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<blockquote data-quote="John Neil" data-source="post: 82816" data-attributes="member: 422"><p>Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted.</p><p></p><p>Central vacuum is a nice feature. I wish I saw it in more homes. Getting dusty/dirty air outside the home is good for those of us with allergies and OCD.</p><p></p><p>My folks added the instant hot water thing by putting a 1 gallon 120V water heater in the crawlspace under the kitchen sink, plumbed in series with the main hot water tanks (solar). Hot from the main tanks show up before the gallon is up. Main tanks are near the master bath so that gives instant hot to the two important locations. </p><p></p><p>They've also had good luck with solar water heating, using about 100 sq ft of collector (South Carolina) for two people worth of daily consumption. Two showers, dishes, and one big garden tub per day with very little electric demand...even in winter. Part of that situation is about 100 gallons of greywater heat recovery storage to capture that nightly bathtub of hot water for the quick turnaround into morning showers. The solar setup is their second iteration as the first iteration of pump/tank/exchanger didn't measure up. Apparently there are many options to check off when you elect for "solar hot water."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Neil, post: 82816, member: 422"] Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted. Central vacuum is a nice feature. I wish I saw it in more homes. Getting dusty/dirty air outside the home is good for those of us with allergies and OCD. My folks added the instant hot water thing by putting a 1 gallon 120V water heater in the crawlspace under the kitchen sink, plumbed in series with the main hot water tanks (solar). Hot from the main tanks show up before the gallon is up. Main tanks are near the master bath so that gives instant hot to the two important locations. They've also had good luck with solar water heating, using about 100 sq ft of collector (South Carolina) for two people worth of daily consumption. Two showers, dishes, and one big garden tub per day with very little electric demand...even in winter. Part of that situation is about 100 gallons of greywater heat recovery storage to capture that nightly bathtub of hot water for the quick turnaround into morning showers. The solar setup is their second iteration as the first iteration of pump/tank/exchanger didn't measure up. Apparently there are many options to check off when you elect for "solar hot water." [/QUOTE]
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