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

[Peter Kidd]

I think Paul mentioned the COPs for a reason

> 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?
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> Yes basically.  Aren't you glad you aren't PAYING for it all.
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> Thank You Kindly,
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> Corwyn