pool heater oil lines help

jeff_29

the job has a oil hot waterheater and hot water boiler both 2 pipe 3/8 od supply & return lift from underground 550 about6 feet works fine I install a pool heater in backyard 40 feet away another 8 feet lift my 1/2 od lines with checkvalve starves after a minute or 2 so I switch to a one pipe on pool heater not much better what do I do now

jeff_29

Weezbo

Punt. nah seriously try tiger loop combos....

you have one other minor technicality going on,check valves...check valve....ok. check valves...minor technicality.

jeff_29

whats the answer a tiger loop? help

Weezbo

Jeff... tiger loops can do alot to help.

if your pump is a sun tec then you can check the supply line only. however the tiger loop will save a lota wear and tear on the oil system in general. it will bag off captured air and allow the appliance to function under less stress..and another cool thing is you can SEE the oil right at the appliance with a tiger loop combo.

Weezbo

Look at them as mini \"Day Tanks\"

Oh. did you put the By pass Plug in the first go around? just checking....

Rudy

lift

Did you say 6 feet lift and 8 feet? 14 feet of lift add to the distance and check valve. how much vaccume do you have? More than 11 kinda scary.

Unknown

Jeff

Did you tie in the pool heater oil lines to the existing lines or run them into the tank separately ?

Guy_5

Oil

If you ran new oil lines into the tank, did you hit the bottom with them, possibly plugging them, or are they low enough that they may be drawing in debris? That will foul a check valve, or slam a pump strainer full so fast that your head will spin. I know that mine did.