POTABLE WATER EXPANSION TANK SIZING PROGRAM

FORMULA FINAL
I. Acceptance Volume = TEMP F
Water heater - gallons 600 Water heater (gallons) x Temperature factor (table A ) ###
Supply pressure - PSI Ps= 60 600 x 0.02763 ###
Air pre-charge - PSI Pa= 58 Acceptance volume = 16.578 Gal. ###
Relief valve - PSI 150 ###
max. pressure x .90 Po= 135 II. a. Total Volume = ###
Acceptance volume / Acceptance factor ###
Temperature - Start 40 16.578 / Acceptance factor ###
Temperature - End 180 ###
Temp.Factor (FROM TABLE A) 0.0276 Acceptance Factor = ###
Pa +14.7 - Pa +14.7 ###
Ps+14.7 Po + 14.7 ###
Acceptance volume = 16.58 Gal. ###
72.7 - 72.7 ###
Total volume = 34.00 Gal. 74.7 149.7 ###
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Acceptance Factor = 0.487588 ###
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II. b. Total Volume = ###
Acceptance volume / Acceptance factor ###
16.578 / 0.487588 ###
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Total volume 34 Gal. ###
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TO PROPERLY SIZE A POTABLE WATER EXPANSION TANK: ###
1) ENTER THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION IN THE SHADED AREAS BY MOVING THE CURSOR TO THE CELL AND ###
INPUTTING THE DATA. NOTE: TEMPERATURE MUST BE INDICATED IN 5 DEGREE INCREMENTS ###
2) USING THE ACCEPTANCE VOLUME AND THE TOTAL VOLUME SELECT A TANK. ###
THE TANK VOLUME OF THE SELECTED MODEL MUST BE GREATER THAN THE CALCULATED TANK VOLUME INDICATED ABOVE. ###
THE ACCEPTANCE VOLUME OF THE SELECTED MODEL MUST BE GREATER THAN THE CALCULATED ###
ACCEPTANCE VOLUME INDICATED ABOVE. ###
NOTE: MULTIPLE TANKS CAN BE USED TO OBTAIN THE THE TANK VOLUME AND ACCEPTANCE VOLUME REQUIRED. ###
3) A PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON THE SUPPLY WHEN SYSTEM PRESSURE EXCEEDS 80PSI. ###

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 NEVER EXCEED 80 PSI FOR THE PRE-CHARGE or maximum line pressure. ###

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