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mem_somerville Jun 21, 2024

June 5. This was the date that my gas water heater gave up. I had to check the date on the photo.

I have spent most of the following 2 weeks trying to convince local plumbers that 120v #heatpump water heaters exist.

I think we had a breakthrough today. I got a spec sheet and a quote.

Now I have to get the electricians in. Still, feels like progress.

#ElectrifyEverything #WithMuchEffortAndPatience
#NeverthelessShePersisted

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mem_somerville Jun 21, 2024

Both the plumber and the electrician did not know these existed. They admitted this to me. Pretty sure they didn't believe me at first. Is #GettingQuotesWhileFemale a thing?

I gave them this video that I thought was really helpful.

#Heatpump #WaterHeater

https://youtu.be/YT0zTRD7N2s?si=zBzoec-usJ9EnmJM

2024 Heat Pump Water Heater Buyers Guide

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Bodhipaksa

@mem_somerville That's really fascinating, thanks. Right now our hot water comes from the oil-fired boiler that heats the house (forced hot water baseboard radiators). It's very expensive to run even in the summer months when we're not heating the house. I don't know if it's possible to use the current boiler just to heat the house and to have a heat pump for water, but I'm going to find out!