Comments on: Whirlpool Self Cleaning Electric Water Heater

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:22:26 +0000

Hi William,
I have been looking for a new water heater this weekend- as my current unit has just started to slowly tricky some water! I believed I found my possible replacement in the Whirlpool model that you wrote about in your posting (80 gal. ee3z80hd055v). However, on the Lowe’s website I found some very negative reviews for this heater. In fact, your review was only one of a few I found that was positive. So, I thought I would drop you a line to see if you could share any updates? Is the water heater still performing to your expectations or have you had problems? Any information you’d be willing to provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time, William- Hope to hear from you. (I need to make a decision quick!)
-Cameron

By: William

William — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:59:42 +0000

I found an outside Insulation jacket for my 80 gal. tank for any body that needs one go to insulation4less.com and the 30″ pan for the water heater can be found at Ace Hardware but you need to talk to them and they will order one for you.

By: William

William — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:18:29 +0000

I to got the 80 gal.ModelEE3Z80HD055V Whirlpool Lifetime Warranty. Love the the way it performs but I can’t get an Outside Insulation Jacket,or a Pan large enough to put under it. Still looking that’s what I’m doing now.

By: David

David — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:11:40 +0000

The Kennmore PowerMiser 12 is a lesser quality model than the Whirlpool Lifetime Warranty model, even though both are top of the line models. Yes, there is a big difference between the different warranty models. If you can find a comparison sheet, (HD has them) you’ll see that the larger warranty models have a faster recovery rate, a higher efficiency rating, and higher delivery rate. I’ve just installed a Whirlpool Lifetime Warranty 80 gallon electric in my home to replace an old 50 gallon HydroJet model. I was impressed by the quality of the Whirlpool model, and pleased with how fast it heated the whole tank from dead cold (1 hr). Even more pleasing was that my wife could now fill her whirlpool tub with hot water in one shot instead of having to wait 2 hours between hot water draws. If I can see a savings on my electric bill, I too will be a happy camper.

David

By: Tom Weesner

Tom Weesner — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:23:04 +0000

Greetings,

I’m considering the Whirlpool 80 gal electric and the Kenmore PowerMiser 12 80 gal electric. Pricing is comparable. What thoughts can you share about these two? Also, is there really a difference in the way the water heaters are built between the 6, 9 and 12 year warranty models?

Thanks for your expertise.

Sincerely,

Tom Weesner