I’ve got power in the shop, so the water heater will be at the location where I need the hot water. There’s a frost free hydrant near the shop so getting water to the heater is easy.

Of course the “right” way to do it is trench and plumb to the shop but in order to make that work I need to also finish and heat an insulated area as well as bust up concrete to get water lines from trench to water heater. Maybe one day but for the 3 or 4 times a year I’ll use it that’s a lot more project than is called for.