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Martin Thomas, P.Eng., CanmetENERGY, NRCan |
The purpose of this paper is to study the energy impact of operating a HPWH in the basement of an R-2000 equivalent house, i.e. the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology (CCHT) twin house test facility, located in Ottawa Canada. We included four key parameters in the study: Did the operation of the HPWH have any adverse impacts on the basement air temperature? Was the HPWH operating more efficiently than the baseline water heaters? What if any were the impacts on energy consumption during the heating and cooling seasons and were there energy cost savings during the Heating and Cooling Seasons?
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