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My $300 heat pump water heater is saving me money, but my neighbor says his was a total waste.
I installed it last winter and my electric bill dropped about $40 a month, but my neighbor had one fail after 18 months and says the repair cost more than the savings, so what's the real deal on these things for cutting home emissions?
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karen3687mo ago
Ever look into who actually installed your neighbor's unit? A lot of the failures I've read about come from bad installs, not the heat pump itself. If the drain line isn't set right or it's in a cramped space without enough air, it'll die young no matter what brand you buy.
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tyler5067mo ago
Seriously, is one neighbor's bad luck enough to write off the whole idea? Karen368 has a point about install problems being the real killer. Your bill dropped, his unit broke, so maybe the real deal is just finding a good installer who knows what they're doing, right?
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