Christopher Bagge
New Member
Hi,
I currently have a boiler that sends hot water through base board heaters and provides hot water for showers etc. I am installing an electric water heater and need some advice.
Do I take the boiler out of the equation as far as my dhw is concerned, so that I would feed the cold water directly into the water heater, or should I feed the hot water from the boiler into the cold side of the water heater. I am not doing anything as far as my baseboard heat is concerned, I am only referring to the water going through the coils to get heated for showers etc.
I do not have a valve restricting flow back into city water, so I do not think I am required to install an expansion tank but see that there can still be benefits installing one, is this correct? And should I install an expansion tank in both scenarios (if I install the water heater with water being fed from the boiler, or directly from the city?)
Thanks,
Chris
I currently have a boiler that sends hot water through base board heaters and provides hot water for showers etc. I am installing an electric water heater and need some advice.
Do I take the boiler out of the equation as far as my dhw is concerned, so that I would feed the cold water directly into the water heater, or should I feed the hot water from the boiler into the cold side of the water heater. I am not doing anything as far as my baseboard heat is concerned, I am only referring to the water going through the coils to get heated for showers etc.
I do not have a valve restricting flow back into city water, so I do not think I am required to install an expansion tank but see that there can still be benefits installing one, is this correct? And should I install an expansion tank in both scenarios (if I install the water heater with water being fed from the boiler, or directly from the city?)
Thanks,
Chris