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Originally Posted by Jmac
This would be the hydronic heating part. Maybe I misinterpreted it to mean using domestic water to heat it (CSA allows for it, so it can be done).
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You're 100% correct, my hot water tank supplies both domestic hot water and hydronic heating for the central air.
It does look like an open system, and the original company that produced it went bankrupt so I was having problems trying to find a replacement tank in a pinch.
We replaced it with the tankless because I figured it might be bit better than a traditional tank in terms of bacteria growth? I was supposed to use the shutoff valve(s) to stop the water going to the air handler during the summer but I forgot to, oh well.
I would've wanted to replace it altogether with a "normal" furnace, but the air handler is sandwiched in a tiny ass spot that finding a solution for that was an even bigger challenge.
Anyways, one other (small) benefit of tankless is that you do gain space as the unit hangs on a wall. So now my closet where the tank was located can now be used to dump more junk in lol