Geyting Hot Water From Your Attic

You won t ever pay an energy bill for that unlike you do with your pav.

Geyting hot water from your attic. If you can see the ceiling rafters you need more insulation. Having a properly vented attic is the best way to keep attic cool because it allows the hot air to escape during the summer. I was wondering if i could heat the water in my swimming pool using the heat in the house s attic and i started messing about with a large s heatsink s thermal battery. Now a secondary line of reasoning for placing a water heater in the attic is the high temperatures that occur in an attic particularly during the summer months.

There is an electric pump next to the water heater that moves the hot water through the pipes delivering hot water quickly to most any faucet. You d be better off insulating and air sealing your ceiling. Your attic can easily reach temperatures of 120 140 degrees which is optimum for keeping the water in your tank sufficiently hot without using any energy. In addition hot air in your attic could increase moisture levels which could result in wood rot and mold growth.

The hot water in the cold water pipe is due to the hot attic. Within the attic insulation is a must. Unless your roofing system has insulation on the roofing deck and is designed without ventilation your furnace should not be heating your attic. They have thermostats that turn the fan on at a recommended preset temperature of 100 110 degrees.

Poor insulation is usually the culprit although if you enter the attic on sunny winter day your attic space can be warmed by the sun more than your furnace. Install electric ventilators and attic fans which remove hot air from an attic. Turn excess attic heat into hotwater. A good way to gage if more insulation is necessary is to look in your attic for ceiling rafters.

The water for my hotwater heater has to pass through it and pick. If hot air is allowed to sit in your attic it could overheat the shingles on your roof and cause damage. Alternatively install passive vents such as gable soffit and ridge vents which are openings in the roof that allow hot air to escape.