I have seen all sorts of devices. One guy had a stacked version of the 55 gallon drum stove kit in his basement. Nothing combustable around them, but I wouldn't have wanted the thing in my house. He did what I have seen others do in the winter and that is to run Cu coils around the stove to heat water. Solar works well if you receive enough sun, we don't up here. Despite that, I have seen a number of water heaters on the roof or stand alone built from black PE or PVC, primarily to heat in-ground pools. In my area, we are offered time-of-use electric meters that have an off-peak rate of around 5 cents a kwh. I bought an 80 gallon energy saver electric hot water heater and timed it to run strictly during the off-peak hours. No fire to tend or cloudy days to contend with. Heats well too!

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