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Heat pumps for domestic hot water are basically always storage systems (I have a heat pump storage system and it's excellent). For heating radiators or underflo
by stephen_g 3y ago
Heat pumps for domestic hot water are basically always storage systems (I have a heat pump storage system and it's excellent). For heating radiators or underfloor it does work (and can be incredibly efficient) to do constant flow but it wouldn't work well to do for showers etc.
- shagie 3y agoShowers are also a source of lost energy... flushing all that hot water out of the house. From a few years ago: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/04/your-shower-is-wasting-huge-amounts-of-energy-and-water-heres-what-to-do-about-it/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20... This gets into drain water heat recovery https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/drain-water-heat-recovery https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/drain-water-heat-recovery https://www.kitchenandbathclassics.com/eco-friendly/advanced-plumbing/drain-water-recovery/ https://www.kitchenandbathclassics.com/eco-friendly/advanced...