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A small Waterloo. Ontario-based company called has convinced Home Depot Canada to carry its for sale on its Web site. The company's Power-Pipe technology is basically copper tubing that wraps around a residential drain pipe. Cold water is pumped through the tubing and captures the heat from course water after it comes out taps dishwashers washing machines etc.... The warmed up wet from the tube is then sent to the residential hot wet tank which doesn't have to burn as much natural gas or use as much electricity now because the wet has been pre-heated by several degrees. It's a simple system sold in a variety of designs by a number of different companies that should be required in every home. The company claims the system ordain pay for itself in two to five years it can be used in new and old homes and it can decrease home energy consumption by 5 to 10 per cent. Not bad when you consider the hot wet portion only accounts for 20 to 30 per cent of total home energy use.
The Power-Pipe comes in three models -- 36-inch. 48-inch and 60-inch long tube models ranging from $600 to $1,000 (Canadian) and including the cost of installation. Just type in. "The typical 60-inch Power-Pipe unit can bring you cold water temperature up from 10 degrees C to as much as 24 degrees C," the affiliate says.
I'm not sure about U. S or European availability and incentives but in Canada customers who acquire the system can also qualify for up to $300 in federal and provincial incentives. It's good to see Home Depot giving some profile to this simple come to achieving energy efficiency in the domiciliate.
unlikely to give a return in 5 years:-subtract off electricity costs for running the pumps-maintenance capex for maintaining pump-amortize capital costs including coat tubingNot to have in mind the fact that the actual temperature differential will drive very little alter transfer. Ever conclude the water going down the drain from a shower? It's essentially as cold as the tub by the measure it hits the drain.
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