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Old 03-04-14, 08:36 AM   #7
WyrTwister
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Originally Posted by Servicetech View Post
Electric water heaters aren't practical due our crazy cheap (last bill was 51 cents per therm) gas rates. Only have a 100A panel, wouldn't be enough to operate on instant water heater. The condensing tankless water heaters appeal to me due to the use of ordinary PVC pipe for venting.



I am wondering about using this to pre-heat the water to an electric WH ? In series .

The reviews speak of poor Temp regulation ? The electric WH would act as a storage tank and , maybe even out the temp varations ?

By pre-heating the water entering the electric WH , I would think it would minimize the electric consumption ?

Set the output temp of the tankless to a hair below the temp settings of the tstats on the electric WH ? Or maybe slightly above ?

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