sizing a heat trap

[penfrydd]

I'm installing a Solo 40 and want to make the heat trap for the thermal storage. What sort of dimensions am I aiming for? Example: 8" high X 18" wide?

Lots of soldering this weekend. Project is starting to look like something.

penfrydd

 

[bigburner]

18 high x 8 wide or what ever

 

[Hunderliggur]

Uh, what's a heat trap?

 

[bigburner]

a u- shape in the line to prevent therm o siphoning

 

[kabbott]

Uh, what's a heat trap?

The opposite of what my house is... LOL

 

[Hunderliggur]

Now I get it. I am adding a swing check vale in the return line for tha purpose.