Re: [Killietalk] Heating tanks

[Lee Harper <lharper392000 at yahoo_com>]

--- Duane Wake <dwake at iopener_net> wrote:
> 
> Since 1978 I have heated the majority of my tanks
> with the hot water from my water heater. My tanks
> set directly on top of two 1/2 in. copper tubing
> that is connected to a solar heat pump pulling hot
> water from the water heater. The temperature is
> controlled by on old Supreme tank heater that I
> removed the heating element from and connected it to
> the pump. I know this sounds pretty primitive but it
> has only failed me twice in all these years. The key
> to this set up is the solar heat pump, if any one is
> interested please contact me and I can help you get
> past a major pitfall.      Duane
> 
Rosario laCorte mentioned in his talk at the
Convention that he had a bad experience using the hot
water from his hot water heater to blend with cold for
filling tanks. He suspected heavy metals from the
sacrificial corrosion rods in the tank. I have stopped
using the hot water for most of my tanks since i heard
that. i also drained the sludge from the bottom of the
hot water heater.

=====
Lee Harper
Media, PA

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