I have been looking at distribution systems, and this looked very interesting. Just wondered if anybody had used it and what they thought.
Taco Loadmatch
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Como said:
Dave,
Are you referring to the TACO HSS design software that has TACO loadmatch as the component selection?
deerhntr said:
Both
The software does not really address gassifyers but it can be worked around.
Supply
Garn
Solar HW
Propane or Electricity back up or both
Transfer
Rotex tank for the DHW and maybe heat
Distribution
Loadmatch may be a simple way to distribute and provide zonal control, I would have 5 loops.
Is Taco's Loadmatch system just a Primary/Secondary distribution system with green paint on it? The Twin Tees look clever but briefly looking over the various literature on their website it was mostly sales talk, not much description of what was new about "Loadmatch".
But we second shift guys are often a little dense in the morning.
But we second shift guys are often a little dense in the morning.
Not sure what that is.
Designs I am used to have a hot pipe out and a cold pipe back so that each emitter sees the same temperature coming in.
This just uses one pipe so logically by the time you get to the end of line the water temp would have dropped.
They get around this by having a control pump for each circuit. You can tune this pump and then of course you can tune each emitter.
I do not understand why having the tees so close is so important, but that no doubt is more to my ignorance.
Seems to make a lot of sense to me, greater control and less pipework.
Designs I am used to have a hot pipe out and a cold pipe back so that each emitter sees the same temperature coming in.
This just uses one pipe so logically by the time you get to the end of line the water temp would have dropped.
They get around this by having a control pump for each circuit. You can tune this pump and then of course you can tune each emitter.
I do not understand why having the tees so close is so important, but that no doubt is more to my ignorance.
Seems to make a lot of sense to me, greater control and less pipework.
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