heat pump water heater retro fit version
Hi, This is fascinating. If a person had the space. heat pump water heater retro fit unit
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The problem with an RV is where does the heat pump scavenge the warm air to heat the water heater? It may be that you are lowering that hard-fought interior temp of the cabin to heat the water. There would definitely be connection issues with this device in an RV, as well.
Heat pumps and residential 40+ gallon tanks are a pretty good fit, especially if the heater is electric. If an owner has Natural Gas water heating and a damp basement, it can also work well as the heat pump acts as a dehumidifier, too. Payback on electric residential water heaters can be as short as 3-5 yrs. Gas water heaters will have a much longer payback on the heat pump. Coupling a heat pump with whole house geothermal to serve both forced air and water heating makes a whole lot more sense and most Mfg's of geothermal solutions are rolling out the auxiliary use for heating water.
Heat pumps and residential 40+ gallon tanks are a pretty good fit, especially if the heater is electric. If an owner has Natural Gas water heating and a damp basement, it can also work well as the heat pump acts as a dehumidifier, too. Payback on electric residential water heaters can be as short as 3-5 yrs. Gas water heaters will have a much longer payback on the heat pump. Coupling a heat pump with whole house geothermal to serve both forced air and water heating makes a whole lot more sense and most Mfg's of geothermal solutions are rolling out the auxiliary use for heating water.
