Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Therm-X-Trol Amtrol
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Refer ence Guide THERMAL EXP ANSION AND CROSS - CONNECTION CONTROL SOLUTIONS As Seen On.
2 3 In a 40-gallon water heater , for example, water being heated to recover after usage will expand to about 40.60 gallons when the desired temperatur e is reached. It expands! Reacting to physical law , water expands in volume as its temperature rises.
4 5 W ater is not compressible Since water completely fills the water heater and system piping before recovery starts, and since it can't be compressed, the expanded volume, even though small, has no place to go.
6 7 Even though the relief valve operates during each recovery period, high internal pressur es occurring over and over again can accelerate tank leakage and short- en water -heater life, no matter how it is fir ed.
8 9 AIR CUSHION AIR CUSHION AIR CUSHION EXP ANDED W A TER This is easily accom- plished by adding an expansion tank with a sealed-in, compressible air cushion, which will compress as thermal expansion occurs, pro- viding the place for the expanded volume of water to go during recovery .
10 11 Sizing charts based on: • Prechar ge matched to incoming supply pressur e prior to installation • Incoming water temperature 40°F • 150psi T & P safety relief valve AMTROL ’ s Therm-X-T rol ® br ochure MC#4090 contains precise sizing guidelines for sytems not covered in the above charts.
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