I've read all the posts I could find here about where to locate thermal storage. On the one hand I've read a number of reasons why it should be located as close to the boiler as possible. On the other hand, it should be located within the structure being heated so that any heat loss goes into that structure. My problem is that my Econoburn 150 is going to be located in my barn, 100' from my house. I don't really have an option to put the boiler in the basement as it's just a 52" high crawl space, but I could fit the thermal storage in the basement. If I put the storage close to the boiler any lost heat just goes into the barn. If I locate it in the house I'm 100' from the boiler. So I have two questions:
1. Is there any factor in this equation that weights more heavily than the other--near the boiler or in the house being heated?
2. If I put my storage in the basement, 100' from the boiler in my barn, will I need to run separate lines to the storage or can I just tee off of the pex I'm running to the house for the heating loops?
As always, thanks for all the comments and help. This is a great forum.
-David H.
1. Is there any factor in this equation that weights more heavily than the other--near the boiler or in the house being heated?
2. If I put my storage in the basement, 100' from the boiler in my barn, will I need to run separate lines to the storage or can I just tee off of the pex I'm running to the house for the heating loops?
As always, thanks for all the comments and help. This is a great forum.
-David H.