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=Introduction= | |||
Can hot water heaters also be used for hydronic house heating? | |||
Sure, if they are designed for that. It is not clear how well an on-demand hot water heater would work for powering a hydronic system. | |||
'''Speculation:''' Since on-demand heaters are optimized for on-demand use, they would work but be less efficient than dedicated gas hydronic heaters. Further, a normal hot water heater would probably do well for hydronics. | |||
=Gas Hydronic Heater= | =Gas Hydronic Heater= | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 20 March 2018
Introduction
Can hot water heaters also be used for hydronic house heating?
Sure, if they are designed for that. It is not clear how well an on-demand hot water heater would work for powering a hydronic system.
Speculation: Since on-demand heaters are optimized for on-demand use, they would work but be less efficient than dedicated gas hydronic heaters. Further, a normal hot water heater would probably do well for hydronics.
Gas Hydronic Heater
Electric Hydronic Heater
Hydrogen Hydronic Heaters
Gas Hot Water Heaters
Tank
On-Demand (Tankless)
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