Posted by Neon John on March 30, 2008, 12:21 am
wrote:
>So, I don't know, you may be safe. If they kill the bacteria
>before they send the water down the pipe to your house, there
>wouldn't be any worry as long as nothing reintroduces it anywhere
>in the distribution network. But whether that happens is beyond
>my expertise.
This reinforces a conclusion that I reached long ago. What this world needs is
another world war or maybe a pandemic. That way people won't have time to worry
about such trivial, almost nil risks.
I swear that some folks, when they get to heaven, will worry that their wings
aren't
large enough.
Johh, happily living on unchlorinated, untested, good-taasting well water.
--
John De Armond
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on March 30, 2008, 12:28 pm
> "willshak" wrote in message
> > How about a coil of soft copper tubing attached to the rear of the
> > woodstove before it goes into your storage tank ( a coil like on the back
> > of a dehumidifer) which would transfer heat by convection rather than
> > radiation?
> I've read a book on steam boilers and know just enough about the subject to
> want to avoid creation of any steam. I've read about steam boilers exploding
> and being launched like a rocket up out of the house and landing on a
> neighbor's house, etc.
> Also I would think that avoiding steam would depend on a pump circulating
> the water. I live in a rural area and we have frequent power outages.
> Sometime they last for 2 days.
T&P valve anywhere in hot water circuit should open if steam etc is
created...........
ideally old tank would have its own T&P valve........
did you know the old side arm how water tanks common in the 60s used a
copper tube coil in a gas burner for water heating. noi circuliating
pump, must of been from natural convention..........
long time ago i was a little kid
Posted by hallerb@aol.com on March 30, 2008, 12:31 pm
> > "willshak" wrote in message
> > > How about a coil of soft copper tubing attached to the rear of the
> > > woodstove before it goes into your storage tank ( a coil like on the back
> > > of a dehumidifer) which would transfer heat by convection rather than
> > > radiation?
> > I've read a book on steam boilers and know just enough about the subject to
> > want to avoid creation of any steam. I've read about steam boilers exploding
> > and being launched like a rocket up out of the house and landing on a
> > neighbor's house, etc.
> > Also I would think that avoiding steam would depend on a pump circulating
> > the water. I live in a rural area and we have frequent power outages.
> > Sometime they last for 2 days.
> T&P valve anywhere in hot water circuit should open if steam etc is
> created...........
> ideally old tank would have its own T&P valve........
> did you know the old side arm how water tanks common in the 60s used a
> copper tube coil in a gas burner for water heating. noi circuliating
> pump, must of been from natural convention..........
> long time ago i was a little kid
googled side arm hot water tank and look what turned up
http://cgi.ebay.com/DIY-Side-Arm-Water-Heater-plans-for-wood-burner-boiler_W=
0QQitemZ130209878118QQihZ003QQcategoryZ42234QQcmdZViewItem
Posted by NapalmHeart on March 30, 2008, 1:27 pm
> As you may know, an electric water heater can be 30% of your electric
> bill...
> Well I got to thinking... I have this nice woodstove which puts out a
> lot of heat and it is always 80 to 100 degrees (F) next to the
> woodstove.
> Is there some way I can use this heat to "pre-heat" the water going
> into my hot water heater????
> Well I came up with an idea and tried it out. It works!
<snip>
I've done this before and did notice a difference in energy usage and in
recovery time.
Ken
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>before they send the water down the pipe to your house, there
>wouldn't be any worry as long as nothing reintroduces it anywhere
>in the distribution network. But whether that happens is beyond
>my expertise.