Since you can use a boiler to heat baseboard hot water for heating , can I also use a 50 gallon electric hot water heater to heat baseboard hot water for heating? The hot water heater would only be used for heating, basically a closed system. A 50 gallon electric water heater has a first hour delivery of 62 G.P.H. and the temperature can be set as high as 155 degrees. The reason for asking is we have a new second story unfinished. I presently have oil hot water now for the 1st floor. To get heat pipes up to the 2nd floor is more than a lot of work and close to impossible because of the building design. It's not an option.Thanks....Glenn
no its not a good idea because you will burn out a water heaters heat exchanger within a few years. put a boiler in it will save you years of headaches and frustration
We have a 40 gallon heater and can get 3 showers out, comfortably, in a relatively short period of time. In our last house we had a problem with insufficient hot water. I remembered a report about dip tubes made of PVC (which can't withstand constant exposure to hot water) that virtually disintegrated. Yup, that's what had happened. I took out the water supply fitting and the tube was gone. I bought a replacement for about $5.00 and it was still working when we moved... and suellenh is correct.
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Why would you use any type of heat on the second story but electric baseboard type heaters? That would be more efficient and cheaper to install.
