- Feb 11, 2010
- 149
I'm in a bit of a hurry to get this done since I've got a guy getting parts for me for free...for now.
I've currently got a 50 gallon electric water heater hooked up. It's 12 years old and I'm on well water. I'm waiting for it to die.
I have a spare 40 gallon electric water heater sitting in the packaging in the corner. I'm thinking about hooking up both water heaters, but I'm not going to run 220v to power another water heater. I have a sidearm heat exchanger that I have not installed yet.
My thoughts are to wire the new 40 gallon water heater to the 220 electric so that it's installed 100% and working when I'm not running my boiler. I'm also thinking that I'll hook the old 50 gallon water heater up to the domestic water prior to feeding the new 40 gallon water heater, but not hooking up the electric to it. As such, it would practically be a holding tank for the incoming water. I'll add a valving in such a manner that I could bypass that water heater completely if it springs a leak. Then, I'll hook up the sidearm exchanger to the old 50 gallon water heater. When my boiler is running, that will make hot water in the "holding tank" prior to it entering the new 40 gallon water heater.
Let me see if I can draw this up...
I've currently got a 50 gallon electric water heater hooked up. It's 12 years old and I'm on well water. I'm waiting for it to die.
I have a spare 40 gallon electric water heater sitting in the packaging in the corner. I'm thinking about hooking up both water heaters, but I'm not going to run 220v to power another water heater. I have a sidearm heat exchanger that I have not installed yet.
My thoughts are to wire the new 40 gallon water heater to the 220 electric so that it's installed 100% and working when I'm not running my boiler. I'm also thinking that I'll hook the old 50 gallon water heater up to the domestic water prior to feeding the new 40 gallon water heater, but not hooking up the electric to it. As such, it would practically be a holding tank for the incoming water. I'll add a valving in such a manner that I could bypass that water heater completely if it springs a leak. Then, I'll hook up the sidearm exchanger to the old 50 gallon water heater. When my boiler is running, that will make hot water in the "holding tank" prior to it entering the new 40 gallon water heater.
Let me see if I can draw this up...