Heat Recovery Atmospheric-Pressure Vat

Abstract

A hydronic heating system. A vat of water is heated on a hot wood stove. The water is recirculated through a heat exchanger to heat a remote living space.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hydronic heating system water heater, comprising: a vat, an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, the vat having a bottom, sides and an open top, the inlet pipe positioned through and sealed to the side of the vat, the outlet pipe positioned through and sealed to the side of the vat so that when the vat contains water and the vat is placed on a hot wood stove, the water in the vat is heated by the hot wood stove so that the hot water can be flowed from the vat through the outlet pipe through a heat exchanger and then back into the vat by way of the inlet pipe. 
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger is a radiator for heating a living space. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger heats a recirculated fluid flowed through a radiator for heating a living space. 
     
     
         4 . A method for heating a first living space from heat generated by a wood stove located in a second living space by the steps of: heating an open container of water on a hot wood stove in a second living space to produce hot water; flowing the hot water through a radiator and then back to the open container, the radiator located in a first living space to heat the first living space. 
     
     
         5 . A method for heating a first living space from heat generated by a wood stove located in a second living space by the steps of: heating an open container of water on a hot wood stove in a second living space to produce hot water; flowing the hot water through a heat exchanger and then back to the open container, conducting heat from the heat exchanger to a recirculated fluid flowed through a radiator to heat the first living space. 
     
     
         6 . A method of cooling a first living space from cold well-water or a chilled liquid via a vat located in a second living space by the steps of: cooling an open container of water in a second living space from a well, flowing the cooled water through a heat exchanger and then back to the open container, conducting heat energy from the heat exchanger to a recirculated fluid flowed through a radiator to cool the first living space. 
     
     
         7 . A method of heating domestic hot water used in conjunction with existing buffer tank technology.