This is a great little heater. My camper came with one installed when I purchased it 8 years ago. No telling when that one was bought. Mine stopped working, so I got a new one. It came with clear directions; easy to remove the old one and hook up this one to the already existing PEX piping, Watched several YouTube videos about this little heater before in stalling it myself. (female 73 yrs,) If one doesn't have the PEX piping, there are videos for that also. Mine lived a nice long productive life considering I have well water and did not know to flush it out once a year. It gives me instant hot steaming water at the sink, hot enough to make tea and instant coffee. I love it. I had the option to clean or replace the corroded heating rods, but considering the low price I simply replaced the entire heater.

It's earth day and appropriately so I decided to weigh in on the reviews. I've had my Ariston 2.5 gallon water heater installed (I did this personally, big fan of DIY projects) for 4 mos. As an avid cook, I am constantly needing short bursts of hot water to rinse my hands, clean utensils, rinse wine glasses, etc. This is the solution. Never a better home improvement idea has been fulfilled that I can even compare to installing this water heater. Because this is a tank, it can provide water at a very low pressure/volume. The sort of low volume that would otherwise not trigger many tankless water heaters to start heating. More importantly, no more grief as you wait endlessly for the water to get hot. Most people aren't even aware that their dishwashers/washing machines are filling up with cold water (on the "HOT" water setting) because the water from the line is not hot yet and the machine will most likely be full by the time the water is hot. I have my tank connected to my incoming hot water line (from the tankless main unit outside my house) to my kitchen sink/dishwasher using a "T" adapter. I power both with a single outlet also with an adapter. The two can run simultaneously as I've discovered without tripping the breaker. This is truly a great product. It has performed flawlessly, it's compact and genuinely attractive.  There's no noise while it's heating up the water and it maintains temperature really well. The other cool thing is that if I'm needing more than (2.5 gallons) what's in the tank, the refill water flowing into it (from my tankless main water heater) will be hot by then. Saves money and electricity, wear and tear, etc.  Again, in my case, this unit serves as a flow through ('in line") source of hot water. Before purchasing this, I ran the sink until the water was adequately hot and discovered over two gallons of water went down the drain.  In a kitchen, it's really common to require incremental and low volume hot water. Constantly waiting and wasting just to do a quick rinse of your hands is enough to justify adding this to your life. However, saving water and adding convenience is what sells it. Remember, this unit is not coming up to temperature gradually, it is storing water at a constant temperature. Whether you go this route or choose a mini point of use tankless unit, you get hot water instantaneously. It's a game changer. I've been so happy (and enlightened) with this that I've offered to install one for a relative who has the same water wasting set up. It's one way (as is this review to inspire people to get one of these) to pay forward wisdom that changes the planet for the better. Don't procrastinate. This will be one of the best decisions you'll make to add convenience to your otherwise crazy family life like mine. And you'll be patting yourself on the back wondering why you hadn't done this a long time ago.  Best of luck!!!

This is the second one I've purchased. The first one lasted over 10 years before it finally gave out. And it was my fault for not doing the recommended maintenance regarding the anode rods. Easy to install via the instructions and it heated very quickly. I hope it lasts as long as the first one, and I will do the anode rod replacement from now on. I'm in Orange County, CA and you would not believe the amount of mineral deposits that collected over the years. The heating element was so caked up with deposits I'm amazed it worked for as long as it did. I watched a video and it looks easy enough to check the rod and flush it out, so that will be something I do every 12 to 18 months from now on.

This is a bit of a mixed review.The unit is relatively easy to install and works off 120VAC, which makes it very versatile. Hot water is almost instant and very hot. The downside is that my unit started leaking after 2 years and three months, and required replacement.The good news is that Aniston has a 6-year warranty. I contacted Customer Service and after filling out the required forms and sending in photos, they offered to either replace the unit or refund for "wholesale" value. Because I had already replaced the leaking unit (with the same product) I opted for the refund which was about 80% of what I had originally paid.So, overall, given the affordable price of this unit and the fact that Aniston does a great job honoring their warranty, I would (and did) buy this unit again. Just be aware that you may need to replace the unit every couple of years.

I needed a water heater or my ADU and did a bunch of research about the types, sizes etc. I came across this product ans was very hesitant since it was only 8 gallon and I wasn't sure if this would sure if it would be enough for the sink and shower.I decided to try it since it was literally my only option. The product works great, I get hot water instantly and since it was installed next to the sink and shower, there is no time delay for water to get from the tank to the sink or shower. On average, it starts running out of hot water abut 7-8 minutes into a shower but that is a long shower and this way, I am forced to save water. If I use the sink, I may need to wait about 10 minutes for the tank to fill up and heat up again but I have had it a little over a year now and I love it!