[RE-wrenches] Pt valves as overheat control

[Drake Chamberlin]

At 09:15 AM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>My question....is there a more robust version of that P/T valve
>that I should be using? Something that you would use in a boiler perhaps?

I'm not really a hot water guy either, but I'm scheming on putting in 
solar hot water with a wood stove backup loop.  I was thinking of 
using a valve from a dishwasher or washing machine.  They are 
electrically controlled, and designed to take hot water straight from 
the tank.  Control the electric valve with an aquastat.  If there is 
no place to thread the aquastat into the tank, it would be more 
difficult, but still possible with a bit of plumbing.  For sure the 
T/P valve would be needed for whenever the power went down.


Drake Chamberlin
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