They offer lower utility bills, reduced carbon emissions, and dehumidification! The word is now out, and sales arewith new rebates, mandates, and tax credits expected to drive sales through the roof by the end of the decade. We figured it was a good time to share our experience installing four of them in four different spaces.Heat pumps move heat rather than create it. They pull heat out of the nearby air and use it to warm water.
Heat pump water heaters save so much on utility bills that proactively replacing an inefficient, but still functional, water heater is worthwhile.Our love affair with heat pump water heaters began in late 2017. Our home’s 20-year old gas water heater was nearing its end, and Joe had read about the technological advance of heat pumps for water heating.
For the last six years, this 50 gallon unit has consistently provided plenty of hot water for three showers and six people . The water heater is located in a basement that maintains about 60 degrees all winter, and we’ve consistently operated it in heat pump only mode, which avoids the less-efficient electric resistance backups. We’ve never received a complaint from our family or Airbnb guests who stay in the property.This past summer, we added a fourth heat pump water heater to our collection and became one of the first homes in the country to install a 120-volt plug-in model.