Measure Guideline: Heat Pump Water Heaters in New and Existing Homes

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1036392· OSTI ID:1036392

Shapiro, C; Puttagunta, S; Owens, D

This Building America Measure Guideline is intended for builders, contractors, homeowners, and policy-makers. This document is intended to explore the issues surrounding heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) to ensure that homeowners and contractors have the tools needed to appropriately and efficiently install HPWHs.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1036392
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-5500-53184; DOE/GO-102012-3456; KNDJ-0-40342-00; TRN: US201206%%397
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Work performed by Steven Winter Associates, Inc. of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BUILDERS
COMPRESSION
CONTRACTORS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EVALUATION
HEAT PUMPS
HOT WATER
HOUSEHOLDS
MAINTENANCE
PERFORMANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
RELIABILITY
WATER HEATERS
WATER HEATING
heat pump water heater
basement
usage patterns
electric resistance backup