when you need to purchase your next water heater.

1. Get to Know Your Current Water Heater

It’s important to know the age of your water heater, what fuel type it is and the health of its elements. Determine how much time is left on your warranty.

2022 Blog Highlights: Homeowner Edition

We strive to provide articles that will help you extend the life of your water heater and find the next one when the time is right. We want to provide information about new products, new features and ways to make your experience with water heating more comfortable.

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Let us know if there are any topics you’d like to see featured next year by emailing us at waterheatingblog@rheem.com.

5 Things to Do Before You Call a Plumber

Most homeowners don’t memorize their water heater’s key product information. When you need to contact a plumber, following these 5 steps will make diagnosing issues and servicing easier.

1. Find out the age of your water heater

This is easy to find on the label of your water heater, but it’s different for each brand. On a Rheem® water heater, you can find the week and year of manufacture by looking at the first few digits of the serial number.

Federal Tax Credits on ENERGY STAR Certified Water Heaters

If you purchased an ENERGY STAR® certified water heater in 2022, you may be eligible for a tax credit. The existing 25C federal tax credit has been extended through December 31, 2022. The Rheem® Water Heating Division of Rheem Manufacturing Company certifies that the water heating models listed here meet the $300 25C tax credit criteria for ENERGY STAR® certified gas water heaters with UEF>=0.82 and Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater with UEF>=2.2.

The Inner Workings of a Rheem IKONIC Condensing Tankless Water Heater

Previously, we’ve demystified how condensing and non-condensing tankless water heaters function. The Rheem® IKONIC™ Super High Efficiency Condensing Water Heater with Recirculation, is the ultimate in convenience—and water savings—with unlimited hot water. Imagining how a compact, minimal clearance water heater can produce so much hot water quickly can seem difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. We’ll walk you through how the Rheem IKONIC unit functions.

How the Rheem IKONIC Condensing Tankless Water Heater Works

The Rheem IKONIC Condensing Tankless Water Heater works like a Rheem condensing tankless unit with a slightly different process and added benefits.

Your Comprehensive Homeowner Water Heating Resources Toolkit

As a homeowner, you’re probably always working to keep up, improve and invest in your home. It can be as simple as cleaning up the counters or adding a new decoration. It can be as complex as renovating the whole house. There’s a lot that goes into owning a home, but in any case, maintaining a home successfully goes beyond the exterior and can get technical.

Your water heater is the backbone of all you do inside the house,

Your Water Heater Needs Maintenance Just Like Your Car

You may be very familiar with what’s needed to keep your car running smoothly and extend its life. It’s a complex machine and helps you in your everyday life, so having it running properly is extremely important. Your water heater is quite similar. It needs routine maintenance, and just like the diagnostics on your car, your water heater can let you know when it’s time for service so it keeps running in optimal condition. You wouldn’t want to be without hot water,

Two Easy Ways to Get More Hot Water

You can focus on comfort when you know that you have enough hot water to navigate your way through your days. If you’re running out of hot water a little before you’d like to these days, our master plumber and trainer, Mike Henry, has prepared a couple options for you to consider.

Water Heater Booster

This helper is Mike’s favorite way for homeowners to increase their hot water output. A water heater booster is a powerhouse add-on for your current water heater that makes a big difference.

Spring Cleaning for Your Water Heater

Spring has sprung! The sun is shining, the trees are budding and the flowers are starting to bloom. It’s a great time to freshen everything up within the home. The act of spring cleaning comes naturally as we want to create a crisp, blank slate for the warmer months.

It’s a great time to clean floors, declutter closets and air out the house with the fresh spring air. During this time when the great outdoors is starting to warm up,