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Posted by on November 4, 2007, 8:07 am
> > I'm trying to come up with a design which incorporates a single
> > tankless heater that heats both domestic water and a closed loop
> > radiant heat system. I've seen it done but not the design involved
> > too many componants to make it reliable.
>
> > Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>
> I've seen it done, but the first thing you need to do is figure out what
> your heat demands are for both systems. Basically if you have a small
> structure with one or two tenants, you could get away with using a tankle=
ss
> water heater for the radiant floor heat and in the loop you can use a he=
at
> exchanger for your domestic hot water. In most cases with larger homes a=
nd
> higher hot water demands, you'll find that you're better off with two
> separate heaters, unless you use a heater that has two separate in/out..
> One important thing to remember is that the piping for each system must
> remain separate. In other words you can't use the water from the floor h=
eat
> as domestic hot water.
>
> --
> hawgeye =A9
Not sure where you live but around were we use clycol in our floor
heat as if power were to go off you would frezze the syteme also The
tankless would run more than reguler tank as it would be doing more
than it was designed for so your power savings gone, Also check to see
if warranty would cover it
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