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Originally Posted by rsmurano
Here in Florida it might be a good investment. Your garage is always hot and to use that hot air to create hot water, it would pay for itself in Florida easier than if the residence was in Minnesota. I saw these years ago and was thinking about 1 myself, but they were around $1400.
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There are families with electric water heaters in areas with very cold water and electric costs who spend a lot on heating water because of having many family members who take long showers and baths and lots of hat water washing clothes. I love efficient appliances, but here the water is warmer, I live alone and take one five to ten minute shower a day, do two loads of wash a week, and with cold water, and the 11 cents per kilowatt hour electric cost is low. I pay more for good insulation in a water heater, but a hybrid system just isn’t cost effective. My total electric bill, averages about $80 a month, of which the water is ten to fifteen dollars, maybe. Same with solar electric. The break even point would be over thirty years for some systems.