List of small mod/cons

hot_rod

Tank life

for glass lined steel tanks the operating temperature does make a difference, stay below 180, even 160F if possible, for longest life. Wide temperature swings also put more stress on the tank. 40F incoming to 160-180F, for example



Also you can still buy top quality glass lined buffer and indirect tanks, look at the thickness of the steel used, and the thickness of the glass coating.



The box store and most wholesale electric water heaters may not be the top quality. Lift one up to tell



A good indicator of a quality tank is to look at the weight. There are still some tanks with 12 gauge steel and 7 gauge heads and bases out there. 12- 15 mils of glass coating and heavy, 21- 24 gauge steel jackets. Steel jackets are nice for mounting controls or relay boxes onto if needed.



Every plastic jacketed tank I have installed has warped or cracked the jacket, some come out of the box with cracks. Seems the higher temperature operation shortens then plastic jacket life.



Then of course water quality. SS tanks are more sensitive to chlorides and over treated "city water"

Gordy

Savings

Ced 1/2 of your 40% is just the difference in using cheaper fuel lp vs oil. Gotta

Account for that plus using right size boiler.



If an installer walked in gave you an 85% properly sized ng ci boiler he would save you 30% look like a hero for 1/2 the cost of a mod con. This is what heatpro is trying to say previously.

ced48

Sure-

but still a great end result-

Gordy

Buffer location

Basically you could use the buffer like a hydraulic separator. So same location. IF you really think you need a buffer.

ced48

Propane Is Not-

cheaper than oil, btu to btu-