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Old 01-22-2008, 11:39 PM   #9 (permalink)
bennelson
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Hi Who,

I guess thermosiphoning works great, but the main disadvantage is the storage tank needs to be above the heat source.

Unless I want a 55 gallon drum on stilts in my livingroom, that isn't going to work.

I was thinking that a water tank in the crawl space with some sort of partially open top would work for both thermal mass and pressure control.

Then all I need is a pump and some tubing to run to the places I want warmed.

Thanks for the comment on the "non-ferrus" pump. I remembered you have to do something a little different for an open loop system, but I couldn't remember what.
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