{"id":1917,"date":"2022-03-25T00:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotime.ca\/?page_id=1917"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:51:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:51:54","slug":"heat-recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecotime.ca\/en\/heat-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Heat recovery MEANS energy efficiency<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The main water heater, essential for everyday comfort, accounts for a considerable proportion of a building and\/or household’s energy cost – ranging from 15 to 25%. This proportional figure tends to increase further when the home focuses on improving energy efficiency in other areas.<\/p>

Every use of hot water, whether for doing the proverbial dishes, washing clothes, showering or taking hot baths, contributes to this significant energy consumption. Careful management of hot water use is essential to reducing energy costs and minimizing environmental impact. Unsurprisingly, the\u00a0 hot shower is the largest energy consumption when it comes to domestic water heating.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOn average, heated water for a shower is used just<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t7 seconds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tbefore being washed down the drain.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This wasteful figure indicates just how crucial it is to adopt more energy efficient technologies – not only to save money but also to conserve precious resources.<\/p>

Waste water heat recovery (from greywater) is both an innovative and environmentally responsible approach to maximizing energy efficiency in buildings. One of the main advantages of drain water heat recovery\u00a0is its significant contribution to reducing energy consumption. By re-using the heat already present in water, buildings can reduce their dependence on conventional energy sources (such as natural gas or electricity) to heat water for all daily needs.<\/p>

In concrete terms, by recovering heat and energy from shower water,\u00a0we can preheat the cold water entering the water heater. This avoids thermal shocks and reduces the energy demand on the water heater. In the long run, this not only reduces energy consumption but also triples the capacity of the water heater – all while increasing its service life at a substantial cost savings for the user.<\/p>

Globally, this results in lower GHGs (greenhouse gas emissions) with a reduced carbon footprint, thus helping to win the fight against climate change damage. At best, its widespread adoption could play a crucial role in the transition to a brighter, more sustainable, resource-efficient future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why heat recovery?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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