Consumer Reviews of GENERAL ELECTRIC water heaters

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Date created: 2012-01-11 Location: Kansas

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"The Frustrations of Reservoir water heaters"
I somewhat "love" my current hot water heater in that, I love Hot water for a shower and dishes. I generally have had problems with hot water heaters. They leak, or inlet or outlet hoses wear out too fast. Or worse yet the thermal couple is cheap and does not last long enough requiring a $100-150 repair every 2 years when the rest of the water heater is supposed to last approximately 5 or more years (as labeled on the unit). I had a Whirlpool Water heater before and I went through 3 thermal couples in 3 years before the thing was recalled so I was at least smart enough to get a GE at that time to change my odds. Anyway, I really want an on demand Water heater. They are more "eco friendly" by using energy only when you need it (and not heating water constantly even when not in use). But they have to be professionally installed so the cost has held me back. In a perfect world I would have some kind of solar system for heating water....but I don't live in a perfect world. Therefore I settle for "somewhat" satisfied with the use of my GE 40 gallon hot water heater.

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Date created: 2011-11-22 Location: San Leandro, CA

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"Review of a Residential 40 Gal GE Water Heater"
I bought a GE 40-gallon, tall 6-year, 36,000 BTU natural gas water heater in January of 2011. I had just purchased a home and the old water heater needed to be replaced. I have had it for 7 months and so far it is working great. What I liked about this water heater was that it was affordable and easy to maintain and install. It also had a fairly good operating cost compared to other water heaters of the same size. A downside to this water heater is that it is not Energy Star rated. I would have preferred to have even lower operating costs and energy efficiency, but models with those specifications were too expensive. So far, we have not had to repair it and it is still under warranty. I would definitely buy a GE water heater again and would recommend it to new homeowners who may not have a big budget. If you keep it well maintained and drain it yearly, I think this water heater will last a long time.

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Date created: 2011-11-22 Location: Harbor City,CA

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"My Water Heater"
I have owned my water heater for 5 years. We had the previous water heater for 17 years, and it always gave us cold showers. I like that the new water heater, heats up the water quickly. When we flush the toilet the water doesn't scald you. There's no waiting in between baths/showers for the next person to take one. After 2 minutes I can have a hot shower after someone else took a shower. That's a big plus. This year the water heater leaked water all over the washer/dryer room. So the water heater broke after 5 years of working fine. The repair went smoothly with nothing major. I even think our family friend gave us a discount for fixing it. We had it fixed by a family friend that's a plumber. I don't think I would buy the same brand again. I want a tankless water heater, but I know those a very expensive. If my current water heater breaks again I will probably replace it with another gas water heater, but a different brand.

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Date created: 2010-09-20 Name: Alex Montana
Location: Arlington, TX

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"OK for Me"
This water heater was in house when I purchased last year. I've had a problem with it not heating properly, but had service call and got new thermostat and it's working fine. Probably just time to do that as is older water heater. Date on water heater is 2004.

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Date created: 2010-09-19 Name: Steven Schermer
Location: Peoria, IL

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"Great Product"
Easy Installation ..Pently of Hot water and the unit works great.

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Date created: 2010-09-17 Name: Kyle Robinson
Location: Winterville NC

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"Water Heater"
Have had no problems in 8 years

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Date created: 2010-09-09 Name: Teresa McDaniel

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"In Hot Water"
This water heater has been good. It is new, because I just had to replace an old one that was leaking. The new water heater seems to work very efficiently, but was rather expensive & hard to find. It is a direct- vent, lp Gas, Mobile Home safe unit. It would be nice if there was only one standard for all water heaters & not so many kinds and choices to choose from, for example: electric, gas, or lp Gas, or oil fired. It took a lot of time figuring out what kind I needed, direct-vent, power- vent, tank style, tankless...etc. Things need to be simpler & easier to know exactly what kind you need & then all you need to decide is the size (gallons) & the fuel type.

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