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> Typically we dump it outside (waste) but we should be heating our hot water tanks, swimming pools, or anything else that needs concentrated heat at the same t
by nfriedly 5y ago
> Typically we dump it outside (waste) but we should be heating our hot water tanks, swimming pools, or anything else that needs concentrated heat at the same time that we're removing it from the indoor air.
My house actually does that!
I had never heard of the idea before moving here, but we have a geothermal system and in addition to the ground loop, it also dumps heat into the hot water heater when cooling the house. (Until the water reaches some maximum temperature.)
- rstupek 5y agoIn order to get the energy credit on install of the geo system the install had to include a hot water heater as part of the install
- BizarroLand 5y agoAnd the cool thing is that the spare "coolness" of the water is released into the air, providing free Air Conditioning while also cheaply heating your water.