GeoSpring Water Heater

GE is known for making a variety of appliances for the home. Such as kitchen ranges and refrigerators as well as hot water heaters. GE has come up with a new technologically advanced pump hot water heater known as the GeoSpring water heater. According to the manufacturer's website, this hybrid appliance can save you up to 62% of your water heating costs and as much as $320.00 dollars a year. So just what makes the GeoSpring hot water heater so cost effective? Let's start by looking at some of its features.

Features of the GeoSpring Hot Water Heater

Here are some of the features that make the GE GeoSpring hot water heater a little different from other water heaters manufactured today.

• 50 gallon capacity allowing for plenty of hot water storage, even for most large families
• 2 electric heating elements
• Pressure relief valve
• Porcelain lined tank
• Electronic back lit LCD panel on top of the hot water heater which means you no longer have to bend down in order to adjust your temperature settings
• Compressor and coils system that takes in warm ambient air and uses that warm air to help heat the cold water inside the tank
• Multiple settings for different occasions including a vacation setting that allows you to maintain a temperature of just 50 degrees Fahrenheit while you are away from home anywhere from 3 to 90 days, and then will automatically turn the temperature back up the day before your return so that you save a ton of energy while you are gone and still come home to hot water
• An energy star rating that exceeds 2010 standards for hot water heaters.

The features for this hot water heater are truly unique in that you can determine different settings that will meet your hot water needs without continuously heating water when you don't need it. The use of ambient warm air in the heating process means that you need less energy to heat your water to the necessary temperature you want, thus providing an even larger savings.

Advantages of the GeoSpring Hot Water Heater

There are many advantages to the GeoSpring Hot Water heater and some of these advantages include:

• This GE Geo water heater is easy to install
• Aids the air conditioner in warm weather which results in additional energy and money savings
• The high energy star approval rating makes those who purchase the GeoSpring hot water heater available for tax credits, and other money saving incentives thus helping reduce the cost of purchasing this appliance
• By using a convenient back lit LCD panel on top of the GeoSpring water heater, it makes reading the heating temperature and adjusting it simpler and more convenient for all users and is particularly helpful to those who have difficulty getting up and down from the floor
• The multiple settings makes it possible for you to choose a setting that is right for your family's individual needs and for different situations such as vacation and travel.

Disadvantages of the GeoSpring Hot Water Heater

The GeoSpring water heaters do have a few disadvantages and those are:

• Initial expense. At over $1000.00 for one of these hot water heaters the initial expense may be well beyond some people's budgets. However, for those who can afford it when you consider all the tax credits, incentives and the amount of savings this energy effecient hot water heater promises and delivers, this heater will pay for itself in about 3 years
• Slow to heat up in full pump mode. This means if you use a lot of hot water and deplete the tank of hot water, it will take longer for the water to reach the set temperature than it would in many other models
• Noisy fan. Because this model uses fans to help with taking in the ambient air and ridding itself of cold air, some people may find that the noise from the fans are a little noisier than they expected.

Conclusion

While the initial cost of a GeoSpring water heater may make this heater less appealing to those on a very limited budget, for those who can afford this hot water heater, it has great money saving potential over the long term. The various heat settings combined with other energy saving features makes it one of the most energy efficient hot water heaters on the market today.