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Heat-pump water heaters are a winner for the climate — and your wallet (www.canarymedia.com)
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[–] orrk@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

your energy calculations are forgetting the energy cost of the pre-heated water, it's the appliance equivalent of an offshore tax haven!

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do European homes not have hot water heaters?

[–] Liquid_Fire@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

They do, they're just not connected to the dishwasher so don't need to be factored into its energy usage.