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DHW tank for boiler i.e. amtrol boilmate

michael_34
michael_34 Member Posts: 304
in THE MAIN WALL
I have used those and still will, I really like the idea of keeping the solar hot water moving. That way in the solar tank there is better stratification. Move the heat to be used for DHW to a smaller tank and leave some more room for more solar. Very common practice.

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  • michael_34
    michael_34 Member Posts: 304
    DHW tank for boiler i.e. amtrol boilmate

    I'm looking for a more cost affective DHW tank than the Amtrol boiler mate. I use the 26 gallon (WH-9 series) to tie into my solar tank in a pre-existing DHW system. Any suggestions. I am paying around 900.00 for the Amtrol.
    Many Thanks,
    Michael
  • David Sutton_6
    David Sutton_6 Member Posts: 1,079
    Buderus S-120

    This is a very good tank and cost is better than the one you mentioned

    David
  • michael_34
    michael_34 Member Posts: 304
    perfect

    Hey that is perfect! The high temp limit in going from the boiler on the Amtrol is only 150*. The Buderus is 203*, which is great for solar! Thanks Michael

  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,562
    Why ?

    not just use a solar designed double coil tank?

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  • Rich Kontny_3
    Rich Kontny_3 Member Posts: 562
    Michael,

    The boiler mate has a coil assembly that is very restrictive and prone to scale up.
  • Rich Kontny_3
    Rich Kontny_3 Member Posts: 562
    Michael,

    Since this computer has a tendency to double posts I will add that I had a boiler-mate years ago for a wood system and while it was one of the pioneers of domestic indirect
    DHW there are better options now.
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