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Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T07:45:31Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)		#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)
	#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element to drain into buckets.		#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element to drain into buckets.
			##Note - bottom must be emptied through a valve - the pressure through a raw 1" opening is quicker to empty than 5 gallon buckets can handle.
			##Either equip the bottom with a valve - or siphon out from the top.
	#Drain one bucket at a time, and empty it as a second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)		#Drain one bucket at a time, and empty it as a second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)
	#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.		#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T02:09:07Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	#Fill with antifreeze from the top, using a funnel		#Fill with antifreeze from the top, using a funnel
	#Turn water supply back on, so that all air is pushed out, and escapes out the air purge on top of the hydronic system.		#Turn water supply back on, so that all air is pushed out, and escapes out the air purge on top of the hydronic system.
	#Run the circulator pump for a day to circulate fluid through the system. It is a good idea to heat the stove, to verify that the system was primed correctly.		#Run the circulator pump for a day to circulate fluid through the system and prime the system
			#It is a good idea to heat the stove after a day of circulation, to verify that the system was primed correctly - by touching all the water pipes to make sure they are circulating if they are hot.

	Tools needed:		Tools needed:

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T02:07:06Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)		#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)
	#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element to drain into buckets.		#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element to drain into buckets.
	#Drain one bucket at a time, empty, as second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)		#Drain one bucket at a time, and empty it as a second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)
	#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.		#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.
	#Fill with antifreeze from the top, using a funnel		#Fill with antifreeze from the top, using a funnel

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T02:06:21Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	#1 Adjustable wrench		#1 Adjustable wrench
	#Funnel		#Funnel
	#[2] 5 gallon buckets.		#[2] 5 gallon buckets

	==Alternative to Antifreeze==		==Alternative to Antifreeze==

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T02:05:22Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	#Drain one bucket at a time, empty, as second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)		#Drain one bucket at a time, empty, as second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)
	#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.		#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.
			#Fill with antifreeze from the top, using a funnel
			#Turn water supply back on, so that all air is pushed out, and escapes out the air purge on top of the hydronic system.
			#Run the circulator pump for a day to circulate fluid through the system. It is a good idea to heat the stove, to verify that the system was primed correctly.

	Tools needed:		Tools needed:

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T02:01:59Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab		#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab
	#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)		#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)
	#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element.		#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element to drain into buckets.
			#Drain one bucket at a time, empty, as second bucket fills, and so on until all water is drained (first time only, to verify that the volume of the stove is indeed 50 gallons)
			#Once we know that it is indeed 50 gallons, it suffices to drain 25 gallons only before plugging the drain back up.

	Tools needed:		Tools needed:

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T01:59:54Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	=Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze=		=Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze=
	30% minimum. Volume of water in jacket is 50 gal, and volume per 250' of 1/2" PEX circuit is 2.5 gallons. There are 4 circuits in the house, 2 in the aquaponics, and another full house circuit with 2 Buderus radiators, approximately 3 gallons of water each (Buderus Model 22 - [https://www.bosch-climate.us/files/Panel_Radiator_Engineering_Submittal_Sheet_10.2017_US.pdf]).		30% minimum. Volume of water in jacket is 50 gal, and volume per 250' of 1/2" PEX circuit is 2.5 gallons. There are 4 circuits in the house, 2 in the aquaponics, and another full house circuit with 2 Buderus radiators, approximately 3 gallons of water each (Buderus Model 22 - [https://www.bosch-climate.us/files/Panel_Radiator_Engineering_Submittal_Sheet_10.2017_US.pdf]). Total water volume = 50 + 15 + 6 = 71 gallons. About 25 gallons of 100% antifreeze does it.
	#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab		#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab
	#crack a fitting on top of the		#crack a fitting on top of the water jacket stove (air inlet for purge)
			#Crack the bottom inlet with the heater element.



			Tools needed:
			#1 Pipe wrenches
			#1 Adjustable wrench
			#Funnel
			#[2] 5 gallon buckets.

			==Alternative to Antifreeze==
			*The alternative is to run the water pump all winter long - but that does not protect the expansion tank or any volumes of dead water space, so it's a risky solution, and one that costs $6/month in energy cost at 14 cent per hour electricity cost.

	=Timing=		=Timing=

Marcin: /* Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze */

2019-12-30T01:53:00Z

Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze

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	=Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze=		=Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze=
	30% minimum. Volume of water in jacket is 50 gal, and volume per 250' of 1/2" PEX circuit is 2.5 gallons. There are 4 circuits in the house, 2 in the aquaponics, and another full house circuit with 2 Buderus radiators, approximately 3 gallons of water each (Buderus Model 22 - [https://www.bosch-climate.us/files/Panel_Radiator_Engineering_Submittal_Sheet_10.2017_US.pdf].		30% minimum. Volume of water in jacket is 50 gal, and volume per 250' of 1/2" PEX circuit is 2.5 gallons. There are 4 circuits in the house, 2 in the aquaponics, and another full house circuit with 2 Buderus radiators, approximately 3 gallons of water each (Buderus Model 22 - [https://www.bosch-climate.us/files/Panel_Radiator_Engineering_Submittal_Sheet_10.2017_US.pdf]).
	#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab		#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab
	#crack a fitting on top of the		#crack a fitting on top of the

Marcin: /* Notes */

2019-12-30T01:52:38Z

Notes

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	#Next, open the sinks, showers, and flush all toilets so water drains out in the house.		#Next, open the sinks, showers, and flush all toilets so water drains out in the house.
	#Break one side (hot or cold) on the water heater to make sure that water drains out of the hot water heater.		#Break one side (hot or cold) on the water heater to make sure that water drains out of the hot water heater.

			=Filling a Jacketed Hydronic Stove with Antifreeze=
			30% minimum. Volume of water in jacket is 50 gal, and volume per 250' of 1/2" PEX circuit is 2.5 gallons. There are 4 circuits in the house, 2 in the aquaponics, and another full house circuit with 2 Buderus radiators, approximately 3 gallons of water each (Buderus Model 22 - [https://www.bosch-climate.us/files/Panel_Radiator_Engineering_Submittal_Sheet_10.2017_US.pdf].
			#Shut off water supply at the pit by Hablab
			#crack a fitting on top of the

	=Timing=		=Timing=

Marcin: /* Links */

2019-12-30T01:46:04Z

Links

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	=Links=		=Links=
	*[[Microhouse Genealogy]]		*[[Microhouse Genealogy]]


	*[[HabLab]]		*[[HabLab]]
			*[[HabLab Winterization]]