Best Electric Water Heaters

Had the Aquatech Dynamix X8 installed on 26/10. It has been running very smoothly since then. Chose this model as it could be scheduled to be heated… Read more

up by my solar system and most importantly it does not have a sacrificial anode. This means there is minimum maintenance unlike other makes that require a change of anode after 5 years. I was informed that by writing a review on this page I am eligible to have an extra 2 years of parts & labour warranty added to my 5 years warranty. I hope this is so. :) Though this is by no means the inducement because I truly like the looks of the heat pump. It is quite quiet and the display panel's font is big enough to see. I had some difficulty in the beginning linking the Tuya app to heater. The blinking light referred in the manual actually refers to the wireless icon that appears at the top right hand corner of the display panel when the heater is powered ON from the OFF position. Once that icon appears then the app will sense the heater and locks it in. After that it is easy to set the timer & other parameters from the app. I must say that the condensate line provided in the kit is way too short, about a meter long. Maybe Aquatech can provide a longer line for future customers. I hope the heat pump will provide me with many trouble free fine years of service.

I have only just had the EvoHeat 270E Fitted and from I read and seen this a great Heat Pump Hot Water System. I had a HeatPump at the last House I had and it was great and from I can see This unit the EvoHeat 270E is Better Show details

So far so good. Just got this today and it seems to be working quite well. It's not as loud compared to my split system and after the initial heating, has worked quite well.

It's good, heats water quickly. 125L is good for a small household. Show details

I cannot really overstate just how poorly this product has performed since we purchased it around 3 years ago. Here in S.E Queensland, throughout… Read more

most of the year when its above 30deg it works ok. Not that you really need much hot water during those 6 months of the year. Around mid may every single year. Every morning I hear "There is no hot water again". Every night "There is no hot water again" From my wife and two young kids.

For all the emails and phone calls I have made to try and rectify the problem. The only attempt to do so was to send a plumber out to reset some thermostatic something or rather in the software which did nothing at all.

The only way I have to ensure there is any hot water, is to go out twice a day and make sure it is forced into the on position in either hybrid or hybrid 1 mode.

The 15 year old Saxon this unit replaced probably didnt even get looked at twice in 15 years. Yet here I am baby sitting this POS appliance twice every single day to ensure the missus and kids can have a hot shower when they want one.

All these pics are after the system has run all day long consuming between 6-10kw/h. Considering the old system used around 9kwh per day and we were told this new system would be around 2.5kwh.....

The company that did the installation did a stellar job I might add, Could not fault their workmanship and they tried to assist as much as they could when we started having issues. But Im not going to continue wasting their time trying to rectify an issue with the product itself. The only real option we have going forward is to move to an IStore or go back to a traditional HWS.

The heat pump works very well and, with the Smart Actions, can be controlled to suit our needs with respect to electricity charges and when hot water… Read more

is most required. As a result, our last electricity bill was much lower than previously with no decrease in the operation of the unit itself.

I love my reclaim heat pump. It runs for a couple of hours in the middle of the day on solar, it's super quiet and the wide variety of tank sizes now means I have a squat tank that doesn't block the window like the old service.

Great communication with Kavan from Sunline Energy. Very affordabe unit. Time will tell regarding performance, looks sturdy, but very glad to get… Read more

off gas HWS! A couple of call outs: The Aether noise is noticeable when heating but no more than a standard AC. Could have clearer instructions regarding connecting to app but glad we can specify heating times to take advantage of solar. Install was fairly quick and clean.

Presale advice from the company was very helpful. Unit has been operating efficiently and saving us electricity cost. Company are easy to contact, friendly and supportive and offer quick turn around

NeoPower Black Diamond 315L heat pump water heater – disappointed We replaced our gas instantaneous heater with this unit. It heats the water, but… Read more

there are a few things buyers should know before choosing it.

Noise: it is far from the "as quiet as a fridge" the marketing promises. The spec says around 42 dB, but I measured 63 dB at 1 metre. You can hear it along the whole side of the house, and it is louder than our 16 kW 3 phase ducted air conditioner. The fan has no low-speed option while it is heating.

Neighbours: if a neighbour's bedroom or living area is within about 5 metres of where the unit would go, think very carefully. At this noise level a complaint to council is a real possibility.

Electric element: the backup element is very small (I measured about 1.7 kW). It takes hours to make any real difference to a 315 L tank, and it only heats the top. On one day the element took the top from 61 °C to 69 °C over about 2½ hours, while the bottom of the tank sat at 30 °C the whole time. On another day the top reached 57 °C with the bottom still at 22 °C. The element gets the top of the tank to 70 °C and switches off, but the bottom stays cold, so it never heats the whole tank.

No heat pump + element together: you can't run the heat pump and the element at the same time to speed up recovery. It's one or the other, so on a cold or busy day recovery is slow.

The heat pump also stops as soon as the top of the tank reaches 60 °C. Much of the lower part of the tank never gets fully heated, so you get less hot water than the 315 L size suggests.

If noise matters to you, or you need fast recovery for a larger household, I'd look at other options.

Very happy with the new heat pump, the installer has done professional work! Show details

Sanden 315L heat pump 10 years old and broken down. No support over the phone. Manufacturer insists service can only be conducted by registered… Read more

dealer who isn’t available anyway - a requirement illegal under consumer law. Very disappointing for such an expensive product.

Apricus heat pump was installed in August 2025. Had no issues operates as expected, plenty of hot water. Show details

Only just had this installed and very happy with the job. Both the plumber and electrician did great work. Very tidy and professionally installed.… Read more

The water pressure is stronger and the heat produced is definitely higher than before. Can’t comment on the power saved as yet but expecting big savings. Had the same split system installed in our previous home and we had a definite drop in electricity cost. The staff “Vignesh” at Goldsure are very helpful and provided a perfect solution for our home with suggestions of cost savings. They were always available to assist us.

installed by Daniel by Same Day Hot Water Service Pty Ltd great product for a stainless steel tank very quiet and uses hardly any power to run

This is an amazing heat pump hot water system. Full 320ltr capacity is more than enough for the family of 4. Efficient system and light on back pocket.

We needed an urgent replacement after 20 year old Heat Pump Failed, JR Gas & Water came up in search with great up front price information & were… Read more

able to get to us within a day, very much appreciated. The guys Joe & Ruan did a great job getting unit into a tough spot & persevered through storm & short power outage, & finished off work neatly. Many thank!

Absolute piece of junk lasted one year says 7 year warranty which is not worth anything as the company has gone bust do not buy or you will regret it Show details

Haier split system heat pump works well. Once fully installed, requires about 24 hours to ensure the water is appropriately hot. Show details

Absolutely a must to avoid! After have replaced several units over the years, and with the last one resulting in a cascading waterfall, we made the decision to install a Heat Pump system instead which has reduced our electricity usage considerably.

You're Rolling the Dice Here – I've seen a lot of these units (very popular) and the design and layout is very good - simple and elegant. The problem is the manufacture quality,… Read more

which Rheem don't seem to manage well. On mine the welding on the heater flange is VERY poor, causing it to fail and leak just on the 7 year warranty (I don't think 7 years is awesome for a tank with wires connected to it - I've had gas ones that have done 4 times that). So it's not inherently terrible - if you get one that was made by the good welder it would be great, but how would you know?

We switched to the AetherX 320L heat pump to get off gas, and it has been very great. Hot water is quick and consistent never has to worry ran out of… Read more

hot water. the control is easy and convenient and our bills have dropped noticeably. Very happy with the upgrade.

There are not a lot of reviews for this heat pump and we knew this due to our extensive research prior to purchasing. In the end, we decided to go… Read more

with the recommendation of the installer and relied on their good reputation that this heat pump would be suitable. It is not suitable for our needs despite the fact that it should do what we need it to when we need it to do so. We are a family of 2 adults and 2 young children. Generally, the adults shower in the morning and the kids shower in the evening. When the install was complete we were handed the details to download the app and adapt the heat pump settings to suit our family. We need the heat pump to heat during the day when electricity is both cheapest and solar is highest 9am-4pm, and then a top up heat is required overnight. We programmed the heat pump to come on at 1am-5am so that we are using the off peak electricity rates and guarantee a morning hot shower. We programmed the heat pump to do exactly that. For the most part this worked HOWEVER, it did not work consistently and you should not have to check the water temperature before every shower. Some mornings there would be no hot water and some evenings there would be no hot water. We called the installer and after a $254 visit (this is within 6 weeks of install) they told us that because I had set the timer to "random times" this was not considered a heat pump fault. They reset the heat pump to eco mode and that was that. Eco mode means the heat pump is heating during the day which is of course ideal until you have 2 showers happening at 5-7pm. We need that 2nd overnight top up heat cycle. So i reset the time to suit our needs as it suggests we should do in the instructions. Again, it worked for the most part but would randomly not reheat. Having received the bill for the first visit I was very reluctant to be charged again and the installer recommended I speak directly with the Envirosun company. We spoke to a man at the company and he was really helpful in troubleshooting what was going on and totally understood why we need the 2 heating cycles. None of his troubleshooting or suggestions fixed the problem and our own troubleshooting determined that power cuts no matter how short, were interrupting the settings so a reset was required each time we have a power cut. We now know that power cuts require a reset however the problem continued even without power cuts. 20 degree showers at 630am and 28degree showers at 5pm. The heat pump is now set to AUTO which means it inevitably ends up heating during peak hour in the mornings and evenings. After extensive research, this is EXACTLY what i wanted to avoid. The AUTO function of course means that we have hot water but it is not taking advantage of the warmer midday times and that becomes a big problem in winter when we are trying to reduce our electricity bill. Absolutely would not recommend this heat pump at all. We were going to go for the top of the range but just could not justify the cost as is was more than double what we paid for this heat pump. Sadly, you absolutely get what you paid for on this model and we would not suggest going down this route. The 3rd party app is not great and gives no heat pump performance data, just the water temperature. We would go back to instant gas hot water in a heart beat and the cost savings for water heating are just not there. This was not a good decision in retrospect and we are extremely disappointed. We live in Adelaide.

Great most of the time (but some quality control issues) – This heat pump water heater works well when it works but there are clearly quality control issues which affect the operation of the unit in the… Read more

Australian environment. This unit has failed twice - the first within the warranty period (a faulty seal and heating element) and the second just outside (but still covered by consumer law) being a faulty sensor.

The good news is the service department is responsive and they have a local plumber who can get to the unit quickly. But make sure you have those contact details handy. The first time this unit failed, it took three days for my plumber and the plumbing wholesaler to track down how to get repairs under way.

Note that my unit is now five years old. I hope that the current generation has addressed the quality issues.

Excellent water heater!!! – Hot water anytime, no noise at all, highly recommended for families. Show details

New hot water system installed 02/09/2025 and is going great so far with no issues. Recommended by plumber who has been amazing. Show details

Called customer service early in morning to request service call. They referred issue to service department to book call, however after 3 hours I had… Read more

still not heard anything from them. After a follow-up call to customer service they contacted service department to determine when service could be be arranged and was told the service could be arranged tomorrow. This was totally unacceptable as our system was not delivering hot water and no-one would be home tomorrow. Most Hot Water Service companies guarantee same day service, not to mention that Ecogenica required a $230 call out fee + GST and parts ! Needless to say I contacted a local service company and had a technician arrive within 1 hour. Very poor customer service from Ecogenica , no recommendations from me.

Great service from these guys! – I have a MicroHeat heater that acts as a booster to our Sanden heat pump, since that heat pump is such a long way from our bathroom. It works really… Read more

well - gives near instant heat when we turn the shower on, then powers back as the Sanden hot water comes through. However, after 4 years it stopped working! I was worried since the stated warranty is only 3 years. But MicroHeat replaced the unit with no squabbles. A replacement unit arrived in the mail very promptly and they even covered the cost of the electrician and plumber! This is great service from a small Aussie company. Thank you guys!

Last week, our water heater stopped working, which caused us a lot of inconvenience. I placed an online order with JR Gas and Water, and this week we… Read more

were able to enjoy hot water again. They installed a Stiebel Eltron water heater, and the entire process was excellent. The online ordering was very easy and fast, and the price was reasonable. The installation was handled neatly and professionally, and I’m very thankful for their service. I sincerely recommend JR Gas and Water to others.

We are completely off grid, and this system has been brilliant so far! December marks two years in our new house, and despite my partner’s best… Read more

efforts, we have never run out of hot water yet! Our solar system consists of 42 panels and 2 lithium batteries, and even on dreary old days it keeps up with the system well. My hair super light blond hair showed some copper deposits from the water, so I contacted Reece about that. They put me in contact with their water specialist who called me straight away, asked all the right questions and came up with a great plan for me straight away. Super happy with the service and the system!