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Sucks for the “free” cooling we get from cool tap water. Takes a little load off the water heater I do have to admit. Unless you have a heat-pump based system,
by Scoundreller 4y ago
Sucks for the “free” cooling we get from cool tap water.
Takes a little load off the water heater I do have to admit. Unless you have a heat-pump based system, which is the trend…
- freshpots 4y agoIt has nothing to do with tap water, they provided false information. It is pulling cold water from the lake, running it through heat exchangers throughout the system, then the cold liquid at each system is used to cool the buildings, etc. The slightly warmer water goes back into the lake, not into the drinking water system.
- Scoundreller 4y agoIncorrect. The heat exchangers are a part of the city water intake. Edit: looks like a bit of both? See pg. 6: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/963d-ppfa-dlwc-ea-pic-panels.pdf https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/963d-ppfa-... Though the city drinking water is pulled from deeper out so probably that supply is cooler to begin with: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/963d-ppfa-dlwc-ea-pic-panels.pdf https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/963d-ppfa-...