Is the heat pump system continuous/unlimited, or tank-based? I have enjoyed the luxury of never running out of hot water on gas, but weighed against squandering a finite resource and/or destroying the planet it's hardly a necessity for our two-person household.

As for cooking, I've heard nothing but good things about modern induction setups and a rapidly growing body of research highlighting the toxic byproducts of gas stoves/ovens - even when turned off - due to inevitable leaks from imperfect seals and aging equipment.

The last big argument for gas cooking seems to be wok burners, but I just did a quick google and not only is wok induction a thing now, but it looks sci-fi af so I'm here for it. They're not cheap yet, but I imagine that's only a matter of time as adoption picks up.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The heat pump uses a 315L tank. The heat pump only runs during the day, so we either have enough solar power to run it, or cheaper electricity at that time.

We have run out of hot water a few times, but with even minimal planning it's not really a problem.

We decided to get a split heat pump and tank (rather than an integrated system) as they tend to be quieter and more efficient. It's barely audible when standing next to it, and provides a great place to sit in summer.

[–] glittalogik@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Good to know, thanks! Renting atm so we're stuck with whatever we have for now, but I'm keeping a list of nice-to-haves when we eventually buy our own place.