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    Aug 21, 2011, 06:11 PM
    Plumbing into a hot water tank
    Hello
    I have a regular Bradford White 50 gallon gas hot water tank and I want to have a heat exchanger plumbed into it.
    Is that possible and how would it be accomplished? Thank you
    Barry
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    Aug 21, 2011, 07:34 PM
    I've never installed a heat ehanger, Why install a heat exchanger where the temperature's only 120 degrees?
    However, In have installed them on a AC unit and piped to a water heater. I live in Florida where our ACs pretty much run all summer so a heat exchanger can save big $ on the electricity usage. Is that what you're asking about? Back to you Tom
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    Aug 21, 2011, 09:39 PM
    Thanks for the reply.
    I am not sure how this thing works so I apologize if you get this three or four times.
    I want to hook up a heat ex-changer so I can heat a small pool.
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    Aug 21, 2011, 09:55 PM
    Sorry to tell you but a 50 gallon water heater doesn't produce near enough btu's to heat a pool of any size.
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    Aug 21, 2011, 10:08 PM
    It's 40,000 btu's and I want to heat 2400 gallons of water to 90 F.

    I want to know if it's possible to hook up a heat exchanger to the tank while using it for normal domestic use.
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    Aug 22, 2011, 06:04 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ;
    I want to heat 2400 gallons of water to 90 F.
    Then you're not looking for a puny AC to house water heater heat exchanger.
    What you need is a pool heater(see images) Kind of pricy but will do the job.
    Good luck, Tom
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