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Chip bafer tank options
ukie
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Has anyone use electric water heater as small buffer tank for hydronic heating . If so how and how the temperate control in tank was done .
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Sure if you get one with side taps it is fairly simple. there was a discussion about this on this forum a while back here is the link, lots of good info
https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/189866/water-heater-as-buffer-tank0 -
Have you calculated the best size tank? What type of boiler?
Here is a calculator
https://www.hotwaterproducts.com/calculators/need-buffer-tank
Use the side connections on an electric tank. You can find side connection tanks from 6 gallons up to 120, fairly easilyBob "hot rod" Rohr
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