OT: solar storage water tank?

Jcrabtree
Jcrabtree Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭✭✭
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Has anyone every use one with the heat exchanger? or duel heat exchanger? the reason I'm asking trying to tie my woodstove into my water system without making my shurflo pump run all the time
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,734 admin
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    Re: OT: solar storage water tank?

    One poster asked a plumber buddy about double wall heat exchangers--Only install one when required by code--and only then.

    The bigger issue is the Wood Stove water heater... Some folks here can probably give you some good ideas/sources--Wood Stove's with heater jackets can be real dangerous (steam explosions) if not done correctly.

    -Bill

    PS: Also heat exchangers can make the stove/fire/stack run cool too (soot forming, poor draft, etc.).
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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  • Jcrabtree
    Jcrabtree Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭✭✭
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    Re: OT: solar storage water tank?

    wood stove: http://www.kitchenqueenstoves.com/kitchenqueenstoves/ with high temp expansion tank
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  • icarus
    icarus Solar Expert Posts: 5,436 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: OT: solar storage water tank?

    Put the tank higher than the stove and let it thermosiphon.

    Tony

    PS don't forget a tprv! Or a couple!

    T
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