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I'll never give up gas utilities in my home: cooker, heating system, boiler. These are negligible when it comes to the environment. Maybe go after the actual cu

• sundaeofshock 5y ago
  I’d ask you to at least consider replacing your gas hot water heater with a heat pump hot water heater. Good for the environment and will save you significant money at the same time. https://www.bobvila.com/articles/heat-pump-water-heaters/ https://www.bobvila.com/articles/heat-pump-water-heaters/
  • theNJR 5y ago
    From that article, you need to install it in a 700+ sqft location. That’s a pretty big garage.
    • Syonyk 5y ago
      You don't. You simply need to add additional venting area if it's in a smaller space. Check the manuals for them, not the poorly written articles. ;) Many places (and just about everywhere without a basement or attached garage) have water heaters closed up in tight spaces. A heat pump heater won't work there, but if you add some vents to the door so it can exchange air with the rest of the house, they're just fine. Or, depending on where you live, you might consider venting it to the attic - if you have an attic that runs hot, "extracting heat directly from it into the hot water and then cooling the attic" is a good use of time.