Huh.
That's too bad...
Maybe they'll finally allow us to have split system heat pump boilers. I always saw the HPWH as a temporary technology, stealing room heat and putting that noise in the living space with low dependability and efficiency. Not unlike CFLs.
They have these out now. Wicked expensive.Pairing split systems to water heating seems pretty compelling.
Read this posting after a long time away, so I may be covering old news, but weren't new US Gov't Efficiency Standards hitting this year that made "simple resistive element" tank water heaters above 50 gallons prohibited?
I recall having a discussion about the proposed standards having 2 big downsides (besides cost):
1. the much thicker insulation made the smaller units much fatter and may prevent replacements from fitting in the same location.
2. any unit bigger than 50 gallons would have to be a HWHP design.
Did those standards never become final?
Can't see how GE could be getting out if they were in place.
Mine too. Before installing the Geospring I was using about 12000 kwh/year, I had a goal of 10,000 through switching to LED bulbs and other efficiency improvements, but two years into having the Geospring, I'm down to less than 8500 kwh/year. It's already more than paid the cost difference, so as long as it stays working, I'm happy.My geospring continues to pump out savings
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