{"id":79424,"date":"2026-02-07T05:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/890248327"},"modified":"2026-02-07T05:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:06:36","slug":"little-known-plumbing-tech-gains-popularity-as-us-homeowners-see-major-bill-savings-three-times-more-energy-efficient-than-traditional-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/little-known-plumbing-tech-gains-popularity-as-us-homeowners-see-major-bill-savings-three-times-more-energy-efficient-than-traditional-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Little-known plumbing tech gains popularity as US homeowners see major bill savings: &#8216;Three times more energy-efficient than traditional [models]&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"theco-ads-after-featured-image theco-target\" id=\"theco-2806391489\" data-theco-trackid=\"66778\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9896486996956-0\">  googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot( &#8216;\/22934660287\/article-page-image&#8217;, [300,250], &#8216;gpt-ad-9896486996956-0&#8217; ) .addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting( &#8216;tags&#8217;, [&#8216;green-tech&#8217;, &#8216;change-the-way-you-use-electricity&#8217;, &#8216;and-water&#8217;, &#8216;cala-systems-worlds-smartest-water-heater&#8217;, &#8216;clean-energy&#8217;, &#8216;gas&#8217;, &#8216;heat-pumps&#8217;, &#8216;home&#8217;, &#8216;home-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;opportunities&#8217;, &#8216;solar-panels&#8217;, &#8216;tech-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;upgrade-to-a-heat-pump-water-heater&#8217;, &#8216;waste-less&#8217;, &#8216;news&#8217;] ).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true); window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {}; const timers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers; timers[&#8216;gpt-ad-9896486996956-0&#8217;] = setTimeout( function () { const id = &#8216;gpt-ad-9896486996956-0&#8217;; document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 1000 ); if ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotRequested&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { return; } clearTimeout( timers[id] ); timers[id] = setTimeout( function () { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 2500 ); } ); googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotResponseReceived&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] !== &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { clearTimeout( timers[id] ); delete ( timers[id] ); } if ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); } } ); window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true; } googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display( &#8216;gpt-ad-9896486996956-0&#8217; ); } );\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.thecooldown.com\/actions\/upgrade-to-a-heat-pump-water-heater\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heat pump water heaters<\/a> are transforming how Americans heat their water at home, delivering major energy savings and reducing their homes&#8217; environmental impacts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The technology works by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/heat-pump-water-heater-calculator-how-much\/\" target=\"_blank\">moving<\/a> existing heat from the air into water tanks instead of creating heat through combustion. 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