Recuperate some of the heat from a group of showers

John · 2007-08-23T20:07:43+00:00

I am working on a project whose objective is to recuperate some of theheat from a group of showers .The design is very simple if there is a space of a couple of feetbelow de shower floor . I believe we can get back about 50% of the heat normally going downthe drain.But , there is no space below the shower's floor.Installing an electric pump defeats the purpose .What about installing a pump coupled to a turbine propelled by thewater used by the showers to raise the gray water by about 2 or 3 feetin order to feed the unit that, by gravity recuperates some of theheat?I know that will reduce the water pressure but will it work and beacceptable by the users?The showers can have an escape drain that will bypass the recoverysystem if the gray water raises above a certain level, an electricpump that will operate and bring the water level to zero if the systemfails or a mechanical system that revert everything to a traditionalconfiguration.Comments pleaseJohn

Aug 23, 2007 21 Replies

Rate this thread:

nicksanspam 18 years ago

This may be a matter of taste. To me, the tape (less than 1/16") seems easier, (maybe something instead of electrical tape?) even with low-pressure greywater, and I've never seen a PE (black water pipe) cap, except the ones on the ends of new rolls to keep them clean.

Neon and I like vi. My Berkeley friend Dave says "We're all unix out here."

Nick

Vote

daestrom 18 years ago

vi??? BAH!!! a poor second to emacs.

(text editors are like politics, best not discussed at the dinner table :-)

daestrom

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required