Rheem Low Pressure Wetback cylinders can reduce your hot water heating costs by supplementing your hot water needs. Because wood is a renewable energy source, wetbacks can also reduce the environmental impacts of your hot water heating.
Rheem Low Pressure Copper Wetback cylinders come in a range of sizes and configurations to suit the needs of most Kiwi homes looking to install or replace a wetback water heater*.
Features
- Sizes range from 135L to 270L
- Options for left hand, right hand or bottom entry wetback connections
- A model to suit most replacement solutions
- Products in stock - no need to pre-order
*Many councils have clean air requirements in place for urban areas. Check which fires and wetbacks you can install in your local city, district or regional council.
How they work
Wetbacks are a low pressure water heater designed with extra connections for supplementary heating. That means a pipe arrangement that fits in the back of a heat source (often a firebox). Water from your hot water cylinder is circulated through these pipes, sometimes by a small pump, and is heated using some of the heat from the fire. When connected to an appropriate burner, a wetback provides a boost to water heating during the coldest parts of the year. Rheem wetback water heaters are ideal for colder climates where space heating is used frequently.