Green Builder Media CEO Sara Gutterman walks through Rheem's all-electric Pro Tara heat pump water heater, a unit four times more efficient than a standard electric model. She highlights its five operating modes, Wi-Fi and app control, grid-enabled demand response, and automatic leak detection.
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Sara Gutterman: Rheem has provided an all electric Pro Tara water heater, which boasts a uniform energy factor or use of four, which is four times more efficient than a standard electric water heater. The Pro Tara has five models of operation that enable it to meet a variety of hot water demands. This unit can be controlled by Wi-Fi and a phone app, which can schedule operation to avoid peak demand charges and even track energy use.
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Sara Gutterman: It has grid enabled demand response so it can fully respond to utility demand signals. To take advantage of the best utility rates and to reduce grid stress, it has automatic leak detection and auto shut off should a leak be detected.