J
Josepi
Perhaps not a good idea with a septic bed in the winter. Septic systems rely
on some water heat to stay functioning in deep freeze areas. Keep your straw
handy.
Good results have been reported on these by health clubs. The price has
increased a lot indicating they are popular.
What's the real goal?
If you want to take a really long shower without running out of water,
consider a regenerative heat-exchanger on the drain. This recovers a
lot of the heat wasted in the drain water (hot water heating costs
literally 'going down the drain').
I've had this unit for about ten years now and it recovers over half of
the energy used to heat the water. Makes running out of hot water
virtually impossible (I have a tank heater but it has a high recovery
rate and combined with this preheating the incoming water, I've never
had a shower turn cold on me).
http://gfxtechnology.com/contents.html#selection
I have the S4-60 model, but I bought it from a distributor for about
$275 instead of the 'factory direct' price (but that was 10 years ago...)
If, on the other hand, you have some other goal, what is it? Tank-less
can go for days/weeks with no standby losses (except a pilot light if so
equipped). But the up-front costs are higher.
daestrom
on some water heat to stay functioning in deep freeze areas. Keep your straw
handy.
Good results have been reported on these by health clubs. The price has
increased a lot indicating they are popular.
What's the real goal?
If you want to take a really long shower without running out of water,
consider a regenerative heat-exchanger on the drain. This recovers a
lot of the heat wasted in the drain water (hot water heating costs
literally 'going down the drain').
I've had this unit for about ten years now and it recovers over half of
the energy used to heat the water. Makes running out of hot water
virtually impossible (I have a tank heater but it has a high recovery
rate and combined with this preheating the incoming water, I've never
had a shower turn cold on me).
http://gfxtechnology.com/contents.html#selection
I have the S4-60 model, but I bought it from a distributor for about
$275 instead of the 'factory direct' price (but that was 10 years ago...)
If, on the other hand, you have some other goal, what is it? Tank-less
can go for days/weeks with no standby losses (except a pilot light if so
equipped). But the up-front costs are higher.
daestrom