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Where I live, few installers have specialized in heat pump water heaters, and it's still seen as a niche technology. This means the cost increase compared to a
by cool_dude85 2y ago
Where I live, few installers have specialized in heat pump water heaters, and it's still seen as a niche technology. This means the cost increase compared to a standard electric or gas water heater is high and installation issues are common. You also run into a lot of situations where the water heater is placed in conditioned space which makes any energy savings a lot more sketchy.
Adding different systems to the mix, to where we now need the HVAC guy, plumber, etc. to all set up a working system together seems like a recipe for disaster.
- smileysteve 2y ago> You also run into a lot of situations where the water heater is placed in conditioned space which makes any energy savings a lot more sketchy. Assuming these were the prior positions of a non heat pump system, you've gone from creating heat to transferring heat; while both radiate heat, the heat pump is much closer to net 0.