I changed out both elements in my electrc water back in late August. Had to change the bottom one out again today.

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    And so we come to the eventual argument. An electric water heater is going to keep a jug of water in your house hot by running off and on all day forever. Where did that electricity come from?

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      Where did that electricity come from?

      Please stop the climate denier arguments. Even if it was a gas power plant, it would be still more efficient than your little home gas heater and this gap gets wider and wider when we add more and more renewables to the energy mix.

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      In my case, a mix of fossil fuel and renewable resources that on the whole are significantly less carbon-intensive per unit of energy than straight up burning methane in my house

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        9 hours ago

        I wish we had European style water heaters at the tap. But that’s not safe. You should see what I find in hospital infrastructure.

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          Oh I used to work at a hospital that was built in the 60s and know full well what sort of asbestos-laden Frankenstein’s monster they become over time