Water Heater Standards Briefing

Produce a customer-facing briefing that converts the two looming federal water heater efficiency deadlines — the **October 6, 2026 commercial condensing-only standard** and the **May 6, 2029 residential heat-pump standard for electric storage units over 35 gallons** — into a clear "replace now vs. wait" recommendation tailored to one customer, one piece of existing equipment, and one site condition. This is the conversation that hits a plumbing shop's phones every time a homeowner reads a news headline about "water heater rule changes" or every time a property manager has a unit that is on its last legs and is trying to decide whether to like-for-like replace before the rules change or jump ahead to the new standard.