EcoRenovator - View Single Post - IBC tote tanks in series as low cost HP source

buffalobillpatrick · 10-02-14, 02:29 PM

I want the pump to burp tanks 2-10 this should get almost all of the air out.

I think low flow drip emitters & bedding tanks in sand with EPDM below will increase heat transfer through tank walls.

As top of tank will only be about 3' below grade, I think that 3" of EPS above tanks will reduce winter loss.

Parallel would be hard to balance with tanks back filled.

I think that my 2 ton HP evaporator will need about 6gpm. I could use one of my 10W 3gpm 30VDC El-Sid pumps to continuously move heat between tanks.

10-02-14, 02:29 PM	#6
buffalobillpatrick Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Florissant, Colorado Posts: 599 Thanks: 814 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	I want the pump to burp tanks 2-10 this should get almost all of the air out. I think low flow drip emitters & bedding tanks in sand with EPDM below will increase heat transfer through tank walls. As top of tank will only be about 3' below grade, I think that 3" of EPS above tanks will reduce winter loss. Parallel would be hard to balance with tanks back filled. I think that my 2 ton HP evaporator will need about 6gpm. I could use one of my 10W 3gpm 30VDC El-Sid pumps to continuously move heat between tanks. Last edited by buffalobillpatrick; 10-02-14 at 02:32 PM..