Replacing a stand alone WH, want to go with an Indirect.
The alliance SL indirect water heaters list their required inputs as 99K BTU's for the 35 gallon model, and 110K for the 50 gal model. Does anyone know how much the performance would be decreased when using an Alpine 80? For full burn its listed capacity is 72K...
As a non-engineer, I would only guess the alliance would be about 73% of its rated capacity, but perhapse someone here could shed more light on that.
I have two full bathrooms, washing machine, dishwasher. The bathrooms both have full size bathtubs (one is a jacuzzi tub which is a little larger) and one has a seperate shower with a multihead unit thats probably good for 5-7gpm if its all on full force. I have two adults and two young kids living here, but around the holidays, I frequently add two more adults to the house.
I was wondering if the 35gal alliance would be enough, or if I should spring for the extra money and size for the 50 gal. Logic says go bigger, but if I only need the 27 gal, then the 35 would be one size up, not the 50.
Could I get enough performance from the 35 if I kept the temperature a little high and installed a mixing valve?
I tried to contact US Boiler with this question, but they will only speak to licensed plumbers apparently... Even an email was responded to "please direct any question to your local contractor" And every licensed plumber I contacted doesnt have any idea, and won't take the time to call US Boiler unless I sign a contract with them. I cant blame them for that, but I also want to know what I need instead of the normal rply of "when in doubt get a larger one..."
So I come here hoping someone has already inquired and got an answer... Plumbers?
The alliance SL indirect water heaters list their required inputs as 99K BTU's for the 35 gallon model, and 110K for the 50 gal model. Does anyone know how much the performance would be decreased when using an Alpine 80? For full burn its listed capacity is 72K...
As a non-engineer, I would only guess the alliance would be about 73% of its rated capacity, but perhapse someone here could shed more light on that.
I have two full bathrooms, washing machine, dishwasher. The bathrooms both have full size bathtubs (one is a jacuzzi tub which is a little larger) and one has a seperate shower with a multihead unit thats probably good for 5-7gpm if its all on full force. I have two adults and two young kids living here, but around the holidays, I frequently add two more adults to the house.
I was wondering if the 35gal alliance would be enough, or if I should spring for the extra money and size for the 50 gal. Logic says go bigger, but if I only need the 27 gal, then the 35 would be one size up, not the 50.
Could I get enough performance from the 35 if I kept the temperature a little high and installed a mixing valve?
I tried to contact US Boiler with this question, but they will only speak to licensed plumbers apparently... Even an email was responded to "please direct any question to your local contractor" And every licensed plumber I contacted doesnt have any idea, and won't take the time to call US Boiler unless I sign a contract with them. I cant blame them for that, but I also want to know what I need instead of the normal rply of "when in doubt get a larger one..."
So I come here hoping someone has already inquired and got an answer... Plumbers?
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