That's what I'm talking about. My buddy was tell me about that place and said It was mad cheap.View attachment 677317 View attachment 677316 Tractor supply
Anything is better than nothing my man. If I can recover any amount of that heat I'm losing it's a win in my book you know. I'm already paying for it . You're basically describing how we plumb in our commercial master mixing valves and multiple water heaters. The idea being that The tempered water is still warmer then the 55 degree water coming from the street. Ultimately the water heater is heating less and actually becoming more efficient. If i can get in my permanent residence i can try all sorts of stuff. I'll have all these systems where all i have to do is switch the hoses. Definitely going to do a snow melt system for sureCould you reuse a smaller hot water heater? I'd think a 20 gallon would do it. Plumb it into the cold water side of your existing hot water heater with a back flow valve so you don't lose your hot water in your regular tank. A small circulator would probably be enough.
Then If you could figure out a way to get some sort of thermostat switch to kick on a second pump to feed a radiator upstairs. Not sure the amount of heat you will accumulate but the first precharge tank could get temps to 100 degrees I'd assume. So if you set it a touch lower it would kick the excess heat into your house.
Lol yeah super excited I can tell. You going to help me install it? We can fly around the country and we'll be the new green energy crew. I do like the radiant floor...that would be like the perfect temperature.Driveway, roof, radiant floor oh yeah I'm excited for you.
Yeah now you got me thinking LOL A three-way valve would be perfect for the situation. Well I'm off to the lab to get a little inspiration with some illuminauto # 10Could you reuse a smaller hot water heater? I'd think a 20 gallon would do it. Plumb it into the cold water side of your existing hot water heater with a back flow valve so you don't lose your hot water in your regular tank. A small circulator would probably be enough.
Then If you could figure out a way to get some sort of thermostat switch to kick on a second pump to feed a radiator upstairs. Not sure the amount of heat you will accumulate but the first precharge tank could get temps to 100 degrees I'd assume. So if you set it a touch lower it would kick the excess heat into your house.
@Rebel can we get a cobbler badge for people that build their own lights?
@Rebel sir, brother, friend, Druid is right. The diyers are feeling a bit depressed with the lack of badge motivation lol.