Ecosmart ECO MINI 1 1.5-Gallon 120V Electric Mini Tank Water Heater,White

The Ecosmart mini water heater is a great choice for those sinks that take forever to get hot water. We had our plumber install it under our kitchen sink. The water in the kitchen would take at least 1 minute just to feel warm. It was annoying and wasteful. I stumbled upon these mini heaters on Amazon and decided to give the Ecosmart a try since it had the smallest dimensions. We placed it in the cabinet under our sink right next to the garbage disposal. It fits there well, and leaves behind enough storage space for dish soap, dishwasher pods, garbage bags, etc. The Ecosmart plugs into a regular outlet, and thankfully we already had a free one under the sink.The Ecosmart is very simple to use. It has one knob on the front that controls the temperature. That's it. Unfortauntely, the knob doesn't have any markings to let you know what temperature the water will be, so there will be a little trial and error test period needed. We have ours set to just a little bit past the center line. That gives us water that's very warm, but not scalding hot, and perfect for washing dishes and hands. The front of the unit has two indicator lights; power and heating.The set-up works amazingly well. Now when we turn on the hot water we get hot water in only a couple of seconds, and once the hot water in the Ecosmart's tank starts to deplete, in about 2 minutes, the hot water from the hot water heater has reached the sink, so there are only a few seconds where the water temperature drops a bit. The Ecosmart cycles on and off as needed to keep the water temperature in the tank within your set range throughout the day.All in all... a great solution for instant hot water.

We purchased this hot water heater for our laundry room and it is perfect for washing laundry or clean ups in the utility sink. Hot water recovers quickly and is just what we needed!

We have a tankless gas hot water heater and it took a long time before the water got hot for the kitchen faucet. After reviewing the options, I got the 2.5 gallon model. I got this over another major brand because it occupied less surface area and the sink cabinet was tall enough (need at least 19,5 inches). It was a lot easier to install than what the other reviews would suggest.First, I saw what was under my sink for the hot water supply line. In my case, it was a 3/8 inch where there was a shutoff valve. The supply line would need a 3/8" male and the hot water coming out of the unit would also need the 3/8" male since what I disconnected was a 3/8" female nut.I took the entire unit to a local (major) hardware store to fit and this is what I got. Two 1/2" inch female to 3/8" male (90 degree) stainless steel union. The 1/2" actually measures 3/4" so don't just order without knowing for sure what you have. They make these things very confusing so that plumbers can make a lot of money.One 20 inch long 3/8" male and 3/8" male steel braided hose and one 20 inch? long 3/8" male and 3/8" female stainless steel hose. One 3/4" male PVC 1/2" female union, 1/2" PVC elbow and 3' PVC pipe for the relief valve.Used a special PTFE tape that is easier to work with and costs 3 times more than regular tape. Others use pipe dope (liquid variety). Make sure everything is tight and leak free by running water through it for a while before turning on the unit. You can also damage the unit if you turn on without water running through. I also got GFCI adapter from Amazon and a motion sensor LED puck light that attaches to the metal sink magnetically (puck LED light comes with a magnet). I thought about installing the unit in the crawlspace to also supply other lines but decided against it because I don't know anything about PEX pipes. I also did not supply the dishwasher line for the same reason. My wife loves instant hot water in the kitchen now and I do too. I hope it lasts and stays leak free.

Absolutely amazing find. I have an ultra low flow shower system that I designed and since we run off of limited solar power our requirements were very special. Tankless did not work because they draw 3 * the power and that would put too much strain on our inverter, Plus, the minimum flow rate would not trigger the water heater to turn on. However since a 20 minute shower on my system uses about half a gallon we only have to heat this up to temperature and then turn it off for TWO full showers. And the power consumption, wow, I am ecstatic. I did a quick test, plugged in my shower connection to the inlet and a sink sprayer to the outlet. Let the unit fill up with water before turning it on, plugged in my wattmeter, turn up the dial until the mechanical thermostat kicked in. Current ambient temperature is about 83 degrees and dial kick on at about 50% up so that leads me to believe it can be set to temperatures as low as 60 or 70 degrees if you desired. Back to the meter, I turn the dial up to about 70% then I left it. The heater shut off at exactly 3 minutes later. I didn't think it could be much higher so I tested the water temperature with my infrared gun and it went from 83 degrees to 111 degrees. Absolutely perfect for my use. The meter picked up a total of 0.070 kilowatt-hours! Just 70 Watt hours for an entire shower with hot water. I imagine when ambient temperatures drop down to 50 or so it'll probably use double that. Still just a drop in the bucket though very satisfied. Also the surface temperature of the heater after about 15 minutes still feels exactly the same as ambient temperatures. Doesn't feel warm one bit I noticed there is a little bit of closed-cell foam protruding out of the back holes so this thing must have Top Notch insulation