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no horizontal cylinder is gong to work as well as a vertical one-

technically you need a tall one to get thermal layering ,which allows better heat filling of the cylinder as transfer coil is always in area with lowest temp water.

It is used with great effect in solar thermal systems where you also have a normal high temp heat coil from another heat source in the same vessel but 

solar coil is always at lowest point,as hottest water will always rise to the top .

yes it will work but not be as good .

think where the input and outputs are 

cold in at lowest point --hot outlet at top 

further apart they are they less mixing of cold and hot in tank as you draw off the hot  water

Edited by scottishjohn
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