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Worth remembering that you don't need the server to completely heat the water to shower temperature. You can get it part way there, and then it will take less h
by mabbo 4y ago
Worth remembering that you don't need the server to completely heat the water to shower temperature. You can get it part way there, and then it will take less heat to get the water heater the rest of the way.
I could imagine a future where every house has something like this partially heating their water and air before the real heating system is applied.
- thatwasunusual 4y ago> I could imagine a future where every house has something like this partially heating their water and air before the real heating system is applied. This is really important. Where I live - Oslo, Norway - we have a sun thermal collector-thingy[0] on the roof which _aids_ in heating up other stuff. Surely, it needs to be a fire nearby to heat the water enough to have a comfortable shower, but we save approx. $20K yearly[1] on energy costs with this solution. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_collector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_collector [1] I live in a housing association with 60 other families in the same building, so needless to say the savings would be a lot less if I lived on my own in one house. :)
- imhoguy 4y agoThis is why placing server pretty much anywhere in the well insulated house during cold months contributes to overall heat sum. The only problem is in hot months where that extra heat needs to be removed from the living space. Some inner house heat pump solution could collect that air heat and concentrate it in the water tank.
- mabbo 4y agoIsn't that what this product is doing though?