expansion tank

Q. I have a well with an expansion tank for the water.

Does it, perhaps, come from the expansion tank in the loft?

He popped out to the truck and brought in a new expansion tank.

The expansion tank is simply a metal container filled with water and air.

In new and upgraded systems, expansion tanks are used more frequently than in the past.

Such vessels often are called accumulators or expansion tanks.

Expansion tanks and pressure relief valves may be installed on the heated fluid side.

Plumbing and heating contractors have told us that we needed a new expansion tank, which we added.

The engine cooling system was also modified for the September 1967 upgrade, and no longer incorporated an expansion tank.

During the course of the work, I mentioned casually that I had been having problems with the expansion tank.

At the end of four hours I had two new circulators and a new expansion tank.

After draining the boiler, check the expansion tank.

Intercooler fins act as an expansion tank circuit at low temperatures.

The marine version, using a water-cooled exhaust manifold and expansion tank is also still available from other manufacturers.

In an expansion tank (glass container with an accurate volume scale) with the sample liquid.

An expansion tank contains compressed gas, separated from the sealed-system water by a diaphragm.

An older style of expansion tank was larger, oriented horizontally, and had no rubber diaphragm separating the water from the air pocket.

See also expansion tank.

In addition to the boiler, pipes, radiators and circulating pump, hot-water systems also have an expansion tank.

In the past, domestic plumbing systems often contained more air than they do currently, and the trapped air acted as a crude expansion tank.

For the new car Renault designed a "sealed-for-life" cooling system, supported by a small expansion tank on the extreme right side of the engine bay.

After about 120 km (75 mi) were covered, an expansion tank with water for the Napier Lion engine experienced three fatigue cracks.

A large-scale expansion tank such as used in a pumping station, see Expansion tank.

To minimize the use of pipes and fittings (and the overall weight of the vehicle), the expansion tank is mounted directly on the engine.

This in turn required regular draining of the expansion tank, as well as regular bleeding of the system, to maintain its effectiveness.