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morphector · 02-01-11, 08:57 PM

I tough a bit after reading a bit all pages of this thread.

You could easily add a big tank of water to get some storage so when it's really cold you're not using any back-up heater.

There could be better savings with a big tank here as there's some bi-energy discount (electric heat when temp is more than 5f,fuel heat when below 5f) ie you're paying around half price for electricity when it's more than 5f outside but you're paying 4x when it's below that.

So someone could heat a massive tank say 1000gal when it's more than 5f and shut down the pump when it's too cold to get more savings...Maybe I'll try something like that when I'll buy a house this year....

A big question for you, I really like the way your condenser is set-up, would there be a lot of losses by running glycol in a radiator outside instead of having real condenser outside?

02-01-11, 08:57 PM	#542
morphector Lurking Renovator Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I tough a bit after reading a bit all pages of this thread. You could easily add a big tank of water to get some storage so when it's really cold you're not using any back-up heater. There could be better savings with a big tank here as there's some bi-energy discount (electric heat when temp is more than 5f,fuel heat when below 5f) ie you're paying around half price for electricity when it's more than 5f outside but you're paying 4x when it's below that. So someone could heat a massive tank say 1000gal when it's more than 5f and shut down the pump when it's too cold to get more savings...Maybe I'll try something like that when I'll buy a house this year.... A big question for you, I really like the way your condenser is set-up, would there be a lot of losses by running glycol in a radiator outside instead of having real condenser outside? Last edited by morphector; 02-01-11 at 09:01 PM..