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The HPWH Handbook: Optimum Installation Practices and Answers to Lingering Research Questions

Author(s)
Widder Sarah H,
Larson Ben
Organization(s)
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy,
ACEEE,
Cadeo Group LLC,
Ecotope Inc.
Publication Date
Description

Conference paper summarizing the relative performance of currently available Heat Pump Water Heaters  (HPWH) models, the energy implications of different installation locations (garage, basement, or conditioned space) and ducting configurations (exhaust ducting, full ducting, or no ducting), as well as other criteria that may impact the optimal installation and operation of HPWHs in new and existing homes; paper published in the ACEEE 2018 Summer Study on Buildings.