1.3.9 Adding or repairing water heaters insulation
Description
Insulation of water heaters is necessary to protect against contact with hot surfaces and to ensure an acceptable working temperature in the water heater house. Insulation of water heaters is a very efficient way to keep your water hotter for longer, especially if the equipment is exposed to cold conditions in winter.
Benefits
It is an improvement for very old water heaters that cannot be substituted for technical and economic reasons
Avoid heat loss and optimize the efficiency of the water heater
Lower water temperature setting
Limitations
It must go with other measures to achieve significant energy savings
Economic assessment
Initial investment: low. 1-3% economic saving. Payback in 1.5 years.
References and best practices
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CHARACTERIZATION
Environment or playable world:
Residential
Academic
Offices
All
Carried out by:
Public building users
Owners
Operators
All
Reduce consumption of:
Heating
Cooling
DHW
Lighting
Electric devices
Type of driver:
Physical environmental
Contextual
Psychological
Physiological
Social
Time framework:
- Short term
- Long term
Type of measure:
- Envelope
- HVAC
- DHW
- Lighting
- Electrical devices
- Other
