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are you pleased to see me? - hmmm, no. |
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I forgot to mention, you can also hook it up to your shower. |
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Why a peltier device, not a traditional heat pump? How large would it have to be to have sufficient capcacity? Where would the waste heat go? |
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Peltier instead of compressor because it is smaller, quieter, and only runs when you need it (rather than keeping a reservoir of cold water). |
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The size would be a 12-inch square peltier sandwiched between two coils of pipe. The whole thing would be about 4 inches thick. |
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The hot side is connected to a cold water loop that goes back to the water heater. |
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I'm picturing a traditional 1-lever sink faucet that you turn to the right for hot water, aim toward you for normal-cold, and aim left for super-cold. Although I love any product that uses heat rejection effectively (your cold water loop annotation), I think it may be more marketable with air cooled heat rejection to avoid plumbing issues. |
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I think this is a well though out, viable and interesting idea. I wonder why I'm the only one that's noticed this idea (except po). |
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I think there are certain terms that get automatically ignored these days, including “peltier”, “piezo”, and “wankel.” |
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So my idea for a wankle piezoelectric pletier device is not worth posting? Damn, the thing creates it's own energy. |
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