[Shop-talk] Heat pump water heaters?

[David Scheidt]

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Dave C <cavanadd at frontier.com> wrote:
> I must not get out enough.  I saw an ad for these in tonight's paper.  I
> never knew they existed.  I understand how they work, and I guess if natural
> gas was unavailable and your electricity was really, really expensive, they
> might pencil outr, but it looks to me like a (very complicated) solution
> looking for a problem.

Not exactly related, but GE recently moved the production of their
version of this water heater from China to Kentucky.  The American
made version is 25% cheaper, more reliable, and more efficient.  That
will reduce the payback time quite a bit.

>
> When my (12 year old) propane heater craps out we'll be getting another
> propane heater...
>
> Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.
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