Bosch AE115 PowerStar 2.6 GPM Indoor Whole House Electric Tankless Water Heater
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 at
2:02 pm
- Provides 2.6 gallons of hot water per minute--enough for one application at a time
- Not recommended in climates where annual groundwater temperature is below 60 degrees Fahrenheit
- Requires minimum electrical service to the home of 150-amps
- Average energy-efficiency rating of 90 percent
- Dimensions: 15-1/2-by-15-1/4-by-4-1/2-inches; Weight: 20-pounds; Electrical: 240/208-volts, 17/13-kilowatts
Bosch AE115 PowerStar 2.6 GPM Indoor Whole House Electric Tankless Water Heater
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Much better unit than American Tankless company, AH-27 top of the line unit which does not heat water, refuses to answer phone calls, returns certified mail unopened, and sends broken pieces.
Rating: 3 / 5
REPORTED 60 % FAILURE RATES FOR SMALL HOUSEHOLDS AND COLDER AREAS. MINE DIED JUST SHORT OF 3 YEARS OLD. CRUCIAL PARTS WITH ONLY A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FAIL AND THEN YOU HAVE BOAT ANCHOR LOWES HARDWARE DISAPPOINTED AND APOLOGETIC. MUCH OF THIS PRODUCT IS FROM PORTUGAL AND BOSCH ISN’T STANDING BEHIND THEIR WORK.. B U Y A M E R I CA N and read your WARRANTY.
THIS IS A BOAT ANCHOR WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have a 100A service breaker in my house and this thing is fine. Sure my wires might overheat sometimes, but for the amount of time you are going to be heating water, there will be plenty of time for the wire to cool. If the wires heat too much then the breaker trips. Just be sensible about your power usage when heating water. As for failures, some people may have had failures due to not installing an expansion tank that allows the pressure increase created by heating water to be absorbed.
Another competitor to tankless is the heat pump assisted water heater. Give me a break, how many times has your air conditioner broken? The heat pump is essentially and air conditioner strapped onto a tank. Tons of moving parts and things that can go wrong. The corporations want you on a determined replacement cycle that they have factored into their business model. Go with TANKLESS anywhere with only one moving part (a small flow sensor that detects you need hot water). I have had this unit for 5 years and it has paid itself off many times more. Do the calculations, yes the heat pump assisted units have high energy factors (2 or more), but give me a break, you are still heating water all of the time during the night when you do not need it and using more electricity. If you are concerned about the electric tankless, then go with gas tankless, either way go TANKLESS. Do the math and you will find out that these heat pump assisted units add complexity and ridiculous amounts of failure points. All my tankless has is two 7,000 W heating elements, two 1/4 gallon tanks, one flowmeter and one logic board coated in epoxy to reduce failure. Gas units are similar, instead having a boiler to heat the water. NO moving parts = RELIABILITY.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is perfect for a small condo/house. We have a one bath condo that we installed this in. It works great. It does take some getting used to because it seems to me that you have to run the water just a little bit longer to get it hot (compared to a tank water heater), but then no problems. Best to use it with only on fixture, i.e. dont start the washer when someone is in the shower. But you can wash your hands in the sink with hot water while someone is in the shower with out them noticing. If you have more than one bedrooms, get that larger Bosch AE125 unit.
Rating: 5 / 5
Provides more than enough hot water for our two-person family. In Florida, the water is boiling hot even when it’s 30′s F outside. Failed after three years of use (during which maintenance was required or completed) when one heater module started leaking. I called Bosch and they are sending a replacement unit that uses polymer heat modules (mine had copper units) after I explained the problem.
Overall very friendly customer service (I called when I first installed the unit too).
Sometimes runs hot and cold; but I think that it’s related to my cold water pressure being very inconsistent throughout a single shower. The hot/cold cycles could be more than fixed with an automatic temp shower head.
Rating: 4 / 5