Residential water heater shipments fall through August: AHRI
Friday’s release marks the fifth consecutive year when electric water heater shipments outpaced gas shipments in the January to August window
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U.S. shipments of both gas and electric residential storage water heaters from January to August fell compared to the prior year, AHRI data released Friday shows.
What’s happening: Manufacturers shipped nearly 2.8 million residential gas water heaters during the first eight months of this year, down 2.4 percent year-over-year and marking the lowest cumulative total since 2012. That’s also about 125,000 units below the January-to-August average over that span.
- Meanwhile, more than 3.2 million electric water heaters were shipped during the period, down 4.8 percent year-over-year — and the lowest total since 2023.
- AHRI data doesn’t include tankless water heaters.
The big picture: The release marks the fifth consecutive year when electric water heater shipments outpaced gas shipments in the January to August window.
- Of note: Full-year electric water heater shipments crossed five million units for the first time in 2024, and again in 2025 — a milestone gas has yet to reach.
Looking ahead: AHRI will release September’s shipment figures on the second Friday of November.
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