Where are indirect fired hot water heaters located?
Where are indirect fired hot water heaters located?
Indirect fired water heater tanks for domestic hot water, such as the SuperStor TM are usually located close to the heating boiler and will have both cold and hot water lines leaving the tank to supply the building with domestic hot water and a loop of piping that runs between the [usually the] bottom of the tank and a nearby heating boiler.
Why is my SuperStor indirect water heater not working?
The hot water pipes to the Superstor indirect water heater tell us that the boiler is trying to heat the water in the water tank. But if you are getting NO hot water in the home, do you mean no water flow or water flows but is cold? The potential causes are different.
Is it safe to drain an indirect water heater tank?
Watch out: what you describe may be unsafe; that is, if you drain the indirect water heater tank but leave its heating coil hooked up to the heating boiler and the boiler running, the tank may be damaged; I would not do that without first checking with the manufacturer.
What causes a leak in an indirect water heater?
At INDIRECT WATER HEATER COIL LEAKS INTO the BOILER we discuss the water found around the heating boiler at the left of the potograph above, and we explain why a leak in the indirect water heater’s heating coil can cause leaks at the heating boiler’s TPR valve. There we also explain how to detect this condition.
The hot water pipes to the Superstor indirect water heater tell us that the boiler is trying to heat the water in the water tank. But if you are getting NO hot water in the home, do you mean no water flow or water flows but is cold? The potential causes are different.
Watch out: what you describe may be unsafe; that is, if you drain the indirect water heater tank but leave its heating coil hooked up to the heating boiler and the boiler running, the tank may be damaged; I would not do that without first checking with the manufacturer.
What does an indirect water heater do?
An indirect water heater is one whose hot water tank is heated by a physically-separate heating boiler. So first confirm that the heating boiler will turn on in a response to a call for heat in your building.
Can a tankless water heater be used as an indirect heater?
Indirect water heaters have a limited hot water supply and require flushing, two issues a tankless heater is less prone to. Tankless water heaters can provide a certain number of gallons per minute (based on their rating) indefinitely.