[Greenbuilding] Nyle Geyser HPWH - Preliminary Results (was HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER)

[Corwyn]

On 10/16/2012 5:55 PM, Paul Eldridge wrote:
> So, if I've got this right, you're saying that we would require 14.35
> kWh of energy to satisfy this 10 kWh of water heating demand but, beyond
> that, we would need an additional but as yet indeterminate amount of
> energy for the ductless heat pump to replace the heat that had been
> removed from the conditioned space?  So, in all, we might require
> somewhere between15 and 20 kWh of energy, say, to accomplish what a
> conventional electric water heater can do for us with ten?

Yes basically.  Aren't you glad you aren't PAYING for it all.


Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn
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