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It takes 61 kWhr to heat up 250 gallons from 90 to 190F. | It takes 61 kWhr to heat up 250 gallons from 90 to 190F. | ||
[[Senville Aura]] puts out 24000 BTU or 7kW. | [[Senville Aura]] puts out 24000 BTU or 7kW. This would be 3 hours of heating with 20kW of solar, but given that winter sun may be sparse, this may be much less in practice. | ||
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It takes 61 kWhr to heat up 250 gallons from 90 to 190F.
Senville Aura puts out 24000 BTU or 7kW. This would be 3 hours of heating with 20kW of solar, but given that winter sun may be sparse, this may be much less in practice.