Of course, in a Westy, silly! Plenty of more 'normal' choices for a home. This was an attempt at on-demand hot water, not some contraption that involves starting the engine and warming it up just for a couple minutes hot water. Best place to make hot water is right near the tap - otherwise it will waste a lot of that 50 or less liter capacity. The glow plug heaters will work, just require a storage container to recycle through, one that retains heat long-term. Got that part, just no more time to play with the design of it yet.
On 8/29/2014 12:59 AM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) wrote: > good to know Karl. > 'house water heater' ..? > as in a land house ... > or as in 'onboard Westy' water heater ? > > if the later ..then I'd think to use either the regular heater circuit .. > or .. > you know that EGR cooler Heat Exchange on like an AHU tdi ... > I'm saving one of those ..sure looks like a super way to use exhaust > heat to heat up a liquid flowing through it. |
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