Water heaters
Bradford White AeroTherm Series G2 Heat Pump Water Heater, 50 gal
Prices are the equipment only — the appliance, before install labour. Every product in this catalogue currently has at least one real, seller-observed equipment price (see the SKU verification and price observation notes on each product). Get contractor quotes for the install itself, especially for anything needing new electrical circuits or condensate drainage.
Bradford White's second-generation heat pump water heater, launched July 2025, with the ICON control system and app connectivity. The highest UEF in our catalogue at 3.89.
Our take
Bradford White sells wholesale-only, which the trade generally reads as a sign the brand is optimising for installer relationships over consumer marketing. The G2 platform is new enough — about a year in the field as of this writing — that there isn't yet an independent owner track record to check the efficiency numbers against. Treat it as a strong spec sheet with an unproven field history, not a known quantity.
Best for
Buyers working with a plumber who already stocks Bradford White, wanting the newest platform on the market.
Watch out for
Too new for a real owner reliability record. This exact 10-year-warranty SKU has also shown backorder delays at some sellers — confirm current stock before counting on a install date.
What sellers are actually charging
Real listings, read on the date shown — none currently in stock at the observed price. Prices change — click through to check before you act on any of them.
| Seller | What you get | Price | Stock | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SupplyHouse.com
online retailer |
equipment system | $2,484 | out of stock | 2026-08-16 |
Equipment price is not installed price. The listings above are what the hardware costs. Installation — labour, electrical, refrigerant lines, permits, removing the old system — is typically a similar amount again, and varies more between contractors than between brands. Where we have an installed figure it is labelled as such and comes from someone who actually installs.
What owners and installers report
Collected from trade forums, owner communities and video reviews. Every report links to the original. We synthesise and quote briefly — we don't republish other people's writing.
Reliability and failures
What breaks, when, and how often — from people several years in.
Two years after installing a Bradford White AeroTherm 50-gallon HPWH, the owner had the lower electric heating element replaced (confirmed defective, about one year in) and the drip tube replaced (confirmed defective, about two years in); the unit still can't meet a 2-person household's minimal hot water demand and now throws a recurring 'FI' fault code, which other posters associate with a refrigerant/compressor problem. Multiple experienced posters, including a GBA Expert Member, rejected undersizing as the cause and said the unit is broken -- 50 gallons should comfortably cover this usage. Attribution caveat: the thread never confirms 'G2' specifically (vs. the earlier AeroTherm generation), so this is matched to the current G2 SKU on continuous product-line naming, not a confirmed model number.
“I was surprised the lower tank heating element was not working less than one year after installation, and the dip tube less than 2 years after installation.” — mclola homeowner, 2024-06-02
Heat Pump Water Heater inadequate – looking for solutions · GreenBuildingAdvisor Q&A · 2024-06-02 · read it in context
Brand-level aggregate sentiment for Bradford White skews negative (pilot-light, tank-leak and warranty-labor complaints); one reviewer's complaint specifically named an 'Aerotherm hybrid model' with sensor failures, but did not specify G1 vs. G2, install date, or capacity. The AeroTherm G2 launched July 2025 and no independent owner threads naming it specifically were found as of this check — treat this product as too new for a real owner reliability record, not as trouble-free.
Bradford White — ConsumerAffairs aggregate reviews · ConsumerAffairs reviews · 2026-01-01 · read it in context
On a 2019 HVAC-Talk thread about air-to-water heat pumps, a forum member reported owning a Bradford White AeroTherm heat pump water heater for a little over three years and being very happy with its performance. No household size, tank gallons, or generation given -- a December 2019 purchase (about three years earlier) most likely predates the current AeroTherm G2 line, so this is filed at the category level as a general brand-reliability data point rather than pinned to a specific product.
“I have a Bradford White Aerotherm heat pump water heater and have had it for a little over 3 years and have been very happy with its performance.” — jdaley, 2019-12-10
Reported on the AeroTherm Series G2 line; size not stated — included here because it's the same family and counts toward the totals above.
Air to water heat pump · HVAC-Talk · 2019-12-10 · read it in context
Running cost as experienced
Bills owners report after switching, against what they expected.
Thin evidence — too few independent reports to call this a pattern. Shown because it may still be worth asking your contractor about.
A HeatingHelp: The Wall poster reported paying $450 (after a Minnesota efficiency rebate) for an 80-gallon Bradford White AeroTherm HPWH that replaced two propane-fired atmospheric water heaters, cutting the water-heating bill from about $1,200/year (two propane units) to about $170/year. Self-reported, not independently metered, but the specific dollar figures suggest a real installed system rather than a marketing estimate. Attribution caveat: posted December 2021, so it's uncertain whether the unit was the current 'G2' revision or an earlier version of the AeroTherm line; matched to the G2 SKU on continuous product-line naming, not a confirmed model number -- same caveat as the other AeroTherm claim already in this catalog.
“We paid $450 for our 80 gallon Bradford White Aerotherm heat pump water heater after the rebate. It replaced two propane fired atmospheric vented water heaters. Approx $1200 a year for the two vs $170 a year for the heat pump water heater.” — jinbtown, 2021-12-01
Reported for Bradford White AeroTherm Series G2 Heat Pump Water Heater, 80 gal, not this exact model — included here because it's the same family and counts toward the totals above.
Thoughts on practicality of "combi" boiler systems · HeatingHelp — The Wall · 2021-12-01 · read it in context
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Compare against
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GE Profile GeoSpring Smart Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater, 50 gal
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GE Profile GeoSpring Smart Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater, 80 gal
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Rheem ProTerra Hybrid Heat Pump Water Heater, 50 gal
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Before you buy this
Ask for the first-hour rating, not just tank size, and check it against your household's simultaneous demand — showers and laundry at the same time — rather than headcount alone. If it's a heat pump water heater, confirm the room has enough air volume (or a duct kit) that it won't spend winter on resistance backup, and that there's a real route for condensate, not just a nearby floor drain. Confirm the panel has spare 240V capacity. And if you're removing a gas unit that shared a flue with a furnace, ask what happens to that flue once your water heater's draft is gone — an orphaned flue can backdraft.