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Besides adding to the insulation of buildings, savings on heating water is probably the most cost-effective way to save huge amounts of energy, whether gas or electric.
Consider that water enters the water heater at 'ground temperature', which is usually much colder than the temperature of the air surrounding it. This map shows the average temperature of ground water across different regions.
The average temperature of the air surrounding most water heaters, mostly found in basements, is 57- 60 degrees F.
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Placing a bare tank between the ground water supply and the water heater will allow the water to 'temper', or rise to the temperature of the surrounding air before being drawn into the water heater thus reducing the fuel needed to heat the water to the desired temperature, usually 120-130 degrees F.
For example, in most of Wisconsin groundwater enters at an average of 42 degrees F. If 'tempered' to 60 degrees by the average temperature of the basement air, the savings in fuel to raise the water to a temperature of 125 degrees would be 22 percent. (18 degrees tempering rise divided by 83 degrees total rise).
Such bare tanks need not be expensive or expensive to install. The fuel savings if employed widely would be enormous.
Consider that water enters the water heater at 'ground temperature', which is usually much colder than the temperature of the air surrounding it. This map shows the average temperature of ground water across different regions.
The average temperature of the air surrounding most water heaters, mostly found in basements, is 57- 60 degrees F.
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Placing a bare tank between the ground water supply and the water heater will allow the water to 'temper', or rise to the temperature of the surrounding air before being drawn into the water heater thus reducing the fuel needed to heat the water to the desired temperature, usually 120-130 degrees F.
For example, in most of Wisconsin groundwater enters at an average of 42 degrees F. If 'tempered' to 60 degrees by the average temperature of the basement air, the savings in fuel to raise the water to a temperature of 125 degrees would be 22 percent. (18 degrees tempering rise divided by 83 degrees total rise).
Such bare tanks need not be expensive or expensive to install. The fuel savings if employed widely would be enormous.
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