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Old 01-06-2009, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat View Post
But, does the sump/tank loose any temp? Personally, with the amount of waste water made, even with the benifits of warmer water. I would think the cost of the electricity to heat the incoming water to the membrane would outweigh the benifits because most of the warmed water just goes down the drain.
Sure it cools the tank.

But if you are like most of us, it is excess heat you need to get rid of. My tank has a total of about 330 gallons, and the lowest I can get my tank down to is about 80F. I have no heaters in my tank.
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