Andy’s Turn

Peter declared the pipes free of leaks yesterday, so Andy started checking the system. He filled the water reservoir for the radiant heating panels and the two (west and east) drain back tanks with water.

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He filled the reservoir with house water and the drain back tanks with distilled water.

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Then he pumped water from the west drain back tank through the heating panels on the west side of the roof. The water did heat nicely.

As you can see, once the system has been thoroughly checked out, Andy will have a lot more electrical/control work to do.

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Today he hopes to run water from the reservoir through the heat exchangers in the drain back tanks. Hopefully that water will heat up too.

To be continued….


 

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6 Responses to Andy’s Turn

  1. Rummuser says:

    Bismillah Ir Rahman Ir Rahim.

  2. bikehikebabe says:

    These pictures are even more beautiful than the last ones.

  3. Cathy in NZ says:

    tell Andy, I love the colourful aspects – that shiny foil in particular 🙂

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