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Government Policy Update on Decarbonization in HVACR Industry
Join HRAI’s Martin Luymes in exploring the next steps Canada can take in the decarbonization transition.
This session will explore the current state of government policy and programming on decarbonization in the HVACR sector? What is the current state of industry readiness to aid in transitioning homes and buildings to low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies? How is the marketplace shifting in response to the challenges and opportunities brought on by the energy transition?
This session was part of our virtual Heat Pump Technical Training Day on Sept. 18.
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The Reason for Backup Systems in Heat Pump Applications in Canada
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Thomas Heckbert from Rheem explains how a backup system will always be needed in heat pump applications across Canada. Heat pumps are an effective heating and cooling solution, but some applications will need backup heating to get the full benefit of the system. This session was part of our virtual Heat Pump Technical Training Day on Sept. 18.
Decarbonizing DHW Using CO2 Heat Pumps
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Listen in as Kashif Muhammad from Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada details how to decarbonize DHW using CO2 heat pumps. This session will cover topics such as why CO2 heat pumps, design considerations for hot water systems using CO2 heat pumps, and a case study. This session was part of our virtual Heat Pump Technical Training Day on Sept. 18.
Decarbonization & High Efficiency Electrification of Heating Systems
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Join Lukas Glaspell as he details the decarbonization and high-efficiency electrification of heating systems. This session includes topics such as Decarbonization pillars in HVAC Scope 1,2,3 Review and how it relates to the HVAC industry Embodied carbon vs Operation carbon in water source heat pump equipment Heat Sources for Electrification Decarbonization using high-efficiency thermal storage ...
Geothermal Solutions
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Discover geothermal solutions and best practices for installing geothermal applications with Michael Ridler from Eden Energy Equipment. This session will explore the benefits of geothermal solutions and how they can be successfully utilized to heat and cool residential buildings. This session was part of our virtual Heat Pump Technical Training Day on Sept. 18.
Benefit of Using VRF Systems in Commercial & Residential Applications
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Join David Kim from LG in discussing the benefits of installing VRF systems in commercial and residential applications. In this session, David will review both commercial and residential applications and the process of adopting a VRF system. This session was part of our virtual Heat Pump Technical Training Day on Sept. 18.
Retrofitting a Furnace Central AC to Furnace Heat Pump
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Join Carlos Flores from Napoleon as he covers the best practices for retrofitting a furnace and central a/c to a furnace and air source heat pump. This session will include topics such as what’s driving the changeover, system review and sizing, replacement overview, new system requirements, and commissioning and turnover. During this session there is also an extended Q/A. This session was part ...
Plumbing Rookie Installs her first Sanipit Grinder Pump: Rookie & the Coach
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Come watch as our rookie gets her hands dirty with sewage! Our plumbing rookie Leah Den Hartogh, aka the editor of Plumbing and HVAC Magazine, installs her very first grinder pump with the help of Saniflo and her plumbing coach Chris. In this video, Leah is replacing an old sewage pump with Saniflo's Sanipit 24GR 1HP Grinder Pump. The Sanipit 24GR is a pre-assembled retrofit pump kit with a bui...
Case Study of Mitsubishi Electric's Head Office Retrofit
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Examination of Mitsubishi Electric’s head office retrofit and efficiencies achieved going from a rooftop unit to a VRF heat recovery system. Join Gary Chang from Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada as he details the project, challenges, solution and benefits of the retrofit. Constructed in 1991, Mitsubishi Electric's head office had a 90-ton R22 air volume rooftop air handling unit with VAV electr...
Climate Change and the Refrigerant Transition
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Join Sandy MacLeod from HRAI as he explains refrigerants' role in Canada's climate goals. In this presentation, Sandy discusses HRAI's position in the heating and cooling industry and how the organization plans to help the industry transition to new refrigerants. This session was part of our Refrigeration Technical Training Day on June 26.
Refrigeration Pipe Sizing and Design
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Proper sizing and installation of refrigerant piping can be crucial to a refrigeration system's effective and efficient operation. In this session, Greg Scrivener, the lead refrigeration engineer with Laporte Consultants, will discuss the parameters that affect refrigerant pipe sizing for liquid, suction, and hot gas piping. Greg will also review common installation best practices, such as slop...
A Deep Dive into Refrigeration Innovations, A2L Compliance and What it Means for Canada
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Tim McRae of The Chemours Company joins us to discuss the hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) regulations in Canada and the USA and their forecasted impact on refrigerants in Canada. With this as the foundation, Tim will discuss new-generation refrigerants introduced by Chemours and adopted by OEMs to meet the regulations' lower global warming potential (GWP) requirements. This discussion will place parti...
What's in Your Water? Water Treatment 101
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A proper water supply is crucial and essential in ensuring your plumbing system runs efficiently. Join Mike Barone and David Taft as they cover how to combat PFAS, remove chlorine, filter water with carbon and more! This session was featured during our Plumbing Technical Training Day on April 24.
Commercial CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater
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Join Gary Chang of Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada as he explores DHW heat pumps that utilize CO2. This session will see Gary compare conventional DHW systems, conventional natural gas boilers for DHW systems, conventional sizing methodologies (fixture units, hunters curve, etc.), and GHG emissions against DHW Heat Pumps Utilizing CO2. This session also covers topics such as the CO2 refrigerat...
DHW Re Circulation Systems
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Join Rick Mayo from Taco Comfort Solutions as he explains the science behind DHW re-circulation systems. There are DHW re-circ systems being designed today that are ticking time-bombs. Designers must know the appropriate steps that should be taken to design DHW re-circ systems. This session will help the designer by walking them through the 6 items that must be considered before they can select...
What Song Best Describes a Plumbers Day?
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Are Gas Absorption Heat Pumps The Future?
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ECM Circulator Technology - The Myths and the Realities
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ECM Circulator Technology - The Myths and the Realities
Condensing Boiler Design Information and Hydronic Application
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Condensing Boiler Design Information and Hydronic Application
High Performance Air, Dirt, and Magnetic Separation in Hydronic Design
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High Performance Air, Dirt, and Magnetic Separation in Hydronic Design
Optimizing Energy Performance in Hydronic Heating Systems and the Role of Buffer Tanks
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Optimizing Energy Performance in Hydronic Heating Systems and the Role of Buffer Tanks
Hands on Hydronics Interactive Learning with Air to Water Heat Pumps
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Hands on Hydronics Interactive Learning with Air to Water Heat Pumps
Walk N Talk AHR Expo 2024: District Energy Systems - Paving the Way for a Greener Tomorrow
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Walk N Talk AHR Expo 2024: The Latest in Boiler Protection from ADEY
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Walk N Talk AHR Expo 2024: NAVIEN product showcase
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Walk N Talk AHR Expo 2024: Unpacking Midea's Revolutionary Window Heat Pump
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  • @digitalalchemy6414
    @digitalalchemy6414 2 дні тому

    how many watts does it pull? can you run it at lower power like the Midea U A/C units. I use them for zoned cooling in north florida and rarely need to turn them higher than Medium or dehumidify.

  • @dfakjdf35
    @dfakjdf35 6 днів тому

    I can put a whole house heat pump in for less than one of these. Stupid.

  • @mvpmachine
    @mvpmachine Місяць тому

    I have the Midea U shaped funky cold Midea 8k ac crazy how efficient it is barely moves the electric bill and works great. I want one of these! This company impresses me with thier quality and innovation, and a bit of alien tech mixed in 😀

  • @johnh9748
    @johnh9748 2 місяці тому

    Once you said Hydrogen...we all know you are a scam.

  • @asinglemaleinuk
    @asinglemaleinuk 2 місяці тому

    Typical - us Scots inventing new tech… again 🤣😂🤣

  • @ernest111284
    @ernest111284 2 місяці тому

    I don’t know about this company. I called several times to their product knowledge line, and no one knew anything about this product. No one‘s giving any information about the release date or if it’s even something you can buy at this time. I wonder the price point. I think I’m just gonna go with the brand. Soleus air, usually accompanies customer service represents the product and this was pretty bad.

  • @FrankReif
    @FrankReif 2 місяці тому

    I hate to point this out, but with the size of the mechanical room, just put some 1m3 tanks in series and you get the best of all worlds. Thermal stratification, heat exchange, durability. There's a company in California promoting this for load shifting space heating and DHW on variable tariffs and central air hvac. This is just not going to be cheap enough to make any differenc in the big picture.

  • @CraftsmanontheLake
    @CraftsmanontheLake 3 місяці тому

    Interesting unit. Seriously considering it. Your camera movement needs improvement. Constant movement, often to places not showing anythings. Stationary on one side fo the window and the on the other while talking. I'm dizzy.

  • @USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity
    @USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity 3 місяці тому

    What is the noise level? No, a 220 lb package unit where I need a jet pack or a second muscle man helper to work on the outdoor section won’t fly.

  • @kartenalexos8348
    @kartenalexos8348 3 місяці тому

    I like the product, but I think we should make it easier to install split unit heat pumps across the US. In NYC permitting is hard with spit units. But it has picked up steam in Queens in the last few years. Getting common now like the ROW

  • @user-ry7yg2hk7i
    @user-ry7yg2hk7i 3 місяці тому

    Why not use also an air to brine exchanger to supplement energy in spring and fall? This can put even more heat into the ground.

  • @walter_mayer
    @walter_mayer 3 місяці тому

    I have done here with Germany cost a lot of calculations. Phase change materials are interesting but not real cost effective compared to water. Especially the shown PCM in hand warmers. It will not work in such a system, because if it is triggered it will run until all material is solid. But you can use e.g. paraffine with a phase change temperature about 60°C. But there are issues with the heat exchanger. When it get solid you have a big thermal insulater at the heat exchanger. And for cost reason it will only work for a short term storage e.g. some days. For long therm (one year) you need a huge amount of PCM. I my opinion for a long term heat storage simple water is the best PCM. It is cheap and it has in interesting feature to same the heat exchanger from isolating with the the solid material. Water has its highest density at about 4°C. So every see is freezing from top to buttom. So you can build the heat exchanger at the buttom and the water colder than 4°C will rise to the top. But you need about 115m³ water for thermal equivalent of 1000 liter heating oil. And of course you need additional a heating pump plus some electrical energy to transfer the 4°C water to 40°C water for heating. If you dont like the heat pumpe, you will need e.g. parafine - but you need the double amount of it. So its a big cost issue.

  • @BTx789
    @BTx789 3 місяці тому

    Too expensive

    • @stalwart56k
      @stalwart56k 3 місяці тому

      $3,000 per unit is chump change compared to pulling new wire and upgrading existing electrical service to handle central HVAC when the previous heating was a boiler. I'd love to have one of these for my home because it'd be way cheaper than replacing my current older heat pump and air handler.

  • @ometofu
    @ometofu 3 місяці тому

    hot and cool.. this is cutting edge. probably can't afford gen1

  • @Moondoggy1941
    @Moondoggy1941 3 місяці тому

    For now Midea's achilles heal, they need vertical windows to work, 80% of houses in Ca. have slide windows. I am lucky I wanted vertical lift windows installed in my house, so I have a 12k unit to assist with my central air.

  • @Moondoggy1941
    @Moondoggy1941 3 місяці тому

    These are being made for a captive audience, complex owners that HAVE to retrofit their units to the new standard, these will be certified. So yes the price is important but meeting standards are just as important.

  • @dougpriest9795
    @dougpriest9795 4 місяці тому

    Now make the price under $1000

  • @RahulChandnani-xo4wo
    @RahulChandnani-xo4wo 4 місяці тому

    can we combine it by using residential pv pannel and it heat water upto 60 degree c ?

  • @RobSnow-ui4sz
    @RobSnow-ui4sz 4 місяці тому

    How many amps does this need? Sure it needs 115 volt but like space heaters they need more often to be on a sperate breaker.

  • @vcp93
    @vcp93 4 місяці тому

    Hmmmm ....9K BTU? That is kinda weak. So you're going to need a couple of these units, minimum.

  • @CGrantL
    @CGrantL 4 місяці тому

    This would have been great when I was stuck with baseboard heat in a rental

  • @lisab3396
    @lisab3396 4 місяці тому

    The obviouis question is...... Where to buy in Canada? Took a brief look earlier and nothing came up.

  • @darrellmcever340
    @darrellmcever340 4 місяці тому

    $3,000 ?? Not gonna happen. it's a Window unit. Should cost twice the price of a standard AC window unit.

    • @rancol23
      @rancol23 4 місяці тому

      Calculate the savings on your heating and cooling electricity bill when using this heat pump versus the standard technology of a standard AC. Also, there might be rebates.

    • @daniellewis1789
      @daniellewis1789 4 місяці тому

      If it's actually a maintainable appliance and not disposable, that puts the justifiable price up quite a bit. For a first generation product in limited run production, I think $3k is high but not absurd.

    • @vcp93
      @vcp93 4 місяці тому

      Might be worth it if it could heat/cool the whole apartment, but doesn't 9K BTU seem a bit under powered? Not sure one unit would cut the proverbial mustard.

    • @daniellewis1789
      @daniellewis1789 4 місяці тому

      @@vcp93 450 square feet on the high end? It's enough if you're already covered by a small/medium window unit, probably.

    • @Jon-hx7pe
      @Jon-hx7pe 4 місяці тому

      agreed, it is too much money when there at mini-split units at cost for half.

  • @TheStranger18
    @TheStranger18 4 місяці тому

    Could you provide some examples (manufacturer/model) of the diverts that could be use on slide 36 and slide 37?

  • @arturorodgers4220
    @arturorodgers4220 5 місяців тому

    😄 "Promo sm"

  • @Chris-ut6eq
    @Chris-ut6eq 5 місяців тому

    Availability in the USA? MSRP?

  • @N2LADIES55
    @N2LADIES55 6 місяців тому

    Very informative interview. I live in a very small brick home that is only 646 square feet and I'm looking for something like this in the future when the prices come down. One of their competitor's Gradient is selling their unit for about $5000 (US dollars) when they originally estimated it would be about $1999 and that's too much for me when I can just buy a $300 window air conditioner to keep my small home comfortable.

    • @Moondoggy1941
      @Moondoggy1941 3 місяці тому

      Does not Midea make a U Shape AC/Heater unit already? I have the AC unit but not one that heats.

    • @ciliap
      @ciliap 2 місяці тому

      @@Moondoggy1941 no its just ac

    • @ciliap
      @ciliap 2 місяці тому

      honestly, a small heat/cool mini split would be a far better solution and runs circles around a window ac energy consumption wise if you go Seer2

  • @chadherrick2488
    @chadherrick2488 6 місяців тому

    Looks like a lot higher cost to the home owner both for the initial investment and maintenance. And only 140 degree water for heating and not as efficient as natural gas. This decision is not being driven by economics.

  • @Contridiction-vp3fv
    @Contridiction-vp3fv 6 місяців тому

    I saw a lot of cool innovations, like the handles, it's fold able for install etc... But both the ad I saw that lead me here, and the video both, make it sound like this is the first time anyone has made a window heat pump.That's not true, I have used window heatpumps from several different manufacturers. Ranging from 8k btu up to 28k btu. When we bought our current trailer, we decided to turn down the central unit, so we could keep using the window heat pump units. But, I will definitely check this out, I do need to add one.

  • @DevonWildZillaTeschJr
    @DevonWildZillaTeschJr 6 місяців тому

    What is the typical delta T in cooling mode for this unit?

  • @jcook69camaro
    @jcook69camaro 7 місяців тому

    this tech is nothing new. these were everywhere is the 50-60's they all got replaced due to leaks.

  • @adamcollegeman2
    @adamcollegeman2 7 місяців тому

    excellent

  • @Saaj2
    @Saaj2 7 місяців тому

    Nice, always wanted to see the inside of one of these units

  • @UnexpectedTokens
    @UnexpectedTokens 7 місяців тому

    one of those outdoor units hooked up to the indoor unit AND an air handler would be very neat as a drop in replacement for a furnace and a tankless water heater

  • @James-l5s7k
    @James-l5s7k 7 місяців тому

    Energy density. If this isn't explicitly mentioned, it's snakeoil. YOU'RE WELCOME!

  • @tzbonzo
    @tzbonzo 7 місяців тому

    lol

  • @jerenahw
    @jerenahw 7 місяців тому

    Oh! Its an NH3 absorption unit with the natural gas burner acting as the Generator! Is this ANESI product or EEE going to be present at the CMPX in Toronto in 2 weeks?

    • @plumbing-hvacmagazine
      @plumbing-hvacmagazine 7 місяців тому

      Michael and the Team Eden crew will be at the show. As will our team doing interviews and videos in booth 3 at CMPX.

  • @amightysailingman
    @amightysailingman 7 місяців тому

    You didn't ask the really important questions of when it's going to be available and what's the target price range. Touting the technology isn't useful if nobody can buy it. My landlord really wants to put in heat pumps because my idiot neighbors like to run their thermostats at 78º and he's paying for the natural gas for the building's boiler. He's thinking of putting in mini-splits, but they're not cheap and neither is the installation. I told him he should wait for these, but he's getting impatient. He wants to do it this year, 2025 at the absolute furthest out.

    • @mikemotorbike4283
      @mikemotorbike4283 6 місяців тому

      landlords learned this many years ago: set real temp to 69-72 degrees F. Put in fake thermostat enclosed within locked clear plastic thermostat cover product. Tenant will sneak a paperclip in there and feel oh so clever.

    • @daniellewis1789
      @daniellewis1789 4 місяці тому

      Target price is ballpark $3k based on the NYC contract it's designed to fit.

    • @amightysailingman
      @amightysailingman 4 місяці тому

      @@daniellewis1789 Hope so, but there's no official word and that may not be the case. Gradient was the other company chosen for the contract and they've set the retail price of their unit at $5000.

    • @briimarie2218
      @briimarie2218 4 місяці тому

      Ive heard midea will be 3k gradients version will be 3,800-5k

    • @jakesteele7962
      @jakesteele7962 2 місяці тому

      @@mikemotorbike4283 id assume that the tenant would just use window shakers or space heaters

  • @Qeswara
    @Qeswara 8 місяців тому

    There's nothing wrong with moving parts as long as they were originally designed to move. The opposite is just propaganda and promotion.

    • @plumbing-hvacmagazine
      @plumbing-hvacmagazine 7 місяців тому

      Well said and we agree. We would counter no moving parts is also a positive.

  • @marcusl1796
    @marcusl1796 8 місяців тому

    *Promosm*

  • @midearacglobal4687
    @midearacglobal4687 8 місяців тому

    Major thanks to Michael Ridler for sharing the latest information about Midea PWHP! 🙌 Midea is committed to ongoing improvements in energy efficiency and playing a vital role in the 'Clean Heating for Everyone' initiative.

  • @aixmcduck9321
    @aixmcduck9321 8 місяців тому

    Oh *heck* yes. This looks smashing.

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    @BikashDas4542b 9 місяців тому

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  • @Egleu1
    @Egleu1 9 місяців тому

    Do we know when this will be available for consumers to buy?

    • @blazetownsend8785
      @blazetownsend8785 9 місяців тому

      Same question here.

    • @curtisehler4825
      @curtisehler4825 8 місяців тому

      Same question here

    • @EMERALDJAYNE
      @EMERALDJAYNE 7 місяців тому

      This is awesome! I have a large house and I would have to put a mini split in so many rooms it really didn't save me any money and it wouldn't save electricity but I think this might work! But I don't like to buy things when they first come out I want to wait until they get the glitches worked out of them😅 Also my concern is will it keep your house warm when it's 11° outside? That's my concern for heat pumps?😢 Thanks for posting this I'm still on the fence and my Lennox is on its last leg but I think I'm going to wait and see how this works... I'm really excited that especially with the size and if it really saves US money 😁🙏🇺🇲

    • @chuckm8472
      @chuckm8472 7 місяців тому

      I have 2 midea u shape air units, so far I have been impressed. There not a year old yet so we will see how long they last and if there is a problem how easy it is to service them. That unit would be great in Florida because you could run it on a Generator in a emergency. I wonder what Midea is doing about having qualified techs to service them around the country. So many people I know installed mini splits but can't find anyone to service or repair them.

    • @Chris-ut6eq
      @Chris-ut6eq 5 місяців тому

      availability is key. I can't even find this on their website.

  • @marknorman3582
    @marknorman3582 9 місяців тому

    I have just installed one these, very heavy 178 kg for 210 lt equivalent. So a house job would be hard. Be good if did a clip on how to install. Shame it won't take solar hot water like a cylinder. I am sure its doable.

  • @stevemcfarland4661
    @stevemcfarland4661 9 місяців тому

    So how much does it cost?

  • @chshincooling
    @chshincooling 10 місяців тому

    I’m in northern Va, near DC, would b e appreciated if I can get with my radiant floor and domestic hot water!

  • @chshincooling
    @chshincooling 10 місяців тому

    Where can I get this system, I’m building new house starting in January 2024, I would love to get more information!

  • @its_just_me1378
    @its_just_me1378 11 місяців тому

    At ua-cam.com/video/pjOCL9LBRVg/v-deo.htmlsi=AnN6o4AFPyT8ybZm&t=1332, why is the low COP (2.6) circled at the 5gpm/130ELT while the "comparison" circle of 3.6 is at 10gpm/100 ELT. It would seem to me that the 30 degree ELT difference is a bigger driver of the COP increase than the increased flow. Thanks for the video, really appreciate it - I have an Arctic heat pump (035ZA/BE) w/a nominal flow volume of 6.5gpm and have been curious about the setting on my circulator pump.

  • @VisibleToAnyone42
    @VisibleToAnyone42 11 місяців тому

    If I understand the technology correctly, it utilizes PCM that undergoes a phase change at 58°C, making an ASHP unnecessary. I own a heat pump and use it to heat water to 42°C without mixing it with cold water. To address the issue of Legionella, I heat my water cylinder to 65°C once a week. So in terms of energy efficiency I don't see a use case for this device.

    • @plumbing-hvacmagazine
      @plumbing-hvacmagazine 11 місяців тому

      Thank you for the insightful comment, and you've made a crucial point about the importance of managing water storage conditions to prevent bacterial growth. Indeed, Legionella bacteria typically pose a risk in water temperatures between 20°C and 45°C. Your practice of heating your water cylinder to 65°C weekly is an effective strategy to mitigate this risk. However, the unique advantage of PCM batteries like this one is that, in addition to its ability to store and release both sensible and latent energy, it doesn't involve storing any water volume. This key feature means that concerns about bacteria, such as Legionella, are not relevant in the same way they are for systems that store water, such as traditional water cylinders. This aspect of PCM technology is similar to tankless water heaters, which also do not hold water and thus reduce the risk of bacterial growth. This makes PCM an innovative and safer option in many applications.

    • @marknorman3582
      @marknorman3582 9 місяців тому

      No one has ever died from a hot water take via legionella in the UK. Waste energy heating it up really.