Thirsty Boots Nomad
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Thought this was a cool video with an interesting idea for heating through a hot water heater:
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DannyB1954 said:He said he is running antifreeze in the lines to keep them from freezing when turned off. This means the water heater can't be used for anything else, (like heating shower water). My water heater seems to waste as much heat as it uses for making the water hot, ( lots of heat exits the outside heater exhaust). Good that he also has solar because the fans and water pump use electricity. If you already have a water heater that you don't want, It would be an inexpensive mod, (not very efficient however). Would have been less work to install a RV furnace.
GotSmart said:That is a closed system. Not for getting cooking water, but exclusively for heating. I have worked on these before in high end houses, and built one for a N. CA. spa that uses geothermal water to heat the rental rooms.
It looks fairly efficient but I am not sure how he vents the water heater.
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