This 3500 watt element is an excellent long life replacement for some modern heat pump water heaters. The newer GE and Bradford White heat pump water heaters have a high energy density (single loop) 4000 watt element at the bottom and a 4500 watt high energy density (single loop) element at the top. All residential electric water heaters only allow one element to operate at a time to limit the total wattage to 4500 watts.. The 2015 and newer GE Geospring and Bradford white Aerotherm "hybrid" heat pump water heaters are programmed to operate the lower element and the heat pump compressor together when there is high demand. The 4000 watts for the lower element and 600 watts max for the compressor = 4600 watts. This 4600 watts max does not exceed the typical residential electrical service requirements for the heat pump water heater or the current carrying capacity of the internal wiring and relays of the controllers used. If you have a lot of minerals in your water this low wattage density element will last a lot longer and would be ideal for extending the life of any 80 gallon water heater that is no longer available for purchase in the united states.Read full review
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I used this to heat a slightly acidic solution and the zinc coating on the element dissolved off in a matter of days, and the threads and electrical components all rusted. The threads rusted so bad that they damaged the threads on the heater when taking this back out. Extremely poor quality element.
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Great product!
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