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Tony_23
Tony_23 Member Posts: 1,033
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It appears to be a buffer tank to add volume to the system.

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Was at this,

    small apt. bldg. the other day for a plumbing prob,, so while there I took a look in the boiler room. A.O. Smith,,, check,,but I can`t figure out what that large horiz. tank is,,it`s not the exp-tank as it is in the other pic at the ceiling. This tank measures 12"X 60",, the boiler flow enters 1 end,,the system leaves the other, tank not insulated.The manufacture date on the boiler is 1988, and the circ is continuous.
    Is this some kind of pre-curser to a buffer tank??

    (Edit)- I was thinking,,seeing as the boiler is CF(low water content), and the rads are fin-tube, could this tank act as as a volume holder type thing, so the radiation is not warmed in spurts??

    Dave
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