Rheem AmbiPower Heat Pump 280e
Published data
Specifications
- Model
- AmbiPower 280e (A551E280R5)
- Capacity
- 280 litres
- Efficiency
- COP 5.2 at 19°C air, measured over the whole heat-up
- Works down to
- -6°C
- Dimensions
- 696 w x 1832 h x 725 d
- Output
- 2.4 kW
- Type
- Monoblock heat pump
- Installation
- Outdoor
Figures are the manufacturer's published data for this model. Delivered across Auckland for a flat $30. Delivery details.
The highest published COP of anything we supply, at 5.2. Read that figure with its conditions: Rheem measure at 19°C air over the whole heat-up, Rinnai quote 4.7 at 19°C, and Haier quote theirs at 20°C, so the three are close but not measured identically. Recovery is slower than the Haier, so it suits a household that spreads its hot water use rather than one that showers back to back.
Not sure if it will fit?
Measure the space you have and allow extra around the tank for the valves and pipework, and above it for the element and anode.
Drawn from the front. It is 725 mm deep. Allow room around it for the valves and pipework, and clearance above for servicing.
Need installation?
A cylinder has to be connected by someone licensed. We are, and we do it ourselves rather than passing you to a contractor.
Get an installation quoteManufacturer's guide
Clearances, valve requirements and the electrical supply, straight from Rheem. Worth reading before you book anyone in.
Rheem AmbiPower 280e — product page and documentsTrade price, not retail
We buy on a plumbing trade account. The price above is what we pay plus our margin. There is no showroom markup in it.
Returns
Faulty or wrongly supplied, we sort it. We do not take cylinders back for a change of mind. A restocking fee applies if we agree to one as a one-off. Read the terms.
Rheem AmbiPower: 7 year cylinder, 3 year cylinder labour, 3 years on the sealed refrigeration system, 1 year parts.
Commercial installs get less. The figures above are for a single family dwelling. Renting the house out does not change that, and neither brand decides it by who lives there. What does change it is the use, or one cylinder serving more than one dwelling: a salon, a catering kitchen, a care facility, a block of flats on a single cylinder. In those cases the manufacturer's cover drops to 3 year cylinder, 1 year cylinder labour, 1 year parts, 1 year on the sealed system.
The labour cover depends on who installs it. Manufacturers only honour it when the cylinder was connected by a licensed plumber. We are one, so if we fit it the full warranty stands.
Other options this size range
- Dimensions
- 600 dia x 1658 high
- Capacity
- 200 litres (195 L stored)
- Type
- Monoblock heat pump
- Noise
- 43 dB at 1 m
7 year cylinder warranty
Heat Pump Cylinder 200L
2–3 bedroom homes
- Dimensions
- 600 dia x 1951 high
- Capacity
- 250 litres (246 L stored)
- Noise
- 43 dB
7 year cylinder warranty
Heat Pump Cylinder 250L
3–4 bedroom homes
- Dimensions
- 710 dia x 1941 high
- Capacity
- 330 litres
- Noise
- 47 dB
7 year cylinder warranty
Heat Pump Cylinder 330L
4–5 bedroom homes