HOME 6 Installing Desuperheater in GSHP System and the Insulation of Pipes in Attic

[noclouds111]

I have a question, please. We live in CT & we've recently had a Geo unit with desuperheater installed to our hot water heater. The installer has both the 'in' & 'out' pipes from the desuperheater connected directly to the drain valve at the bottom of the hot water tank. This is different than your install to the hot tank. My install doesn't make sense to me, and I'm wondering how there is any interchange of hot & cold water to my tank? Does my setup make sense to you?

[geraldrmcc]

@noclouds111 My configuration for installing the Desuperheater is called the standard Connection going directly from the heat pump to the bottom of the water heater with hot water and going from the top of the domestic cold water supply to the in of the desuperheater port on the heat pump. Reason is in my area our water is very hard and avoids sediment buildup problems. Your method is called the concentric connection method and it works. I will send you diagrams gerald.mcclain@okstate.edu