Heat Sink for Constant Temperature.
For the second year of operation, a 1000 gallon tank was introduced into the hot-water loop for the building and hot water heating. The tank was insulated and half-buried in the dirt floor of the crawl space. This acts as a heat sink and helps maintain a constant temperature while the outdoor furnace burns high or low. In the absense of any stoking of the furnace, this heat sink is sufficient to maintain a fairly constant temperature in the lodge over a period of two days, under late-autumn weather conditions.
The tank and the glycol loop circulating pumps are shown above. Other circulating pumps are used in the hot water system.
posted by Chatter Editor @ 9:42 PM
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This whole heating system is grossly overcomplicated! you could heat your buildings in a much simpler fashion. Not to mention the extreme losses in efficiency this monstrosity creates. One boiler should be plenty for your square footage. I sincerely hope you are not off the grid - all those pumps must use enough juice to power a small town! I would be very upset with the individual that spec'ed this thing out.
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