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usefulcat on Jan 9, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Heat pumps, more than you wanted to know (2023)

> UK homes are pretty small, and going to a heat pump system means going back to hot water storage

Why not a tankless water heater? They are quite compact, and can be powered by gas or electricity. Are they just not really a thing in the UK?

Symbiote on Jan 9, 2024 [–]

An electric heater is up to 100% efficient, the idea is to go beyond that with a heat pump — 200%, 300% or more.

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