hybrid system using tankless

Rich Kontny_3

Looked into a side arm convertor off the side of the boiler? Or go into Dan's Resource (library) and look up "System Piping Techniques" there is a well written article there about taking a hot water zone off of a steam boiler.

Good Luck!

Bill_99

Can I use the tankless coil on my steam boiler to heat a room

I have a room that needs to be heated, but I have been told adding to the steam system is impractical. Can I attach a circulator and expansion tank to the tankless coil and heat the room with the hot water? My other options are quite costly!

Ken_40

Absolutely yes!

Done it many times. Piece of cake.

Use the coil to heat anything (radiant, domestic hot water or simple HWBB - OR ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

Easy to do. Simply think of the hottest demand water temp required. Pipe the inlet and outlet as a bypass arrangement. By placing a small ball valve between the in and outlets, you can control how much bypasses the coil and how much passes thru. Remember the coil is a source of BTU's - not the pathway per se.

If you need a sketch/schematic, let me know.

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Unknown

Ken's right

We do it every once in a while . A few things to consider .... Has the coil been used for hot water ? For how long ? I'd try to clean the inner part of the coil if it was used a long time .

And you can only heat so much extra space before it'll stop the boiler from steaming . I believe , if the boiler is sized right for your home , you can add 33 percent extra in btus of the boiler you have . To get around that if you have problems you can always prioritize the steam zone .

Here's a recent install where we used the coil for a baseboard zone . There was no need for a bypass - with the boiler steaming , the highest temp to leave the coil was 190 .