One California homeowner who was trying to think ahead to comply with local legislation was frustrated when their homeowners association decided to stonewall their efforts.
“Given the upcoming ban on gas water heaters (in 2027) and gas furnaces (in 2029), we were hoping to install a heat pump system that replaces both,” they wrote in the r/BayArea subreddit.
“We went through a lengthy process with the HOA and provided a project description, paid for an independent mechanical engineer analysis, and after all of that our HOA said we can’t install the heat pump because a potential hot water leak could damage the roof membrane.”…