Hey guys, I need some help.
I want to hook up storage. Thinking about 1000 gallons. Only because it seems that is what most of you guys have.
I haven't done a heat loss calc so maybe that the first place to start to determine the size but lets say I go with a 1000.
I was thinking of getting one horizontal tank. Because I cant get it in the basement and my boiler is in the garage/boiler room, I figured it would be best to put it there.
originally I thought I would do two vertical 500 tanks but I am limited on space, so I thought I would dig a pit, much like a mechanics pit, in the center of the garage bay. I would form out the walls with concrete and then finish the top with removable steel grating.
I had a someone install my system and all though I do heat my house, you guys have said that it probably could have been a done little better.
Basically I have the Wood Gun in the garage/boiler room on the right side of the house.
I have 1" pex running for 63' with 4 elbows.
It then attaches to a loop of 1.25" copper hanging on the basement wall.
That loop is about 4' long by 2' high it has a 007 that pushes the water counterclockwise and then I have 2 zones which each have a 007 pulling the zone water back to the loop.
The Wood Gun has a 00R ifc 3 speed set on high pushing the supply water to the loop
My questions are (and I don't really even know what questions to ask):
1. My boiler would obviously be higher then the tank. Does that pose a problem?
2. How do I pipe it?
3. What else do I ask![embarrassed ;em ;em](/talk/styles/default/xenforo/smileys/embarrassed.gif)
I want to hook up storage. Thinking about 1000 gallons. Only because it seems that is what most of you guys have.
I haven't done a heat loss calc so maybe that the first place to start to determine the size but lets say I go with a 1000.
I was thinking of getting one horizontal tank. Because I cant get it in the basement and my boiler is in the garage/boiler room, I figured it would be best to put it there.
originally I thought I would do two vertical 500 tanks but I am limited on space, so I thought I would dig a pit, much like a mechanics pit, in the center of the garage bay. I would form out the walls with concrete and then finish the top with removable steel grating.
I had a someone install my system and all though I do heat my house, you guys have said that it probably could have been a done little better.
Basically I have the Wood Gun in the garage/boiler room on the right side of the house.
I have 1" pex running for 63' with 4 elbows.
It then attaches to a loop of 1.25" copper hanging on the basement wall.
That loop is about 4' long by 2' high it has a 007 that pushes the water counterclockwise and then I have 2 zones which each have a 007 pulling the zone water back to the loop.
The Wood Gun has a 00R ifc 3 speed set on high pushing the supply water to the loop
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My questions are (and I don't really even know what questions to ask):
1. My boiler would obviously be higher then the tank. Does that pose a problem?
2. How do I pipe it?
3. What else do I ask
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