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Originally Posted by Lampshade
You can't count 100% of heater use as a "loss" technically, any "lost" heat is going into your house, which you are also paying to heat. The only lost heat would be days that your house is hotter than your tank. It is inefficient heating, but unless you have a nice heat pump(by the look of your HRV you might) it isn't too bad.
Not to mention the 9 month of calgary winter....
Nice build though, I've been watching for awhile, looks great and good detail.
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Hey Lampshade
I've seen this effect first hand. The first winter that my 90G tank was running, our gas usage was roughly half of what it had been the previous year. That's with the MH lighting, but the point is the same. The heat from the tank, does heat the house.
Unfortunately, a heat pump might have to wait 10 or 20 years
