Hi,
I am considering building a tempering tank to warm up the hot water before it enters my electric hot water heater. The wood stove in on the first floor and the water heater is almost directly below in the basement. I have about 2" of space between the stove and brick hearth wall behind it. The temperature of that air space is usually around 120F.
I also thought about taking 50' of 1/2" copper(coil) and mounting on the brick behind the stove and using it instead of tank. I don't want to cut down on the rate of flow too much.... I am well aware of the dangers of steam and pressure and I am not interested in using the woodstove to completely heat the water I just want to warm it up a little bit before it enters the hot water heater. The water entering my hot water tank is about 51F and I figure if I can raise it to 70F that will help save a significant amount of electricity.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I am considering building a tempering tank to warm up the hot water before it enters my electric hot water heater. The wood stove in on the first floor and the water heater is almost directly below in the basement. I have about 2" of space between the stove and brick hearth wall behind it. The temperature of that air space is usually around 120F.
I also thought about taking 50' of 1/2" copper(coil) and mounting on the brick behind the stove and using it instead of tank. I don't want to cut down on the rate of flow too much.... I am well aware of the dangers of steam and pressure and I am not interested in using the woodstove to completely heat the water I just want to warm it up a little bit before it enters the hot water heater. The water entering my hot water tank is about 51F and I figure if I can raise it to 70F that will help save a significant amount of electricity.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks