Attics in sc are too hot to stay in for long.
Best way to get hot water heater in attic.
Bringing down your water heater from the attic should not be difficult.
Posted on october 5 2012 by e r.
Use a rope to attach to the ratchet strap 3.
Solar water heaters are great but they often work better as a secondary system heating the water or keeping it hot without eliminating the availability of water heated by gas or electric.
Your attic can easily reach temperatures of 120 140 degrees which is optimum for keeping the water in your tank sufficiently hot without using any energy.
So many homes in charlotte are built on slab which can make it more difficult to run plumbing lines through the first floor of your house.
Giant tanks of water happen to take up a lot of square footage and primarily for that reason many builders have opted to place water heaters in the attic of new homes.
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Now a secondary line of reasoning for placing a water heater in the attic is the high temperatures that occur in an attic particularly during the summer months.
A water heater in the attic saves square footage tank type water heaters are big hulking cylinders filled with anywhere from forty to seventy gallons of hot water.
An easy way to move a water heater to and from the attic.
Raise the heater up have a second person control the motion and guide it through the access point.
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An easy way to move a water heater to and from the attic.
Use a cargo tie down ratcheting strap around the heater 2.
Even a small solar water heater can cut your annual energy costs dramatically depending on your climate and in some cases larger systems make gas or.
Alternatively install passive vents such as gable soffit and ridge vents which are openings in the roof that allow hot air to escape.
Go up into the attic and stand on the rafters not the stairs 4.
Why you need to get your water heater out of your attic.
As shown in my video the process can be accomplished pretty simply by using 3 tools.