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Tony Bryer
 
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Default Solar water heating system value

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:33:24 -0400 Derek Broughton wrote :
OK, I'll accept those numbers. Anyone got a better figure on
the average cost of heating water?


The latest SAP 2005 algorithms for a 100m2 house, 110 litre factory
insulated cylinder give a required raw energy input for DHW of
3172kWh. Divide this by the boiler efficiency to get the actual
energy required.

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