DOMESTIC

WATER HEATING

“ A process of warming water for

personal use, and it can consume a

“”
large amount of energy
Water heating
requires energy from
 Only produces on-
Gives you a reserve of
demand hot water as
hot water that is
needed
maintained 24hrs a day

TANK & TANKLESS

Types of
Water Heaters (tank)
• Uses coil-like elements to heat

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Conventional waster as electric current
Storage Tank passes through them
• Or burners operated by use
of gas or fuel oil and vent
• storage tank, heating medium their exhaust thru a duct to
• 30-120gal capacity exit home
• Most popular type for
residential heating
• Average size caters 3-bedroom
residence using 50gal(200L)
water heater
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Conventional
Storage Tank

• Uses coil-like elements to heat

waster as electric current
passes through them
• Or burners operated by use
of gas or fuel oil and vent their
exhaust thru a duct to exit
home
• As hot water is drawn from the
tank, cold water from water
service replaces and cools the
tank.
• Thermostat serves as a control
of the heating medium
• The storage tank is insulated to
reduce standby losses.
• All storage tank water heaters
are required to have T/P relief
valves.
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Conventional
Storage Tank

• The storage tank is insulated to

reduce standby losses.
• All storage tank water heaters
are required to have T/P relief
valves.

TYPES of CLASSIFICATIONS
Conventional Storage Tank Non-venting-electric
Residential Naturally Aspirated-use center vent to extract flue
Commercial Power Vented-use a fan to exhaust flue gases
Ultraefficient Sealed Combustion- supply air and exhaust air connections to the outdoors
Types of
Water Heaters (tankless)

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Instantaneous
Water Heaters

• also called as tankless or demand water heaters

• supply hot water on demand
• do not rely on a standby storage
• have a heating device that is activated by the
flow of water when a hot water valve is opened.
• The output of the heater, limits the rate of the
heated water flow.
• more efficient because they do not have any tank
standby losses.
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Instantaneous
Water Heaters

• Instantaneous water heaters

are available in natural gas,
LP, and electric models.

• Gas-fired models have a

higher hot water output than
electric models

• Instantaneous point-of-use
water heaters fit compactly
under a fixture (e.g., sink or
lavatory) and heat water at
the location where it is used

• This device ensures that hot

water is available without
delay Instantaneous point-of-use water heaters
Types of
Water Heaters (tank)
3 Circulating
Water Heaters
• have a separate storage tank that stores
water heated by a heat exchanger

• The heat exchanger may be a separate

unit that is heated by stream or hot
water from a boiler or may be
contained in a boiler.

• The boiler may be designed to

exclusively heat water for domestic hot
water(DHW) or building service hot
water(BSHW) use or may be used for
other purposes.
Types of
Water Heaters
A building’s space heating boiler can also be used to heat water. Two types of water heaters that use this system are
tankless coil and indirect

4 Tankless Coil
• No separate storage tank
• water is heated directly
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Indirect Water
Heater • A separate storage tank is
•
require
circulates water through a
inside the boiler in a
heat exchanger in the boiler
hydronic (hot water) heating
• But this heated water then
system
• The water flows through a flows to an insulated storage
tank
heat exchanger in the boiler
• Because the boiler does not
whenever a hot water faucet
need to operate as
is opened. Heat frequently, this system is
exchanger more efficient than the
Boiler tankless coil
Types of
Water Heaters (tank)
6 Heat Pump
Water Heater
• extract energy from
fan warm air in
compressor
outdoor air and use it to
produce hot water very
efficiently
• uses an electric motor to
run a compressor
Types of
Water Heaters (tank)
7 Solar Water
Heater

• typically includes collectors mounted on

the roof or in a clear area of the yard, a Solar Panels
separate storage tank near the
conventional heater in the home,
connecting pipes, and an electronic
controller
Types of
Water Heaters (tank)
7 Solar Water
Heater

• typically includes collectors mounted on

the roof or in a clear area of the yard, a
separate storage tank near the
conventional heater in the home,
connecting pipes, and an electronic
controller