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expansion tanks
ALH_4
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Does the pressure in the system fluctuate quite a bit from when the system is cold to when it is hot? Does your boiler relief valve seep? Do you have chronic problems with air in the system?
The expansion tank should not have any connection to short cycling.
The expansion tank should not have any connection to short cycling.
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FHW expansion tanks
How do you determine if an Extrol bladder style expansion tanks is bad?
Could a bad expansion tank cause a gas fired boiler to short cycle?0 -
The quick way, flick the bottom half of your expansion tank with your finger and it should sound hollow. then flick the very top and it should "thud"
The real way, drain the system and check the air pressure from the schrader valve with a guage.
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