DH1
New Member
Hi,
I just noticed that my desuperheater on my Trane GSHP may be improperly plumbed. This might have happened before I bought the house or when the system was replaced 5 years ago.
I have 2 50-gal tanks. Both are wired to the panel and the internal thermostats are set to 115F. Cold water flows into the first tank and out to the second, which is connected to the GSHP by a single pipe connected to the 2nd tank drain. The input and output pipes from the GSHP connect at a tee just before the drain (see photo).
In summary, there are 2 issues:
1. The GSHP appears to be heating the water that comes out of the first tank in the series instead of the other way around.
2. The desuperheater input and output meet at a tee before the tank.
This seems totally wrong and doesn't match any diagram I've seen online. Is there some reason to plumb it this way--aside from gross incompetence? Should I fix it?
Thanks.
Drew
I just noticed that my desuperheater on my Trane GSHP may be improperly plumbed. This might have happened before I bought the house or when the system was replaced 5 years ago.
I have 2 50-gal tanks. Both are wired to the panel and the internal thermostats are set to 115F. Cold water flows into the first tank and out to the second, which is connected to the GSHP by a single pipe connected to the 2nd tank drain. The input and output pipes from the GSHP connect at a tee just before the drain (see photo).
In summary, there are 2 issues:
1. The GSHP appears to be heating the water that comes out of the first tank in the series instead of the other way around.
2. The desuperheater input and output meet at a tee before the tank.
This seems totally wrong and doesn't match any diagram I've seen online. Is there some reason to plumb it this way--aside from gross incompetence? Should I fix it?
Thanks.
Drew