Best Rheem Hot Water Systems

Ok I built 2 houses a few years apart. Both had Rheem Stellars both had major problems over the years. The first one caught on fire. The replacement… Read more

failed after a few months. Got it fixed and then it died again. The second house same stuff apart from fire. Constantly replacing valves until it split underneath. Getting a new Vulcan tomorrow.

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?

I have a Rheem gas continuous flow water heater installed on 18/09/2025. It has worked without any problem until the 24/09/2025. I called the… Read more

plumber, on the 25/09/2025, who installed it and he said to me to unplug it, for few minutes, if I had no hot water. I had to do this operation 4 times between the 25/09/205 and the 30/09/2025 to get hot water again. Unfortunately, to day the 30/09/2025, the Rheem did not start again, and I have not hot water, in a middle of a shower. I am VERY DISAPPOINTED with this product ! I am waiting for the visit of the plumber today (30/09/2025) to fix it to be able FINALLY to have a full shower.

Recently our heat pump hot water service started running 24 hours a day, using lots of power. We decided to replace it with a Rheem AmbiPower 280e… Read more

Heat Pump. This was recommended and supplied by the Melbourne Heating and Cooling company which is in Pakenham Victoria. The unit works flawlessly and supplies a great amount of hot water. If fully drained it reheats in approx. 4 hours. The crew from Melbourne heating and cooling did a fantastic job replacing our faulty old unit with the new one from Rheem. Especially as it was an urgent replacement due to old one failing. We even managed to receive a hot water rebate in the Victorian Solar Homes Program. Very impressed with both the new hot water system and the company installing it.

Excellent system and warranty – Perfect for saving energy costs. My electricity bill dropped dramatically. Show details

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

Ordinary system. Promotes the benefits of solar, forget to tell you that outside that, the system decides when to use electric boost - which in our… Read more

case (at least in winter) seems to be around 7am and 7pm - the absolute peak power price - presumably more than offsetting all of the benefits of the solar. Just another maddening example of horrible Australian manufacturing dressed up as something else.

Don't install a Rheem! – My wife was conned into getting one of these by a plumber and I agreed by SMS because I was working remotely and couldn't talk turkey with the people… Read more

myself.

The unit takes way too long to wake up. Hence the money you save on gas storage costs will be spent on water wastage bills.

Ridiculous cost for what it is, obviously marked up according to the "savings" that you are supposed to be banking on gas. Well, let's see how long the thing lasts - it will need to see out the warranty and then some to get the dollars back.

Needs a powerpoint installed - extra $$$...

The biggest gripe is that the unit is simply not fit for purpose. Their claim is that the unit complies with the Australian standard, not exceeding 50 degrees so they set it to 48! I understand this is possibly to allow for ambient variation, but you have got to be kidding me. 48 degrees gives me 47 at the first outlet, about 43 at the last outlet. Our last storage heater gave very nice (50 degree tempered) water at the first outlet and believe me that 3 degrees makes a big difference...

Warranty is totally a fake. The system stopped supplying hot water a few years after installed. (within the 10 years warranty period) Called the… Read more

number on the cylinder, was told $275 call out fee would be charged plus the actual labor. Faulty product but want customer to pay for it, you better rob the bank.

Soul destroyer product- Do not buy – The system came with the house package from MacDonald Jones Homes. Installed in near perfect conditions, no scaly water, not a corrosive area, 2… Read more

person water load but failed just after 5 years with solar controller green LED off, and red LED blinking. Electric booster was running and bills went through the roof. System is a Loline with panels on the roof, and tank on the ground. Suspect pump failure as I checked the thermal overload and power supply and all seems fine. Called Rheem call centre and absolute waste of time. They offered a technician to visit and assess the problem which will take 5 minutes on site, and 10 minutes drive each way, so a mere 30 minutes at a cost of $270. The best solar technicians in town have a callout fee (which includes 1 hr on site) for $100 and these guys charge $270 for 30 minutes without even fixing the issue. What audacity after selling me and countless others an absolute LEMON. The call centre then went on to say that after paying $270 for a quick 5 minute assessment of the problem, I will then be given a quote for the actual fix which I expect to cost 2.5 x market rate if they charge people 2.5 x market rate for a basic call out fee. So I told her that I will use the no.1 solar technician in town who charges $100 call out fee including 1 hour of work on site and any basic fixes (this is the standard nationwide anyway). I will not spend 2.5 x market cost on these soul destroying thieves who sell LEMONS that last only a few years in perfect service conditions that other products would last 20 years. At least have the decency to charge market rates for your call out fee rather than RIP OFF $270 for half the time/value compared to others. Thieves is an understatement. Once I fix through a local solar expert, I will gather full details on LEMON products DODGY parts and file a claim through the legal avenues, and also take this further through their complaints team and ombudsman. A product like this deserves a CLASS ACTION.

DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT!!!!! – This unit is only 2 years old and already having issues with it. Green light and red light flashing, knocking in the roof and rattle in tank when red… Read more

light is on. Avoid the Solar loline Water Heater 511161!!! Over $5000 might as well flushed my money down the toilet. Shame on you Rheem charging $200 call out fee!!!!