Colorado Sustainability 2009 Conference

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Tankless Water Heaters Integrated Hydronic Space Heat & Solar Thermal
Dave Emmitt


Space heating & hot water are the expense of heating homes. Many homes have large, outdated furnaces & to get one of the newer, efficient furnaces, the old furnace needs removed & ends up in a landfill. Using new technology like the tankless water heater, we simply add a hot water coil inside your existing duct system and create a forced air furnace that is less dry, puts out more heat, and is considerably more efficient! Now increased performance and decreased costs have made "solar thermal" a viable option for mechanical applications where energy costs can be substantially reduced. Like most new technologies, many misconceptions exist about solar thermal. When the right technology is implemented correctly, solar thermal can reduce or eliminate heating costs. We provide a laundry list of considerations around solar thermal, where it will work and where it will not.



 


 


     

 


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