Rinnai SS850 Gas Fire

Goodbye Cannon hello Rinnai – What an honour, the first to Review the Rinnai SS850. After only 4 and a half winters with my Cannon Fitzroy and yet another breakdown this winter only 2 months after servicing (which I have performed yearly), I had enough of the total unreliability of the Cannon. Feel free to read my review on the Cannon Fitzroy). I went out to my trusted retailer Flaming Mo’s in Cheltenham Victoria to peruse my options for replacement. Mike “Flaming Mo” was very patient and understanding of my predicament ( I purchased the Cannon from there but I must stress that my issues with the Cannon was not his responsibility, I insisted on the Cannon Fitzroy, it was my choice) Flaming Mo walked me through my options and I settled on the Rinnai SS850 with WiFi module as an optional extra. This model was of similar size to my existing heater so change over would be fairly easy. The lead time to install was about two weeks, which I thought was very reasonable considering it was the middle of winter. Fortunately for me, there was a promotion and I also received a free Rinnai gas barbeque. The SS850 works very well, the App allows me to set timers easily so I wake up to a warm room and come home to a warm room. Although the flame set is not as pretty as the Cannon, the heater itself; when in thermostat mode works extremely well and transitions from high flame to medium to low seamlessly and does a very good job maintaining my selected temperature ( only available with the wifi option).The fan also seems a lot quieter. The heater also seems to push the heat a little further into the rest of the house, a big win for me. I can already tell that this heater will be more economical with this feature. On expert installation, the plumber / installer walked me through the installation of the App and went through the controls with me. The heater comes with a remote control (basic functions only), can be operated from the side button on the unit itself or via the optional wifi kit and app. Another point worth mentioning is that these heaters now require an isolation switch for electricity to be installed which again the expert team at Flaming Mo’s organised. The only negative is I am having trouble accessing/ connecting via the “cloud” but this maybe more a problem of my technological illiteracy. In summary, the SS850 surpasses my expectations for heating ability and controlling. A new heater is only as good as the installation (thank you to the team from Flaming MO’s, Mike, Tony, and Dan and Timothy) well done gentlemen and thank you for expert advice and installation.