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Heating and cooling: insulating an insulated tank

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    • CommentAuthorTheDoctor
    • CommentTimeFeb 3rd 2009
     
    OK,

    we have a 210L megaflow HWC in the roof. we tried, but there was no room within the insulated volume of the house without ripping out and re-planning a perfectly serviceable bathroom.

    it works fine - seems efficient, and i have been relatively dilligent in lagging all pipes to and from the tank.

    however...we had a drop of snow this week (anyone notice?!)

    house was toasty, and the snow lay deep and crisp and even on the roof


    except...one neat spot directly over the tank. boo.

    are there any inherent problems with creating an all-encompassing insulated jacket for the whole shebang - tanks, pipes, etc to further insulate the insulated tank?

    there was also an a bit of melt around the chimney, but the fire hasn't been out for a week, so i'm not unduly surprised!
    • CommentAuthorTheDoctor
    • CommentTimeFeb 9th 2009
     
    any thoughts on this

    planning to make a jacket for it tonight when i get home.

    have solved a few other warm spots - just the big snow-free shape above the cylinder


    Snow is great for checking things.
    see a warm patch
    fix it
    wait for more snow
    fixed!

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