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2oldsoulsinanewworld t1_iua1iok wrote

Reply to comment by F-21 in New World Conquest, British gas cooker manufactured 1972 & still in daily use by TheRealArb

There is in places in California don't remember off the top of my head but I think new construction in Sacramento is not allowed to have gas supplied to a single family home.

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limpymcforskin t1_iuchwuh wrote

Really no need for gas in the vast majority of Cali. Heat pumps are much more efficient and can easily run year around there.

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2oldsoulsinanewworld t1_iud8i3u wrote

True but for cooking, hot water heating and clothes drying I thought gas was the way to go for overall minimal environmental impact. I may not be properly informed as things may have changed with with more recent technology. Plus the last I heard California still having rolling Brown and blackouts and they're pushing to make everything all electric and it just doesn't seem feasible on the timeline that they are going for.

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limpymcforskin t1_iue0hxe wrote

Look Into Rheem hybrid hot water heaters. I have one and it's a 50 gallon and with two people in the home it costs about 100 bucks a year to run. Much cheaper than natural gas. As for dryers I'm not sure.

Also gas cooking is the most inefficient type of cooking there is. With gas it's estimated only around 70% of the energy is transferred to the pan itself. With induction it's in the 90+% range.

Also no vents needed for either of those

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