Rinnai Condensing Water Heaters
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Rinnai Condensing Water Heaters: buyer's guide
Rinnai offers 1 condensing water heaters model in the lineup we track. This page is the Rinnai-specific cut of the broader Condensing Water Heaters water heaters category — same product class, narrowed to the Rinnai catalog only.
About Rinnai
<p>Rinnai's water heaters lineup is one of the most-shopped in the category — and there are concrete reasons it stays that way year after year. This page is the complete index of every Rinnai water heaters model we currently track, with verified specifications, current Amazon pricing, aggregated ratings, and head-to-head comparison links against the strongest competitors in each price tier. Before you start filtering, the next several minutes will give you the context you need to make a confident pick.</p> <h2 id="brand-overview">About Rinnai in water heaters</h2> <p>Rinnai entered the water...
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Rinnai Condensing Water Heaters models we track
- Rinnai RUC98i Ultra Series Condensing Tankless Water Heater (RUC98i) — Ultra Series 98k BTU condensing tankless — Rinnai's pre-Sensei condensing line. 9.4 GPM, PVC venting, no built-in recirc. Common pick when an installer has RUC...
Other Condensing water heaters brands
If you're cross-shopping condensing water heaters beyond Rinnai, the following brands also ship in this category:
- Rheem Condensing
- Bradford White Condensing
- Ruud Condensing
- Navien Condensing
- Noritz Condensing
- Richmond Condensing
- Lochinvar Condensing
- Takagi Condensing
About Condensing Water Heaters water heaters
Condensing water heaters extract additional heat from the flue gas before exhausting it — increasing UEF efficiency from typical 0.62–0.67 (atmospheric) up to 0.84–0.97 (condensing). The technology requires sealed-combustion 2-pipe PVC venting and a condensate drain (the recovered heat condenses water vapor from the flue gas, which must drain to a floor drain or condensate pump).
For typical 3–4 person households on natural gas:
- Atmospheric gas tank (0.62 UEF): $280–$380/year operating
- Condensing gas tank (0.84 UEF): $200–$280/year operating
- Condensing gas tankless (0.96 UEF): $180–$260/year operating
Condensing tank vs atmospheric tank: $80–$120/year savings. Over a 12-year...
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