Questions relating to expansion tanks, which are generally used to compensate for pressure in plumbing produced by water heaters.
Questions tagged [expansion-tank]
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Can a new expansion tank cause extreme water consumption?
We recently sold our home and per inspector had a licensed plumber install a new expansion tank. We moved out, but continued to visit the home to clean, so we know there is no water on and no leaking toilet. We just received our final bill saying we…
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why does my expansion tank shoot out water when taking off
New to plumbing here, I was trying to do a DIY and add an expansion tank to my water heater. I noticed it was dripping from the fitting, so I tried to take it off to apply more tapes and pipe dope, but when I took it off almost completely from the…
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After installing expansion tank, massive buildup of pressure then a trickle?
I am completely stumped. You guys helped me out a lot with my previous question here: What could be causing water to drip from the relief valve of my new gas water heater?
Turns out the expansion tank bladder was filled with water and needed to be…
maple_shaft
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Expansion tank vs. safety valve position
I have this safety valve that comes with a non-return valve in it:
I'm wondering if the expansion tank should be installed in x1 or x2 point:
Also, should I get a safety valve with max. 8 bar, or max. 6 bar is good enough?
more details:
the real…
servant0
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Expansion tank position within thermo-hydraulic separator system
Where should the expansion tank be installed? On the primary side or on the secondary side? Both sides perhaps?
x1 ?
x2 ?
x3 ?
or x4 ?
servant0
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Should expansion tank be installed before or after water softener?
I'm installing a water softener and expansion tank similar to the picture below. Does the expansion tank get installed before the water softener, or immediately before the HWT?
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What is the Correct Hot Water Expansion Tank Pressure
What is the correct pressure for the pre-charge on a domestic hot water expansion tank? I have read in several places that it should be pressurized for the incoming water pressure. This would involve getting a pressure measurement of the building…
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PSI charge for an already installed expansion tank
I have a five gallon expansion tank installed for a 75 gallon water heater. After about a year, starting to get some 'singing'in the system.
Wondering if there is a way to check and top off pressure in an installed expansion tank (I know how to do a…
Steve Katinsky
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Why is my boiler leaking?
We noticed our boiler leaking today. It seems it is coming from the overflow of our expansion tank. Can anyone offer any assistance as to why this could be happening?
To our knowledge, this has not happened with this boiler before.
EDIT: I managed…
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Can expansion tank be connected to second TP inlet on top of water heater?
This gas water heater (American Standard GSN50T1) has a working T/P-relief valve installed on its side. I also found this unused inlet on top of the heater, under a plastic cover, just above a stamp saying "T&P Valve" and with a threaded male plug…
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Expansion Tank on Water Heater horizontal installed
When I check the pressure on my horizontally installed expansion tank, I get a little water coming out as I depress the pressure gauge on the valve. The valve is on the lower side of the tank. Is that normal? I have a Watts PLT-12 expansion tank.
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How do I test and maintain the expansion tank on my boiler?
I don’t know what maintenance or adjustments are possible on an expansion tank. I understand from the answer to this question that it needs to be "pre charged" to accommodate the range of pressures that will be encountered during use. However…
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How do a boiler’s autofill valve and expansion tank work together as a system?
How do the expansion tank and automatic fill / reducing valve work together in a hot water heating system? It seems to me that if the expansion tank is charged too high the autofill valve will never be able to autofill the system, whereas if it is…
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Trying to plan a pressure-tank + air compressor for raising home water pressure
In my place, the city water system provides the water at pressure of between 2BAR - 4BAR. We live on the 3rd floor, with water boiler on the roof (5th floor) so the hot water are going up to the roof and coming back down, many times without a good…
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Correct installation of a water expansion tank?
I am moving my 80 gal water heater to a better location in my basement to give shorter hot water plumbing runs and be next to my furnace.
The old expansion tank was installed in "series" with the tank at the end of a plumbing run:
HWT = HOT WATER…
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