Now heat pumps are doing the same for water heaters, knocking 50 percent off the bill for heating your water.

However, there are a few hurdles that may deter you from upgrading to a heat pump for your water heater.

Money

A heat pump can double the cost when buying a water heater, so that’s a deterrent.

On the other hand, the heat pump will make the water heater much cheaper to operate. Those savings can repay you for the heat pump, and then you will have years more of savings. On average a family spends about 15 percent of its utility money on water heating. 

You also will be helping the environment; heat pumps exert much less stress on power sources.

And these models tend to last years longer than other systems.

Long-term you will come out ahead.

Requirements

A heat pump water heater needs about 1,000 cubic feet around it to operate properly. Unless you have a roomy building it may not be for you.

The heat pump water heater tends to be slightly noisier than a traditional water heater, so you may want to put it in a basement, a garage or outdoors.

Also, if you have a large family, a heat pump water heater may struggle in cold weather to provide enough hot water.

What’s best for you?

You can fill out this form and get a better idea of whether a heat pump water heater suits your family and your budget. It’s offered through the Department of Energy.

https://basc.pnnl.gov/hpwh_installation_tool

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