
Ratings & Reviews for A.O. Smith Signature 100 40-Gallon Short 6-year Warranty 3800-Watt Double Element Electric Water Heater
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this water heater for rapid hot water delivery, easy installation, and trusted durability. Most highlight hot water availability within 30 to 90 minutes and note the 40-gallon model suits households of 2-4 people well. Many emphasize straightforward setup even without professional help, with DIY installation frequently mentioned. Reviewers express strong confidence in the product's longevity, citing the 6-year warranty and foam insulation. A small group reports thermostat defects, tank leaks, or pressure valve issues, though these remain infrequent. Overall, most customers consider this a reliable, user-friendly choice.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.working great so far.
Would RecommendI purchased the unit a few day ago. The unit supplied hot water after a few hours of heating up. I am happy with the unit so far. It is a clean and good looking unit
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Junk?
Would Not RecommendPurchased last week and had professionally installed Saturday. Still waiting for the water to heat up. Going to purchase mew elements today, if that doesn't do it, will be returning it along with the bill to install a replacement. (Doubt I get reimbursed, but they need to be aware of my ire...
Thermostats not adjusted and relief valve leaks
Cannot believe the.thermostats are factory set so high the relief valve randomly expels and worst than that placement of the valve is so close to the water lines a proper diverter to bucket cannot eaily be installed this means your brand new water heater is trickling water over itself rusting from both sides and that sucks
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For any brand/model of tank-type water heater, intermittent leakage from the T&P valve is rarely the result of thermostat settings. The problem i... Read More
We like it
Would RecommendWe bought this product in November of last year 2021. So far we like it no complaints.
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Good product at great price
Would RecommendI’ve purchased AOSmith products before. Good quality and durability.
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Great Features
Would RecommendThis hot water heater was installed 2 weeks ago and supplies hot water as needed.
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Easy installation
Would RecommendLast AO Smith lasted 17 years! New water heater slid right into place. Basically a plug-and-play!
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Head the right wattage 3800 hard to find
Would RecommendVery happy with unit works very well good hot water
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Perfect
Would RecommendPerfect size for my laundry room and household size.
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perfect size
Would Recommendvery nice looking water heater. perfect size for a salon
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Very easy to install per instructions
Would RecommendRight size for the space I have. Easy to install. Yeah! We have hot water
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AOSmith
Would Not RecommendI bought one a month ago and it stop working the week of June 5/2020.
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The most common cause of no hot water on a newly installed electric water heater is dry firing. If the elements pulled form a new heater look old and... Read More