inhabitat.com - 3/23/2009
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A hot shower is relaxing, but is also a huge waste of energy: we heat our water with massive amounts of natural gas, oil or electricity, then transport the heated water to our tubs for a few seconds of sudsing, before washing it down the drain full of raw, wasted heat and energy! What if [...]
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Stop Pouring Hot Water Down the Drain!
Eco Geek Latest —
... According to EcoDrain, installation is fairly simple. Though, as far as I can tell, plumbing is never really simple. Unfortunately, old building codes represent an obstacle for EcoDrain. Apparently these devices need to be approved in every new market they enter, and that has been something of a hurdle.
Nevertheless, if all of America was using EcoDrains, we'd be saving billions of dollars of energy...it seems like this device's time has come.
via Inhabitat
EcoDrain heat exchanger makes good use of warm waste water
Engadget —
... bathroom gets more and more eco-friendly, the EcoDrain is stepping in to take advantage of all the hot water that goes to waste each time you shower. Put simply, this user-installed heat exchanger transfers heat from hot shower waste water to cold incoming water, essentially cutting water heater usage by as much as 40 percent. Of course, we've never seen a plumbing job that was anything close to simple, but for savings like this, it may just be worth the trouble. [Via Inhabitat] Filed under: Misc. Gadgets EcoDrain heat exchanger makes good use of ...
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