Owner Builder with a few Questions

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Originally posted by Nancy Fryhover

Can't you get an exemption to the solar water heater requirement if you have several propane appliances, such as propane water heater, propane range?

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There is an exemption process if you live somewhere with inadequate sun to heat the water. But the bigger question is, why would you opt for fossil fuel when the sun is free? Avoid the up-front cost is probably the answer. Building codes have never had anything to with saving money.