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*Air side up in this mounting - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGygvtP6Sdk] | *Air side up in this mounting - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGygvtP6Sdk] | ||
*Some places say upside down matters - [https://poe.com/]. Supplyhouse says it doesn't matter [https://blog.supplyhouse.com/expansion-tank-mounting-positions/#:~:text=Expansion%20tanks%20can%20be%20installed,properly%20without%20any%20adverse%20effects.]. | *Some places say upside down matters - [https://poe.com/]. Supplyhouse says it doesn't matter [https://blog.supplyhouse.com/expansion-tank-mounting-positions/#:~:text=Expansion%20tanks%20can%20be%20installed,properly%20without%20any%20adverse%20effects.]. | ||
*IT seems it does matter - process connection at top, so that trapped air bubbles can float up and out. [https://www.caleffi.com/usa/en-us/blog/about-my-expansion-tank#:~:text=The%20tank%20should%20be%20mounted,it%20can%20damage%20the%20bladder.]. This makes sense to me. Also - can corrode if it's on the side, or put more stress on the bladder [https://www.apswater.com/article.asp?id=257&title=Can+a+pressure+bladder+tank+be+installed+sideways]. | *'''IT seems it does matter''' - process connection at top, so that trapped air bubbles can float up and out. [https://www.caleffi.com/usa/en-us/blog/about-my-expansion-tank#:~:text=The%20tank%20should%20be%20mounted,it%20can%20damage%20the%20bladder.]. If it's on the side, air can get trapped inside. This makes sense to me. Also - can corrode if it's on the side, or put more stress on the bladder [https://www.apswater.com/article.asp?id=257&title=Can+a+pressure+bladder+tank+be+installed+sideways]. | ||
**Depends on tank. Definitely want to watch the air escape - [https://www.hpacmag.com/features/expansion-tank-dos-and-donts/attachment/hpac-may-2019-fig-3/] | |||
*Summary: always think of how the air escapes a pressure or expansion tank. This is for hot water system expansion tanks and RO tanks. But, for water storage (cold) tanks - this one indicates that orientation doesn't matter - could be because the cold storage tanks are built more heavy? Water storage tanks have more air - 2/3 air - [https://www.h2oequipment.com/blog/pressure-tanks-size/#:~:text=Most%20residential%20pressure%20tanks%20come,t%20hold%20that%20much%20water.]. Expansion tanks seem to have 1/2 air. | |||
*RO tank may work as an expansion tank [https://www.plbg.com/forum/read.php?1,602415] | |||
*Pressure tanks vs expansion tanks [https://waterdefense.org/water/well/expansion-tank-vs-pressure-tank/] | |||
=Sourcing= | |||
==Thermal== | |||
*$30 2 gal 3/4" [https://www.zoro.com/zoro-select-thermal-expansion-tank-steel-8-l-12-h-60022/i/G2553140/?recommended=true] | |||
*$40 Menards 2 gal 3/4" [https://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/water-heaters/hot-water-storage-tanks/watts-reg-potable-water-expansion-tank/det-5-m1/p-1550129344018-c-8691.htm] | |||
==Reverse Osmosis== | |||
*1/2 gal [https://www.freshwatersystems.com/products/pae-ro-105-reverse-osmosis-storage-tank-powder-coated-steel-0-5-gal?variant=13249837596715&c1=GAW_SE_NW&source=PLA_USA_PM&cr2=pmax__-__nw__-__shopping&kw=13249837596715&cr5=pla&cr7=c&utm_term=13249837596715&utm_campaign=pmax__-__nw__-__shopping&utm_source=PLA_USA_PM&utm_medium=cpc&hsa_acc=2014103020&hsa_cam=11853986621&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjwitShBhA6EiwAq3RqA5XCbYxu4PhpIjF_nDBsHsqajzWQlcgs2EOfvbCK3iVO1G-pO99TsBoCgSQQAvD_BwE] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:40, 13 April 2023
- Air side up in this mounting - [1]
- Some places say upside down matters - [2]. Supplyhouse says it doesn't matter [3].
- IT seems it does matter - process connection at top, so that trapped air bubbles can float up and out. [4]. If it's on the side, air can get trapped inside. This makes sense to me. Also - can corrode if it's on the side, or put more stress on the bladder [5].
- Depends on tank. Definitely want to watch the air escape - [6]
- Summary: always think of how the air escapes a pressure or expansion tank. This is for hot water system expansion tanks and RO tanks. But, for water storage (cold) tanks - this one indicates that orientation doesn't matter - could be because the cold storage tanks are built more heavy? Water storage tanks have more air - 2/3 air - [7]. Expansion tanks seem to have 1/2 air.
- RO tank may work as an expansion tank [8]
- Pressure tanks vs expansion tanks [9]
Sourcing
Thermal
Reverse Osmosis
- 1/2 gal [12]