So the debate is room conditioning vs water conditioning. So I have been looking into portable heat pumps, the ones I find that are Air, Heat, Dehumidify run about 1000 - 1500 watts. I have to have 600 Watts in my 220 to keep it correct in the winter, I am guessing I will need 900 or more in my 500 to keep it correct in the winter.
So The watts are about the same but I would get the benefit of dehumidifier. My 500 gallon will be in between two walls so basically its in its own room, since I will have to do some remodeling to get it in place I could put my 220 in the basement below it and put it in between two walls. So then each tank would be in a room by itself kinda, since they would be right above and below each other A duct could be installed.
So my question is this, water temp is set by room temp, I would think that it would run less to heat the air in these two extremely tiny rooms, since the tank would take up 80 % of the space you would be talking about heating the equivalent of a large walk in closet.
Sorry for all these crazy threads, I just learned alot about doing it right and making it as easy to maintain with my 220, that I want to make sure that this new setup will be as easy to maintain as possible, and as cost effective. So I through crazy ideas out there and see what people think.
a word on the rooms one tank is 1/2 thick so I would let 1/4 of it rest on the drywall, and then put a frame around it creating an effective air seal. the other one is 1.5 thick so I could let .5 site on the drywall and have a flush surface.
So The watts are about the same but I would get the benefit of dehumidifier. My 500 gallon will be in between two walls so basically its in its own room, since I will have to do some remodeling to get it in place I could put my 220 in the basement below it and put it in between two walls. So then each tank would be in a room by itself kinda, since they would be right above and below each other A duct could be installed.
So my question is this, water temp is set by room temp, I would think that it would run less to heat the air in these two extremely tiny rooms, since the tank would take up 80 % of the space you would be talking about heating the equivalent of a large walk in closet.
Sorry for all these crazy threads, I just learned alot about doing it right and making it as easy to maintain with my 220, that I want to make sure that this new setup will be as easy to maintain as possible, and as cost effective. So I through crazy ideas out there and see what people think.
a word on the rooms one tank is 1/2 thick so I would let 1/4 of it rest on the drywall, and then put a frame around it creating an effective air seal. the other one is 1.5 thick so I could let .5 site on the drywall and have a flush surface.
