Wood stove pre-heater for H2O - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
When I lived in Silverton (9300 feet elevation) where the domestic water coming in from the street is ice cold year 'round, I put an electric H2O heater in the kitchen right next to the wood stove. Next to that I placed a 55 gallon drum filled with H2O which was heated by means of a heat exchanger loop (made from 3/4" copper) on the side of the stove. When ever a fire was burning (which was always) the water in the (open top) drum would be at least warm and sometimes steaming hot. Next I submerged a 50 foot coil of copper in the drum and interrupted the supply to the cold water heater with it so the incoming water would be pre-heated before entering the water heater. No more propane fired water heater out in the garage and the cost of running the electric water heater was pocket change. The drum full of warm water and the electric water heater also acted as thermal batteries to help heat the house.
Posts in this Thread:
- Heat pump electric hot water tank and woodstove anyone?, Brian, Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:39:43
- Re: Heat pump electric hot water tank and woodstove anyone?, Tom G
, Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:15:30 - Ceiling Fan may help, Cary, Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:41:07
- Re: Heat pump electric hot water tank and woodstove anyone?, ELaw
, Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:23:57 - 80 gallon hot water heater?, Bill Homer
, Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:58:03
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!