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trikkonceptz · 08-06-10, 03:26 PM

You are right about having to wait for the water out of the tank, but the water in the line will be heated by the ambient air temp in the attic, as far as the water in the wall, its only three feet or less embedded in Sheet rock, that water should also get heated by the water in the rest of the pipe resting in the attic I figure.

I may attempt this at my mother's house, she is getting ready to remodel the house and our bullet list is;

Solar Attic Fans
Solar Water heater system
Changing the 22 year old windows for newer energy efficient ones
Changing light bulbs out for CFL or LED depending on avail
Tearing up old stained carpet and replacing it with Cork board flooring
Updating a/c air exchanger
Adding zone a/c system to home
*Modify plumbing through attic to utilize existing heat source
*Encase water heater tank in a room open to attic to use heat as additional insulation.

This is not happeneing all at once. In fact one project at a time and watch the results, its exciting and then motivating to continue to drive down your energy costs, kinda like Hypermiling ..lol

I'll start a thread once we start the first project, gathering 3 months of current energy usage as a baseline.

08-06-10, 03:26 PM	#3
trikkonceptz Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	You are right about having to wait for the water out of the tank, but the water in the line will be heated by the ambient air temp in the attic, as far as the water in the wall, its only three feet or less embedded in Sheet rock, that water should also get heated by the water in the rest of the pipe resting in the attic I figure. I may attempt this at my mother's house, she is getting ready to remodel the house and our bullet list is; Solar Attic Fans Solar Water heater system Changing the 22 year old windows for newer energy efficient ones Changing light bulbs out for CFL or LED depending on avail Tearing up old stained carpet and replacing it with Cork board flooring Updating a/c air exchanger Adding zone a/c system to home Modify plumbing through attic to utilize existing heat source Encase water heater tank in a room open to attic to use heat as additional insulation. This is not happeneing all at once. In fact one project at a time and watch the results, its exciting and then motivating to continue to drive down your energy costs, kinda like Hypermiling ..lol I'll start a thread once we start the first project, gathering 3 months of current energy usage as a baseline.