I installed this water heater the day after Thanksgiving, the old one (Kenmore Power Miser 5) started leaking and being 21 years old it was time. Walking into Sears on Black Friday I was amazed at how fast the sales team and merchandise pick-up were. The installation went flawlessly. This water heater...review »
This unit failed on Day 93. It is Sunday and a technician cannot arrive until late tomorrow.
This "self powered" electronic control apparently isn't fully realized technology. With no backup power to the controller I'm stuck with cold water with all the house lights on.
I'd avoid this technology for...review »
UNIT WAS EXTREMELY EASY TO INSTALL, ONLY NEEDED HELP TO REMOVE AND REPLACE OLD UNIT IN THE CLOSET. UNIT FIRED UP INSTANTLY, AND HEATED WATER UP VERY RAPIDLY. NO PROBLEMS WITH UNIT AT ALL
Installed this unit all most 2 years ago and have had no problems. This water heater replaced a Home Depot/GE junk water heater. The control keeps very accurate water temperature and I have not run out of hot water since. I like the control's ability to report diagnostic codes to help with possible troubleshooting. The only maintenance I have done is clean the air intake screen at the bottom as suggested in the owner's manual.
Bought this on December of 2007 - works great so far...fast recovery rate, 2 inch insulation, saves on natural gas, replaced a Kenmore Miser 8 40gal model...12 years on the new one compared to only 8 years on the old one.
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Kenmore Hydrosense electronic gas waterheater, our most efficient series of gas water heaters. Patented self powered technology, complete electronic temperature control and diagnostics requiring no external power source, LED self diagnostics light, upper and lower temperature sensors, multifunction control know, and push button piezo ignitor.