fraubauer
2020-04-18 18:23:05
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Yes, exactly like that. A fresh water system is basically just a heat exchanger. The warm water from the buffer heats the cold water from the line in a flow-through process.
If the water from the buffer is no longer warm enough, the fresh water simply makes it as warm as possible.
Completely harmless.
Hello.
Yes, that’s exactly how I thought about it too.
But the reason for the question is as follows.
Since the underfloor heating is practically eliminated now, the buffer tank temperature in summer should actually be lower than in winter. In winter, the heating runs, many people like to bathe a lot. In summer, the heating is off and many tend to shower instead.
In winter, the buffer was always kept at about 65 degrees. Fresh water then produced about 60 degrees.
In summer (so from now on currently), I think 55 degrees in the buffer should be enough.
The fresh water then only produces around 50 degrees, which is completely sufficient for showering, bathing, etc. (it still has to be mixed with cold water).
And the solar system delivers plenty of energy to the buffer during the day, which heats the buffer temperature on sunny days up to about 75 degrees.
Now I just let the temperature in the buffer cool down further until the boiler reheats!
So not like in winter already at 60 degrees buffer temperature, but only at 50 degrees.
That way, the boiler only needs to heat briefly in the morning.
That should be the most economical for the summer months.