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Closely Spaced Tees, Low Loss Headers & Buffer Tanks - When, Where, Why 

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Presented by John Barba, Dave Holdorf, and Rick Mayo
The right approach to piping a multi-zone system with a mod-con boiler can make all the difference. Do it effectively and you have a system that purrs like a kitten and provides your customer with years of optimal efficiency, performance, and comfort. Do it wrong, however, and you may have just planted a time bomb in your customers’ basement - and an inefficient one at that.
In this fast-paced, fact-filled session, you’ll learn the finer points of piping a mod-con boiler, including when to use a primary-secondary “moose-antler” piping arrangement, when to use a hydraulic separator and when to use a buffer tank (you’ll also learn how to size one).

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@bajatoma
@bajatoma 5 месяцев назад
Watching this makes me think that I just stroke a gold mine! Much appreciated! I'm not even a plumber or heat specialist. Subscribed! I was learning the system, and found a number of issues. Very happy to see you covered circulator speed selection, as my plumber who installed the system had it set to speed 3, and learning about all those delta T and how to read system pressure drops and pump gpm vs pressure drop, I realized that it had to be set to speed 1. Besides that the boiler is way oversized, and I might be looking into installing buffer, and you covered how to calculate the size and all. Very good teacher, you made my day. Fingers crossed I'll find more of your stuff on youtube.
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv 5 месяцев назад
We are so glad you enjoyed your experience! Our team of experts strives to put out educational and fun content. Glad to have you aboard!
@hobson3724
@hobson3724 9 месяцев назад
Thanks for the lecture. very valuable
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv 9 месяцев назад
You are welcome!
@tsetsivito
@tsetsivito 6 месяцев назад
This is a great example why you should read the educational books first and then watch such videos
@jeriahknox5905
@jeriahknox5905 8 месяцев назад
I wonder why we don't we see more buffer tanks combined with DHW tanks, tank within a tank systems?
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv 8 месяцев назад
Jeriah, There are several manufacturers of buffer/DHW tanks out there. Why are they not more common? As we see the trend of low temperature hydronic heat emitters and space constraints, the popularity of these tanks may rise.
@bryanswanson5007
@bryanswanson5007 5 месяцев назад
wondering why they recommend piping the indirect off of the primary loop rather than after the hydraulic seperator off the system manifold. Ive seen many and even have installed a few years ago after the seperator and they work just fine as far as I can tell.
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv 5 месяцев назад
@bryanswanson5007, first off, thanks for watching Taco Tuesday, greatly appreciated. To answer your question, it is suggested to take off for the DHW indirect tank tank first to allow all of the energy the boiler is making goes to generating hot water for the house. It will depend upon several factors like the size of the indirect tank and the size of the boiler. It may also lie with the control sequence that the boiler manufacturer has in their control logic. And that is the beauty of hydronic heating, we have lots of options to achieve the same thing!
@jockster5525
@jockster5525 Год назад
Awesome..I've got a low loss header on a commercial plant system in the UK..I can't get flow temp to hiu above 60 °c ..I'll need to upgrade the three pumps on the boilers to over come this .thanks for your efforts really appreciate your efforts
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv Год назад
Thanks so much for joining us on a Taco Tuesday, glad we could help!
@jasonjohnsonHVAC
@jasonjohnsonHVAC Год назад
We have bipolar weather here in Austin. One day its 30°.....2 days later its 78°
@tinoslish4032
@tinoslish4032 Месяц назад
When you used a 10-1 turndown ratio what were you referring to
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv Месяц назад
We are referring to the boiler technology in the firing rate. Many of the newer wall-hung type boilers have a turn down ratio. For our example of 10-1, if the maximum btu firing rate was 100,000 BTUs per hour, then the lowest would be 10,000 BTUs per hour.
@aliatas6647
@aliatas6647 2 месяца назад
The 4" & 8" distance either end of the Tee, is that straight pipe to the next elbow? Or is it before connecting into the boiler?
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv Месяц назад
The 4 and 8 is referencing pipe diameter so if you have 1" pipe, it would mean 4" and 8". Anyway, the 4 and 8 references before any other fitting in the pipe whether it is a tee, elbow, coupling or even a valve. This design is to have the proper type of flow internally as well as the hydraulic isolation desired.
@aliatas6647
@aliatas6647 Месяц назад
@@TacoHVACtv I was meant to ask 4x and 8x. Nevertheless, you have addressed the question for me. Many thanks! 😁👍
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv Месяц назад
You're welcome!
@MustPassTruck
@MustPassTruck Год назад
Anyone brought up the idea of making parts to convert the average water heater tank into a buffer tank?
@TacoHVACtv
@TacoHVACtv Год назад
An average water heater used as a buffer tank would be used as a two-pipe buffer and has the advantage of adding mass to the hydronic system whereas the 4-pipe is used as adding mass as well as hydraulic separation. The 2-pipe buffer doesn't add the separation
@bajatoma
@bajatoma 5 месяцев назад
@@TacoHVACtvFor those who already have a LLH installed in their systems, but lack of mass, where would a 2-pipe buffer be installed?
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