[Greenbuilding] Low powered (wattage) water heaters availablethrough Hydro Quebec

[Peter Kidd]

three elements, more fodder for the "triac themostats" discussion.

top inlet and bottom inlet tanks are standard fare, perform differently, 
and the difference is recognized in the applicable Standard for these 
tanks in Canada. Two element, top and bottom are standard.  The 
innovation, is the third element, both the mid location of one element 
and the low wattage of the bottom element.  Hydro Quebec produces no 
tanks, but they have a big research fund.  They studied time of use or 
off-peak a couple of years ago (2000 customer pilot) but no residential 
off-peak is yet available.


> I'm not really interested in this but I did have look at the website 
> and, while I guess Hydro Quebec is a reputable outfit, what they are 
> derscribing has all the smell of a scam. The description of the 
> functions of the elements seems strange. The most bizarre is the patch 
> telling us that the currently available version has the cold inlet at 
> the bottom of the tank. I wonder where the inlet is going to be on the 
> next version.
> It raises two questions:
> Is this the first time they have produced a tank with an element at 
> the top?
> Don't they have off-peak tariffs in Quebec?
>
> Nick Pyner
>
> Dee Why   NSW
>
>     -----Original Message-----
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>     Of *Richard Garbary
>     *Sent:* Friday, 30 December 2011 10:02 AM
>     *To:* Green Building
>     *Subject:* [Greenbuilding] Low powered (wattage) water heaters
>     availablethrough Hydro Quebec
>
>     http://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/chauffe-eau-trois-elements/fonctionnement.html
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