Residential water heating systems [Merged]

**shadow** · July 26th, 2005 02:05 PM

sino meron o nagpakabit sa bahay??? malakas ba sa kuryente? nakakita kasi ako sa MC homes last sunday... balak ko lagyan kahit yun mga showers lang, kahit hinde na yun mga sink.... kasi parang mas mura siya kesa bumili ako ng individual na water heater for the showers

**BlueBimmer** · July 26th, 2005 02:09 PM

kng gs2 mo mas tipid sa kuryente, kuha ka nung Champs or any brand for centralize pero not much bigger than individual shower type heaters. para it will provide heater for all ur bathrooms 1 at a time. tank-type heaters mas lakas kc sa electricity.

**shadow** · July 26th, 2005 02:33 PM

how much yun champ? so ibig sabihin bili ako nung regular na shower heater for each of my bathrooms? so 5 bathroom namin bili rin ako ng 5? hind eba pareho lang lalabas ang gastos?

**BlueBimmer** · July 26th, 2005 02:39 PM

1 lang po bibilhin, bale same size sya nung mga shower heaters pero for centralized ang function nya, meaning sa kanya dadaan lahat ng HOT lines ng bathrooms mo. for 5 bathrooms i recommend mga 2 units para di mahrapan ung isa. so tankless sya just like the regular single shower heaters. well may tank pero maliit lng sa loob. pwede rin dun dumaan sink lines.

nasa 10k ata un..

**yebo** · July 26th, 2005 02:47 PM

cons ng centralize:

1. kahit walang gumagamit ng hot water nag-On yun mag-isa so magastos sa kuryente. may heat losses kasi kahit gaano ang kapal ng insulation ng tank kaya On-Off operation nya.
2. may delay ang dating ng hot water. naka-open na matagl yung faucet/shower mo hindi pa mainit yung tubig so medyo magastos sa water kung aantayin mo uminit ang water.
3. pag may nag-open ng isa pang outlet bigla na lang lalamig yung shower/faucet na naka-open. like say naliligo ka tapos may nag-open sa kitchen, whew, cold water agad yan.
4. hindi continous ang dating ng hot water. ang design kasi nyan pinapainit nya yung water sa tank. so pag may gumamit ng hot water progressively lalamig yung water sa tank as the hot water is used. kung malaki yung tank hindi mo siguro mapapansin, pero pag maliit ang tank or madami gumagamit pansin mo agad yan, panay adjust mo sa hot-cold faucet para makuha mo yung desired temperature mo.
5. pag malapit yung faucet/shower sa tank may tendency na maka-burn. minsan kasi open mo muna yung hot, tapos meron pala kakatapos lang gumamit so very hot water yung nasa pipe at lalabas agad yun. imagine mo nakatapat ka sa shower tapos bigla lalabas 60 degree C water. araaaay!

better yung individual pards. lahat ng 1,2,3,4,5 na yan sa taas wala dun sa individual heaters. medyo mahal innitial investment pero sulit naman. sa bahay namin individual, medyo halo-halo lang nga yung brands at nabili ko kung ano yung naka-sale ehehehe!

**cutedoc** · July 26th, 2005 02:48 PM

mas ok na yun individual heatr for each bathroom, mahal sa kuryente pag centralize but its more convenient like, im picturing it as my uncles home in california, where they have centralize heater for all water supply, tapos yung faucet nila can be hot or cold

**shadow** · July 26th, 2005 03:58 PM

thank you sa mga nag reply.... buti na lang meron tsikot, paniwalang paniawala na ako sa salesman doon sa MC eh....

**ghosthunter** · July 26th, 2005 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

sino meron o nagpakabit sa bahay??? malakas ba sa kuryente? nakakita kasi ako sa MC homes last sunday... balak ko lagyan kahit yun mga showers lang, kahit hinde na yun mga sink.... kasi parang mas mura siya kesa bumili ako ng individual na water heater for the showers

in the long run, individual water heaters are cheaper than centralized water heater. Why? A centralized water heater must get the hot water from the central boiler to the shower and a lot of energy and water is wasted along the way.

**ghosthunter** · July 26th, 2005 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by cutedoc

mas ok na yun individual heatr for each bathroom, mahal sa kuryente pag centralize but its more convenient like, im picturing it as my uncles home in california, where they have centralize heater for all water supply, tapos yung faucet nila can be hot or cold

my home has individualized water heaters for each bathroom... and a hot/cold water mixing faucets so you can get the water temp just right.

**kinyo** · July 26th, 2005 10:12 PM

for individual shower heater, maganda yung JOVEN 2000E, maliit lang, cheaper (~P4k)than other brands (~P5k), electronic continuously variable temperature control (triac control), and a pressure switch that turns on/off heater power whenever shower faucet is opened/closed ... it comes with a valve for the inlet to let you adjust shower flow in cases of high-water pressure (the shower faucet will only serve as on/off instead of a flow regulator) ... it has a neon lamp to let you know that power is applied to the heater and its brightness is proportional to set temperature

yes it is more economical to use individual shower heaters ... and for even more savings, use them at lowest flow and lowest temperature settings just enough for a convenient shower bath.

trivia ... although normal body temperature is 37C, a shower (or ambient air) at 30C is already "too warm" for comfort ... shower at 26-27C is the comfort zone for pinoys like me