Reliance 6-Year 6-Gallon Compact Electric Water Heater

Shelly M. Foshee: Have had this product for right at two years. Had to replace a valve and an element. Works well, small capacity.

United States on Jan 11, 2022

Amazon Customer: Box looked like it was dropped out of the truck and had big hole in the side. No packing inside the box when I opened it. Hot water outlet had poked the hole in the box. I noted there were no thread protectors on the inlet and outlet. I give it a quick look over and looked good at first glance. I put it in my hunting camper out in the boondocks 2 hours away. That's when the trouble began. Fitting kept trying to cross thread. After an hour of trying to hook it up, I pulled the whole thing back out of the camper. That's when I noted the water outlet threads was damaged on bottom side where I could not see it. Being hours from a store, I had to pull the outlet off the old tank to replace the bad one. Reinstalled the water heater and it worked like a champ. Fire the guy who is packaging these because they have no clue what they are doing. As for the water heater, It is awesome and works great.

United States on Jun 03, 2020

Bruno migliore: good so far heats up very quick

Canada on Aug 18, 2017

William R. Thorne: I bought this electric water heater for a friend's camper to replace a built-in propane water heater. It works great and heats up water fast. The water heater is used exclusively for washing hands and dishes, so I can't comment on how long the 6 gallons of hot water will last when taking a shower. We used a 12 gauge commercial grade extension cord (also purchased from Amazon) that is wired directly to the water heater and is plugged into a receptical at the RV park where the camper is permanently parked. We merely plug the cord in when arriving at the camper and unplug it when we leave. We will need to drain and add RV antifreeze before winter arrives so the water doesn't freeze in the heater and lines.

United States on Sep 23, 2016

Amazon Customer: seem to have rust come out at use after it sits for more than 2 days and then clears up...

Canada on Sep 21, 2016

Louis Marie Melanson: The water heater met myexpectations.

Canada on Jul 21, 2016

Amazon Customer: Good product, but has no warranty for Canadian consumers which is frustrating.

Canada on Jul 17, 2016

SargentNg: This water heater works great and is constructed very well. I'm using it inline with a large whole house natural gas water heater. The gas water heater is outside on one side of my house and it took forever for the tap water to get hot. My pipes are in the attic so it was easy to install this. I have this right next to shower pipes on a shelf and I get hot water instantly. Before this little water heater runs out of hot water, hot water from the large water heater will start filling it. Where I live, it costs 3x more to use electric over natural gas. If electric is cheaper for you, this water heater or a larger version may be all you need. I'm sure it would fit under large sink enclosures too. This one filled up with water it weighs about 100lbs.

I like the traditional cylindrical water heater format. The parts are all standard water heater parts that you can pick up from any home improvement store. So, the only time I would have to contact Reliance is if the tank starts leaking.

There are ports on top to optionally have the input and output ports on top. I used the top optional hot water port to add a second magnesium anode. I also replace the...

United States on Sep 07, 2014

Joe: I used this water heater in my hunting cabin. I was mounted under the sink in a kitchen base cabinet. It works great and heats up in a reasonable amount of time. I gave it 4 stars because it doesn't have an adjustable temp on the water and because everytime I start up from cold, the pressure relief valve leaks until the water heater reaches temp. Not deal breakers and the heater is a really good buy.

United States on Apr 20, 2012