ProTerra 80 Gal. 10-Year Hybrid High Efficiency Smart Tank Electric Water Heater with Leak Detection & Auto Shutoff

Hi YogiBear and thank you for your question. No it will not.

Hi PGEsparky and thank you for your question. Always check with local building and HVAC codes before designing the duct system The water heater may be ducted to the outdoors or another space as described in these instructions. Ducting configurations that does not comply with these guidelines are not supported. DO NOT connect this water heater to existing duct work; it must be ducted separately from other appliances. Ducting approved for HVAC applications is required. Ducting must be adequately supported along both vertical and horizontal lengths. UL Certified terminations must be used for ducting to the outside. These terminations have been evaluated to ensure there is sufficient protection from rain water entry and resistance to air flow is minimized. Indoor registers approved for HVAC applications is required. Rigid ducting must be isolated from floor joists or other structural members to minimize the transmission of noise and vibration. A short section (12 inch minimum) of flexible duct must be used between the water heater and rigid ducting as an isolation method. Every foot of flexible ducting counts as three feet of rigid ducting. Ducting must be insulated per HVAC codes (to prevent condensation). Ensure cold air exhaust is sufficiently away from structures to prevent condensation on surfaces. Maximum heater performance is obtained by lowering the resistance to air flow (regular filter maintenance is beneficial) and providing the unit with warm moist air. Considerations when planning the duct system:  Run the ducting the most direct route possible.  Limit the number of elbows/bends.  Use the largest duct size possible.  Use the largest termination possible.  Consider placement and direction of terminations (reduce recirculation of exhaust into the intake). Calculated length of duct is the length on the inlet plus the length on the outlet. Any combination of duct lengths on the inlet and outlet is supported up to the maximum duct length. You can contact your store, a plumber/hvac technician.

Condensate drain is 4' above the floor, plenty of room for a pump. Water heater can be placed right on the floor.

Hi Bonnie and thank you for your question. Yes it does need it still.

the exhaust air is cool and needs to be vented outside of a house except if the unit is in a gargage it would probably not be a problem...mine is in the garage and I have no issues

If you're installing this in a confined space, you'll have to run some ducting for the heat pump side of things so it can pull in warm air and exhaust the cold air. Other than that, I don't see an issue with it. Worst case, you can run this as a normal electric water heater without the heat pump, but that defeats the purpose of buying this.

This is a hybrid, so in the worst case scenario it will work at least as well as a good electric heater. Having said that, it will work just fine in the winter. Refrigerant boils at a well below freezing which is where the magic happens with heat pumps anyway. This is the same property that allows homes in areas with below freezing temperatures to be heated using a heat pump. You may notice a little more energy consumption in the winter vs summer (although I doubt it given the comparative mildness of the winters in your area) but it will most certainly function just fine.

Hi Rhonda and thank you for your question. The unit requires 240 volts ac.

the cool air created when running might cause mold and meldew to develope