The Reliance series is a heat pump hot water heater that uses surrounding air to heat up the water for your home. A. O. Smith high-efficiency electric heat pump water heaters provide an energy-efficient and innovative water heating solution for your home. Features, including a user-friendly display, vacation mode, and a heavy-duty anode that protects your tank. System can be monitored and controlled by a app on your phone!

Electric heat pump tank water heaters are built to be the most efficient tank water heater on the market. Engineered to utilize your home’s electricity along with heat pump technology, the A. O. Smith line of hybrid heat pumps provide up to a 3.45Uniform Energy Factor (UEF) rating, which conserves energy and is ENERGY STAR® certified.

A fan at the top of the hybrid electric heat pump tank water heater pulls air from the surrounding space through an evaporator. Refrigerant in the evaporator absorbs heat from the air. The refrigerant runs through a compressor, which raises the temperature and pressure. Finally, the heated refrigerant is passed through the condenser coil around the tank and transfers the heat to the water. So, rather than using only the electricity in your home to heat the water, A. O. Smith hybrid heat pump water heaters utilize heat within your home to heat the water in your tank.