Heat pump water heater

Hi all,

Does any one use a heat pump water heater?

I am looking at the Dux subzero and the Rheem.

How quite is 50db? are they ok or is that noisy?

Cheers

Hi metter, we have the Dux, not sure when you are looking to purchase - we are moving in next week, so will be able to report back as to quiteness in a couple of weeks....

50dbi is like a normal voice level.

Solar is much quieter and lots cheaper to run.

Here is an article on how heat pumps work -

http://www.ata.org.au/wp-content/projects/ata_heat_pump_report.pdf

Some decibel ratings:
0 db Threshold of hearing
30 db Whisper
40 db Buzz of mosquito
50 db Normal conversation
70 db Vacuum cleaner
100 db Subway or power mower
120 db Rock concert
130 db Jackhammer or machine gun
150 db Nearby jet plane


http://acoustics.soldatagroup.com/SOLDATA/Soldata_vib_uk.nsf/site/Noise--vibration-training.Decibels

Steve