| Most residential homes have conventional water | | | | are some of the the most economical and |
| heaters in the 30 to 80 gallon capacity. Powered by | | | | energy-efficient ways to supply hot water in a home. |
| either electricity or gas, these units pre-heat your | | | | How an indirect hydronic system works is easy to |
| water to the desired temperature setting and keep it | | | | understand. When the hot water taps are turned on, |
| available for use 24 hours a day. This means you | | | | water flows into heat exchanger unit. This triggers a |
| constantly are spending money to heat this stored | | | | water level sensor. When the water has reached a |
| water whether you are at work, at home washing | | | | preset level, a small computer ignites the burner |
| dished or sound asleep. | | | | elements, which rapidly heats the water enclosed in |
| While modern water heater technology and tank | | | | the heat exchanger unit. |
| design has reduced the number of times a heater | | | | A typical hydronic heat exchanger uses water-filled |
| must power on to maintain the proper temperature | | | | copper tubing shaped like "fins" in order to create the |
| the basic operation remains the same. This means | | | | maximum heat transfer possible. The water in copper |
| that if your family uses more than the average 30 | | | | tubes, once it reaches the desired temperature is |
| gallons of hot water a day, you are in essence | | | | then piped to the open hot water taps, via a special |
| constantly spending money to heat up more and | | | | heat piping layout to reduce heat loss. |
| more water in your tank. And if you use less than | | | | Once the taps are turned off the heater shuts off. |
| the average, you are wasting money keeping water | | | | This process results in an almost "instantaneous" |
| hot that you never use. | | | | stream of hot water always available for you and |
| What is a Tankless Hydronic Heater? | | | | your family. |
| A tankless heater is designed to act as an | | | | Tankless Hydronic Heater Advantage #1 - Compact |
| on-demand water heater that waits until you actually | | | | size: Most tankless hydronic heaters are designed to |
| need hot water and then quickly bring the water to | | | | installed on a wall and with a slim "footprint" can be |
| the right temperature. These tankless heaters or | | | | placed almost anywhere in the home, not just the |
| indirect water heaters as they are sometimes called | | | | basement. |