Electric Heating Systems

Solar Hot Water Heater Installation - Corbett Kroehler

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Solar Hot Water Heater Installation visit http://www.Keyboard-Culture-Global-Wa... for more from Global Warming Expert Corbett Kroehler and other topics, solutions and experts at http://www.keyboard-culture.com.

Keyboard Culture is a blog community of enlightened leaders helping people make decisions, solve problems, create and live from Love and Light in the highest good for all.
My wife Catrin and I love the solar hot water heater we installed in February of 2007. It has given us reliable service and very hot water.
I've told growing numbers of people about the virtues of using solar energy to heat hot water as the easiest way of reducing our need for fossil fuels.
The thought struck me that it would help for people to see how painless the installation process was and how little space the solar panel collector consumes on the roof.
The solar hot water heater installation reduced our monthly utility bill by 25%. What kind of investment is a solar hot water heater?
A comparable solar hot water heater system on most any home with decent southern exposure and 2 adults using hot water would cost approximately $5,000.
With tax incentives currently available, our return on investment (ROI) period will be about 7 years but of course, the smiles we derive from knowing that we heat our water without causing air pollution are priceless!
To keep up to date on global warming facts and realities, great links and information on global warming as well as the simple things you can do to help visit my blog at http://www.keyboard-culture-global-wa...
"Who is Corbett Kroehler?"
In 2003 I became a Chairman of Energy Issues for the Sierra Club of Central Florida. I represented the Sierra Club of Central Florida at the Solar World Congress in 2005 and the International Solar Cities Congress. I was elected chairman of the Sierra Club of Central Florida and served in that role throughout 2006.
After much reasoning and strategic analysis, I came to the conclusion that the best hope for halting the advance of rising seas lies in the Congress of the United States. As I continue to work to raise awareness of the threats and opportunities global warming poses to Florida and the entire world, I am also a candidate in Florida's eighth congressional district.
Sustainable Justice For All!
Corbett Kroehler

Posted in Air pollution, Fossil fuel, Global warming, Sierra Club, Solar hot water, United States, United States Congress, Water heating

FUELLESS HEATER NO FUEL NO GAS NO WOOD NO GREEN HOUSE GASES

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Although the device is efficient, in most all water heating applications it is difficult to economically justify a device. The company has moved towards the mixing and reaction chemistry applications and specialized heating applications. The system can heat water, but there are numerous competing technologies that can heat water and make steam that are much less capital intensive and often cheaper to operate, as electricity is an expensive and highly refined fuel when compared to gas, coal or oil. Because of this we ceased marketing home/residential heating systems and generic steam systems. Our core heating applications are now applications where:

A fluid scales rapidly on a heat transfer surface

Safety/operational concerns demand a flameless system for safety
Total automation is needed and not available with conventional technology

Our heating applications are largely niche applications where conventional technology falls short. Examples of heating applications well suited to the device include:

Heating of food products such as cheese, eggs and chocolate
Heating chemical and polymeric streams
Heating industrial brines and heavy salt solutions

Our company continues to strive to bring our customers the best industrial heating, mixing and reactor solutions.

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Posted in Business, Construction and Maintenance, Heat transfer, Materials and Supplies, Mechanical, Technology, Water, Water heating

Cheapest solar water heater

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Making a cup of tea with the solar power. Just a 600cc Coke bottle inside 1500cc Coke PET bottle.

Posted in Business, Climate change, Electric, Energy, Renewable, Solar, Solar energy, Technology

Homemade Solar Hot Water Heater

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A solar thermal water heater made from recycled parts

Posted in Business, Energy, Renewable, Solar, Solar energy, Solar Thermal, Technology, Thermal

Tankless Water Heater Buying Guide by PlumberSurplus.com

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PlumberSurplus.com brings you a video buying guide on Tankless Water Heaters, their variations, uses, and the selection process. Whether its a Electric Tankless Water Heater, Natural Gas Tankless Water Heater, Propane Tankless Water Heater or Tankless Water Heater Accessories our Tankless Water Heater Video Buying Guide helps people break down the complexities.

Posted in Business, Construction and Maintenance, Heat Generating Equipment, Materials and Supplies, Mechanical, Natural gas, Propane, Water heating

Water Heater Tips

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Tim Carter, of http://www.askthebuilder.com, demonstrates some helpful installation tips for gas and electric water heaters.

Posted in Business, Construction and Maintenance, Energy, Heat Generating Equipment, Materials and Supplies, Mechanical, Tim Carter, Water Heater

Replacing Your Water Heater With An Electric Water Heater

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When you have to make a choice about a new water heater, it can often mean that you just discovered the great fun of taking cold showers in the middle of the winter, compliments of the newly broken water heater. Its not a time that encourages you to do a great deal of research, but my suggestion is bite the bullet and spend a little time, it can avoid a newer set of cold showers shortly down the line.

While its not going to improve your attitude, you will need to contact your homeowners insurance and your home warranty company. Both may be required to help you cover the cost of the replacement water heater and they may have some control of what you have to purchase for replacement.

Now comes the choice, an electric water heater, a gas/propane water heater, electric tankless water heater or a gas/propane tankless water heater. Once you make that choice there are several choices of features that are relatively new in water heaters. Your climate can affect your water heater so there are considerations for the purchase.

Your first choice, the electric water heater or gas/propane water heater, and the considerations are a few. The first consideration is does your have a gas/propane service already installed. If not, the costs and time for installation may cost more than and electric water heater, over time. In light of the increased costs of propane, there may be no savings over and electric water heater, though most sources still include that as a selling point.

All appliances have to provide information on their capacities. Check to see how big your water heater is currently, and if you need more gallon capacity, often the home warranty and homeowners insurance wants to replace with the same size, but they will allow you to get a bigger gallon capacity and pay the difference.

Other features that have become available since your water heater was last replaced, are stirrers, electronic ignition, sealed air intake systems, pipe insulation, additional tank insulation, insulation jackets and new drainage valve configurations. All which are safer for you and increase the life of your water heater.

New Choices in Electric Water Heater and Gas/Propane Water Heather

Finally, you need to decide if you want a tankless water heater. The tankless models come as electric tankless water heater and a gas/propage tankless water heater. The decision here is more than electric water heater and gas/propane water heater, as above the choices are much the same; however, with the tankless system you have to have one for each water outlet. Thus if you have two showers you need to tankless systems. You need one for your kitchen, and anything else which draws from the water heater currently. There are big advantages to a tankless system, and as the name suggests, there is not tank. There is no loss of water while waiting for the water to “warm up”. That really means to have the hot water travel through the pipes to the water outlet. They don’t maintain a full water of water a full temperature all day and night. The costs savings can be extensive and should be addressed.