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    three elements, more fodder for the "triac themostats" discussion.<br>
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    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.<br>
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            class="062302723-29122011">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.</span></font></div>
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            class="062302723-29122011">It raises two questions:</span></font></div>
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      <div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span
            class="062302723-29122011">Is this the first time they have
            produced a tank with an element at the top?</span></font></div>
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      <div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span
            class="062302723-29122011">Don't they have off-peak tariffs
            in Quebec?</span></font></div>
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      <p><font size="2">Nick Pyner<br>
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          Dee Why   NSW </font></p>
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            face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
            <b>From:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org">greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>
            [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org">mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>]<b>On
              Behalf Of </b>Richard Garbary<br>
            <b>Sent:</b> Friday, 30 December 2011 10:02 AM<br>
            <b>To:</b> Green Building<br>
            <b>Subject:</b> [Greenbuilding] Low powered (wattage) water
            heaters availablethrough Hydro Quebec<br>
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