I use a washiing machine hose with female ends and leave it on my sidearm. All I need to do is open the 2 ball valves for a minute or two and it tops off the boiler water. In 3 years I have only had to top off a handful of times
(6048). You can also top off with a garden hose from the top of the boiler using a small ladder.
Only problem with that setup is, if you have a well and for any reason the boiler water backflows, then you've just contaminated your water supply . A simple check valve incorporated in the hose will prevent that.
Only problem with that setup is, if you have a well and for any reason the boiler water backflows, then you've just contaminated your water supply . A simple check valve incorporated in the hose will prevent that.
I have mine hooked to the hot water supply.Was told not to hook to coldwell i have a wood master. the way ours is set up is directly to the cold water in the house. on the cold water side of the house it passes threw a one way check valve. the water line then tees off to the out wood master and to the indoor boiler. the indoor boiler has a pressure reducing valve, set down to 20 psi. the other side of the tee going to the wood master has a ball valve so you can add water when you need to.
I have mine hooked to the hot water supply.Was told not to hook to cold
Only problem with that setup is, if you have a well and for any reason the boiler water backflows, then you've just contaminated your water supply . A simple check valve incorporated in the hose will prevent that.
well after filling it ,a few days went buy and i checked the water level and it squirted out the top of the tube for 10 min.. what happened? i filled it about 1/2 inch above the fill line..
Not too worried about back flow as this line is only opened maybe 2 minutes per year. Fresh water coming out of hot water tank into boiler line is pressurized to 40-60 PSI. Boiler water would have to go back through hot water tank, 50 feet to UV light, through softener, pressure tank , then pump, then 50 more feet through one way foot valve at well water level.
Even if it did go that far back what would it be contaminated with ? What would make this boiler water so toxic ? - Just a thought.
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