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> 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
by 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.