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Preheat cold water using tempering tank |
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Tempering tank located in naturally warm area pre-heats cold water using ground temperature see groundwater temp map Or locate tempering tank in sunny area in warm climates Use old water heater or buy scratch-n-dent 20-30 gallon water heater. Do not connect electricity. Insulate tank and pipes. Copper tubing can be used to make tempering reservoir. Copper lasts longer than steel tank <> 2.5 gallons per 100 feet of 3/4" tube |
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Tempering tank for
tankless
water heater Winter time, customer discovers tankless can not heat water fast enough. Tempering tank can solve problem by pre-heating water before it reaches tankless.
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Troubleshoot Rheem tankless Troubleshoot Bosch tankless Troubleshoot gas water heater |
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 Make
heat exchanger using
lathe or manually
wrap copper around PVC pipeCopper tubing can be used to make tempering reservoir. Copper lasts longer than steel tank <> 2.5 gallons per 100 feet of 3/4" tube |
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 Bock heat exchange
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State high
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Heat Exchanger inside water heater
Bock heat exchanger connects with exterior pipes. Customer can use 2 ways. Remove heat from tank for hydronic baseboard heat read1 -or- input heat from external source to increase temperature of water inside tank read2 read3 State high efficiency gas water heater recycles hot gas from combustion chamber.For high-consumption households. Options vary with no guarantee of net energy gain.
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