Water heater water is cold ... preheat cold water using staging tank
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During winter, staging tank in basement or crawlspace warms cold water using ground temperature see groundwater temp map
Buy scratch-n-dent 20-30 gallon water heater for staging tank. Do not connect electricity. Insulate pipes.
Net energy gain when staging tank heats from natural ground warmth or heat-pump exchanger or sun exposure
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
Staging tank
for tanklesswater heater
Winter time, customer discovers tankless can not heat water fast enough.
Staging tank can solve problem by pre-heating water before it reaches tankless.
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