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Electric usage , Radiant w/wtr htr

Slykat
Slykat Member Posts: 5
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Hey My name is Sean I work for a baltimore wholesaler I had an interesting question brought to my attention today. Can any of you wet heat guru's tell me how to figure out a monthly cost for running an electric water heater for the purpose of radiant heat??? I could really use you help on this one guys....thanks, Sean

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  • Slykat
    Slykat Member Posts: 5
    radiant $$$ with a wtr// htr

    Hey My name is Sean I work for a baltimore wholesaler I had an interesting question brought to my attention today. Can any of you wet heat guru's tell me how to figure out a monthly cost for running an electric water heater for the purpose of radiant heat??? I could really use you help on this one guys....thanks, Sean
  • Slykat
    Slykat Member Posts: 5
    radiant $$$ with a wtr// htr

    Hey My name is Sean I work for a baltimore wholesaler I had an interesting question brought to my attention today. Can any of you wet heat guru's tell me how to figure out a monthly cost for running an electric water heater for the purpose of radiant heat??? I could really use you help on this one guys....thanks, Sean
  • Slykat
    Slykat Member Posts: 5
    radiant $$$ with a wtr// htr

    Hey My name is Sean I work for a baltimore wholesaler I had an interesting question brought to my attention today. Can any of you wet heat guru's tell me how to figure out a monthly cost for running an electric water heater for the purpose of radiant heat??? I could really use you help on this one guys....thanks, Sean
  • Slykat
    Slykat Member Posts: 5
    radiant $$$ with a wtr// htr

    Hey My name is Sean I work for a baltimore wholesaler I had an interesting question brought to my attention today. Can any of you wet heat guru's tell me how to figure out a monthly cost for running an electric water heater for the purpose of radiant heat??? I could really use you help on this one guys....thanks, Sean
  • Dave Yates (PAH)
    Dave Yates (PAH) Member Posts: 2,162
    convert

    the Btu's to watts, calculate the heat load and multiply by the number of average annual run hours for your zone, which is 2,200. That'll give you your annual average watt usage. From there, you'll need to either average the heating degree days or make assumptions regarding the division of annual energy usage per month.

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  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    If it's a small application like a bath of any reasonable size or a small kitchen and electricity is the only option and ceramic tile is used, electric resistance heating cables or mats will cost less to install, less to maintain and use a touch less juice as there is no circulator to run and no possible transmission loss.
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