Watch On Bitcoin pricing is rather volatile. In Q3 last year, it nudged over $125,000 , but 1BTC is currently valued at around $91,000. Superheat H1 owners should benefit from a higher Bitcoin valuation, but no one really knows which direction, nor how high or low BTC could go in 2026. CNBC recently measured investor and analyst predictions and estimated that Bitcoin valuations of between $75,000 and $225,000 would be seen this year.
Owning a Superheat H1 might be yet another reason for not being able to tune out from watching information feeds and stressing about trends, charts, and valuations. Can I heat water with a heatsink on my forehead?
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Dementoss Admin said: The H1 has a predicted service life of 10 years, very similar to a regular domestic boiler. If your domestic boiler only lasts around ten years, you bought the wrong one… Reply
RusteeNailz Dementoss said: If your domestic boiler only lasts around ten years, you bought the wrong one… A hot water heater is different from a boiler, both in operation and side effects from method of operation, especially an electric hot water heater. The electricity involved creates electrolysis betwixt and among the materials and components within the tank, in particular the tank body itself, and if you don't keep the sacrificial anode rod fresh, it will eat itself from the inside-out. Probably 90% of EHWHs die in this fashion, leaks inevitably develop and the only repair is replacement of the entire unit. Fun HWH fact: There was, circa mid-20th-century, a company that manufactured water heaters entirely out of copper, which don't suffer the same fate as steel-tank units. They were guaranteed for something like 50+ years. Company went out of business by the mid-late 60s. They ran out of customers that needed new water heaters because their product was too good. Haha Reply
USAFRet Notton said: The video shows it installed with a tank, but tankless is more efficient these days. If your residence runs on electric, tankless water heater is less than ideal. Reply
palladin9479 bill001g said: The math doesn't seem to work even with zero electrical costs. Basic water heater is going to cost you about $1000 for the average house. Ehh where the heck are you at for that? I just had our heater replaced last year and it costs around $5000 USD, and we live in a two bedroom 1450 sq foot condo. Reply
USAFRet palladin9479 said: Ehh where the heck are you at for that? I just had our heater replaced last year and it costs around $5000 USD, and we live in a two bedroom 1450 sq foot condo. Not incl labor, $1000 is about what it would cost to replace mine. 1700 sq ft, 4 bdrm. https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-Electric-Grid-Capable-Water-Heater/501410642512 year warranty, 50 gallon, electric. Reply
palladin9479 USAFRet said: Not incl labor, $1000 is about what it would cost to replace mine. 1700 sq ft, 4 bdrm. https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-Electric-Grid-Capable-Water-Heater/501410642512 year warranty, 50 gallon, electric. That's missing parts, as I found out the hard way. There is a blower motor on top along with a bunch of valves and pieces that go around it. Replacing that entire thing was expensive as heck. So this is what happened to be last winter. Our heat stopped working entirely, we have hydronic heating that use's hot water from a secondary loop. Guys came in and while the heater unit itself was functional, the blower motor on top was broken and would not start. The blower is responsible for pushing carbon monoxide out and the furnace will not start without that motor engaging. We asked to replace the blower motor and it would of been over $2000 and a month or more wait since they don't make the one for that model of heater, which had been discontinued due to other problems it had. https://www.hotwater.com/products/power-vent-proline-xe/gpvx-75l-310/100310836.html The unit costs over $2500 with all the parts for natural gas and secondary loop. https://www.supplyhouse.com/AO-Smith-GPVX-75L-75-Gallon-76000-BTU-ProLine-Power-Vent-Residential-Gas-Water-Heater-w-Side-Connection-NG The guys I use for this are pretty trustworthy and the word is that the model I had previously had issues and was discontinued / recalled from store shelves. Looks like the developers who built the units got ahold of a bunch for cheap and used those. Recommendation was to replace the entire unit with something reliable, including replacing the existing non-functional water catch pan. Total cost was $6,925. Reply
USAFRet Right. Gas is totally different. My house was built in '82, and currently on its 3rd water heater. Both replaced by me. Elec is trivially easy. Reply
palladin9479 USAFRet said: Right. Gas is totally different. My house was built in '82, and currently on its 3rd water heater. Both replaced by me. Elec is trivially easy. Yeah I can see electric with no secondary loop requirement being easy. It's just water in, water out, mixing value and a catch pan + drain valve. Still having sticker shock over having to replace an entire gas unit. Reply
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