How Can I Calculate Hot Water Usage in My Home?

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The discussion centers on calculating the usage of hot and cold water during a shower, specifically how much hot water at 140°F is used when taking a 20-gallon shower at 105°F, and how much cold water at 50°F is mixed in. Additionally, it explores the impact of replacing the used hot water with cold water on the temperature of an 80-gallon tank. The goal is to develop a program that estimates hot water consumption in homes, considering factors like the number of showers and occupants. Understanding these calculations will help determine the necessary BTUs and solar collector capacity to maintain optimal water temperature. The conversation highlights a gap in available resources for these specific calculations in the context of solar water heating systems.
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Ok so my question is about hot water in a home
Lets say that I take a shower a shower and i use 20 gallons of water at 105* F
If the hot water in my tank is at 140*F
and my cold water comes in at 50*F

how much of hot (140*F) water did i use?
How much cold (50*F) Water did i use?

Now this might be on the same formula but

lets take the volume of 140*F hot water that I used in my shower out of the hot water tank and replace it with the same volume of 50*F Cold water to refill the tank, what will the temperature in the tank be now if its a 80 Gal Tank? (don't worry about the burner bring it up to temp)
 
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This is a HW type problems and so will be moved from here.
 
I thought it was a thermo problem. Its not a HW type problem if that what your thinking, I own a company that sells solar products (PV & Thermal) and of all the pros and books out there i can't find much on this topic.

I wanted to develop a program that would be able to calculate how much hot water a house uses based on the number of showers, people and other items in a house that use hot water. by finding what the temperature in the tank falls to I can then calculate the BTU's and thus collectors needed to bring the thank back up to temperature.
 
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