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Re:'Greener, cheaper, much warmer' – heat pump owners laud t... by stephen_g on Monday January 08, 2024 @08:31AM (#38911646)
Heat pumps for domestic hot water are basically always storage systems (I have a heat pump storage system and it's excellent). For heating radiators or underfloor it does work (and can be incredibly efficient) to do constant flow but it wouldn't work well to do for showers etc.
Re:'Greener, cheaper, much warmer' – heat pump owners laud t... by shagie on Monday January 08, 2024 @10:42AM (#38913553)
Showers are also a source of lost energy... flushing all that hot water out of the house. From a few years ago: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/20...

This gets into drain water heat recovery

https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/drain-water-heat-recovery

https://www.kitchenandbathclassics.com/eco-friendly/advanced...