Plumbing in Alaska isn’t for the faint of heart. Bill Labuda and the Hard Rok Plumbing crew face frozen pipes, busted heating systems, and brutal winters to keep homes running....
Hoping to clear up some confusion about where the expansion tank is tied in to a system when using a hydraulic separator/low loss header 👍🏼 ... See MoreSee Less
Probably THE most misunderstood concept in hydronics. The location of the expansion tank and its relationship to circulators (or pumps if you prefer). You can put it ANYWHERE YOU WANT, so long as ALL pumps are pumping AWAY from THAT expansion tanks connection point. It used to be called the Point of No Pressure Change, but has since been upgraded to Point of No Mechanically Induced Pressure Change. Reason being as water expands, the pressure goes up, There's real eye opening video that Bill Armstrong put out years ago that demonstrates the critical need to understand this cncept. I will go find it and copy it back to your site. Technically speaking, if you had a 1/2" port on top of the LLH, you could pipe the expansion tank there, and it would work just fine. In fact, if you had no choice (lack of space) and HAD to put it near hte bottom of the LLH, if you had a dirt leg off the LLH, and a side branch for the expansion tank, it would work just fine. The velocity of water being expanded is so low that it wouldn't be able to carry dirt to the tanks diaphragm. But I do agree with not putting it directly below the LLH/dirt separator. You're asking for trouble from solder balls and copper shavings getting into the tank and destroying the tanks diaphragm. I saw Siggy earlier this month. He's doing some tours with Caleffi and just happened to be in Denver. Got me out of retirement to take in his excellent seminar.
We back!! Starting off 2025 with a banger, the critically-acclaimed The Trades, Unscripted IG Live returns tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 7 pm CT with Ryan Shikhmam @tradesovercollege
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1203956/episodes/16390520 Tailgating before snowboarding? Okay! On the latest Appetite for Construction podcast, the guys catch up with Jake Thurber, a second-year instructor at Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, Mass. He teaches the underclassmen in the Plumbing & Heating classes. A commercial and residential plumber for many years at several schools—U Mass and NMH—he carries both Master Plumber and Oil Burner licenses. He also is a former soccer coach, and an avid fan, and a skier and snowboarder, mountain biker—all things outdoors.
S5E4 from @AmericanPlumberStories is out now! Head to Alaska, where Bill Labuda of Hard Rok Plumbing & Heating battles sub-zero conditions, tackling hydronic heating systems and frozen pipes to keep homes warm.🙌
Plus meet his team, including Shanen Maddox, a plumber and boxer who balances hard work with passion in the ring.
Check out full episode thru link in bio or on Mechanical Hub.