Performance evaluation of point-of-use water heaters. Final report 1 sep 79-15 oct 80

Technical Report · Wed Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6369538

Shepherd, P B

Point-of-use water heaters are designed to be installed at the location where hot or warm water is used. Thus, such water heaters may be connected to a water faucet, dishwasher, clothes washer, shower or the like. Two types of heaters are available. One is referred to as instantaneous and it has no storage capacity. The second is a very small 1/2 to 6 gallon storage tank type of heater which has nearly negligible standby losses. Point-of-use water heaters offer the greatest potential for energy conservation on Army facilities when used as boosters for domestic dishwashers and to replace large storage heaters in buildings where the only requirement for hot or cold tepid water is in lavatories. A method has been developed to calculate the energy conservation potential of water heaters. The results of this method may be used for life-cycle cost analysis.

• Research Organization: Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Denver, CO (USA). Research and Development Center
• OSTI ID: 6369538
• Report Number(s): AD-A-091843
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
APPLIANCES
CALCULATION METHODS
COST
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
HEATERS
HOT WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIFE-CYCLE COST
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
MILITARY FACILITIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
STORAGE
WATER
WATER HEATERS