water heater install: Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters
- 01/07/18 10:59 AM
Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters
Chelan Home Inspections
I think we will see more and more of these Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) as the energy code requires to achieve a certain amount of energy credits based on structure size.
http://www.energy.wsu.edu/Documents/Table_406_2_Energy_Credits_2012_WSEC.pdf
http://www.energy.wsu.edu/BuildingEfficiency/EnergyCode.aspx
With the Wenatchee and Chelan areas being cold during several months of the year planning on the Heat Pump Water heater discharge will need to be considered. These unit discharge cold air as part of the process of extracting heat energy from the surrounding air, just like a heat pump, air conditioner or refrigerator will.
Here is a study that was done in Richland Washington … (2 comments)
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Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters
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