i bought a gas water heater this year. my old one was leaking with no way to stop the leak without turning off water to the house. to put in a heat pump water h

i bought a gas water heater this year. my old one was leaking with no way to stop the leak without turning off water to the house. to put in a heat pump water heater ($5-6k) and get the subsidies ($4-5k) i would also need to hire an electrician. and get permits. to run a high voltage dedicated line. this would have taken weeks to schedule and complete and cost nearly $10k upfront with maybe half getting paid back later. not exactly a good solution with leaking water i paid $2700 and had it done the same day