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  • lplus10 lplus10 December 4, 2009 @ 5:15 PM
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    Water storage tank for hot water boiler

    Is this a good idea?? I am getting a mix of opinions, mostly that a water storage tank is a waste of money and energy. I have an old Climatrol with 6 large cast iron sleves that I want to replace. It must hold at least 30 gallons of water in the boiler itself. What if I create a separate tank that will be attached to a new hydronic boiler, keep this water temp at 140 degrees, then pump water to the radiators right from the tank as needed? Any opinions?
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  • Jamie Hall Jamie Hall December 4, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
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    Seems to me...

    that you will lose heat from that storage tank -- no matter how good your insulation -- and that you will gain very little in terms of response time.  So why bother?
    Jamie

    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England.

    Hoffman Equipped System (all original except boiler), Weil-McClain 580, 2.75 gph Carlin, Vapourstat 0.5 -- 6.0 ounces per square inch
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  • gerry gerry December 5, 2009 @ 8:54 AM
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    multifunctional buffer tank

    I like the idea of a buffer tank for hydraulic separation dirt and air separation   there are many reasons and applications to consider the proper use of a buffer tank.   Gerry Alder                  [url=http://www.pmmag.com/Articles/Column/7b4f1edc2471b010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0]http://www.pmmag.com/Articles/Column/7b4f1edc2471b010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____
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