Flanzer home

Overview

Eliminating their use of fossil fuels to improve the environment and their health is important to the Flanzer family, and they felt that switching their energy use to all electric was the best step in that direction. First, they replaced their gas water heater with an electric heat pump water heater. It was an easy decision, since their gas unit was nearing its end of life and BayREN and Peninsula Clean Energy had rebates for switching. After researching brands and models, they installed the Sanden (Sanco) 83-gallon heat pump water heater. Although more expensive than other units, it was their best option. They were working with a very tight space in a laundry room, and the two-piece design allowed them to house the tank indoors and the heat pump outdoors on the back side of the house. Additionally, the noise and cool air from the heat pump are out side. The Sanden also uses carbon dioxide as the refrigerant, which will not create any greenhouse gases, even at end of life. They used Building Efficiency to install it for them.