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Gravity feed heating system

kingdomfan · 2020-04-25 19:36:51

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muswell-hill.com%2Ffoxandco%2Fimages%2Fopenvent.gif&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muswell-hill.com%2Ffoxandco%2Fpages%2Fhowdoesitwork.htm&tbnid=Os1XGcVLBhuvhM&vet=1&docid=GQykZ0A1HdvhhM&w=280&h=327&q=gravity%20heating%20system&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim In a Gravity feed heating…

25-04-2020 7:36pm

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https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muswell-hill.com%2Ffoxandco%2Fimages%2Fopenvent.gif&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.muswell-hill.com%2Ffoxandco%2Fpages%2Fhowdoesitwork.htm&tbnid=Os1XGcVLBhuvhM&vet=1&docid=GQykZ0A1HdvhhM&w=280&h=327&q=gravity%20heating%20system&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim

In a Gravity feed heating system, like in image what prevents the circulation pump sending hot water up into the expansion cistern.

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#2 26-04-2020 12:05am

Irish Steve

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In the picture quoted, both the feed and expansion connections to the header tank are on the suction side of the pump, so there can't be a flow path up to the tank

Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁

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