Hot Water Heat Recycling
90% of the heat in shower water is wasted
It’s a fact that everyone is well aware: shower water is still hot when it flows into the drain. The same is true of the water used for washing dishes. Whether dishwashing by hand or letting the machine do the work, the water going down the drain contains a lot of heat energy. For homeowners, this wasted heat energy costs several hundred dollars per year. For a business, it can add up to several thousands of dollars. What you may not be aware of is that it’s now possible to recover much of this “wasted heat” and reuse it.
Stop throwing away heat = instant energy savings
Most people still haven’t heard about drain water heat recovery units, but the reality is that this eco-friendly technology is lowering energy bills in thousands of homes and businesses every day. In fact, it’s one of the easiest ways to improve energy efficiency. The less energy you waste, the less energy you need to buy. Making the world greener and lowering energy bills is just that easy.
ReTherm heat recovery just makes sense
Recovering and reusing heat energy is good for the environment and it’s good for the bottom line. For greener homes and greener businesses people are turning to drain water heat exchangers. And why shouldn’t they. Drain water heat recovery units are one of the few energy saving options that are highly cost-effective, have absolutely zero maintainence and last for decades. What’s not to like?
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A typical unit in the basement of a family home.
Hot water heat recycling (also known as drain water heat recovery, greywater heat recovery, or sometimes shower water heat recovery) is the use of heat exchanger technology to recover and reuse hot water heat from various activities such as dishwashing, clothes washing and especially showers. The technology is used to reduce primary energy consumption for domestic water heating while also reducing greenhouse gases. Standard units save up to 60% of the heat energy that is otherwise lost down the drain when using the shower.
The technology is fully recognized in Canada where the federal ecoENERGY retrofit for homes program offers grants for installations and the EnerGuide for New Houses program has energy savings and energy credit calculations that it uses for new home construction.
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Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_water_heat_recycling
http://www.retherm.com/