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[slimjim]

If you reduce to 3/4 then I would be concerned about flow to your rad as the plate starts to plug up.

[U.P. Doug]

Do you know of anyone that makes a monoflo tee that is for 1" copper and has a 1" out to feed the plate exchanger. I searched the web, but had no luck other than the 1 1/2 option which has the 1" outlet. I am installing ball valves and boiler valves at both my plate exchanger and water to air which will allow me to flush them without having to disassemble anything.

[slimjim]

I think you are not understanding how a mono-flo tee works, it basically scoops a portion of the flow out of the main line and diverts it to another loop, look at it like forcing ghost flow to happen, this being said a 1 inch mono-flo all the way around will not work the way it is intended.

[U.P. Doug]

Hey Slim, I do understand how it works from reading on line. Where I am confused is you said in an earlier post that reducing to 3/4 you would be concerned about reducing flow to my rad as my plate starts to build up. I would stay in the 1" line to my rad and the 3/4 from the mono-flo tee would go to my 20 plate exchanger then return to the main line downstream heading to my rad. I was just wanting to make sure that 3/4 was sufficient to feed my plate exchanger. Thanks!

[mlappin]

I think slim was referring to if you ran all your flow thru the plate, with the mono flo even if your plate starts to plug up, it shouldn't effect the rest of the system much.

[slimjim]

Sorry Doug, Mlappin is right, that was my thought

[U.P. Doug]

Ok I understand what I need to do. Thanks for taking the time to help me set my system up. Its been a busy short summer here, but really did enjoy putting this boiler in and of course I had to expand the existing woodshed and improve it along the way, and keep telling my wife how this is saving money..... It did help when she saw that the propane pre buy is 2.09 a gallon up here this year, not going to miss that!

[slimjim]

You are not done yet, keep us all posted on your progress!