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Old 06-13-14, 01:59 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Elwin View Post
...I also have a demand heater, but would setting the temp of the heater make more sense then reusing the heat...
I haven't done any experiments on comparing the two approaches, but my intuition tells me that setting the demand heater temperature setting lower, to shower temperature would be the most economical.

I am amazed how thrifty a gas demand heater is, when it is set properly. I take a long hot shower every day, at least once, and sometimes more, and my gas use charges are lower than the charge to read the gas meter.

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