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marklevinson1 (NJ)
Hi,
I remodeling my kitchen. I have hot water baseboard heat and I am replacing a baseboard heating unit with a toe kick heater as I am placing cabinets along that wall. I have worked up a diagram as to how I am going to proceed with the connections. You can see that here: [img386.imageshack.us].
When asking around about the number of monoflo T's I will need, I seem to get conflicting advice. In my setup I currently have one monoflo T on the return side and a regular T on the supply side. I live in a ranch with the boiler in the basement and the kitchen on the main floor of the house. Is this setup ok or will I need to have monoflo T's on both the supply and return? Either way, would someone explain how the monoflo's work with this setup? I know it has something to do with increasing the water flow with a venturi, I just would like an official explanation. Thanks,
Mark
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hj (AZ)
Actually it is restricting the flow through the tee with the "scoop". Since all the water cannot go through the tee, the excess is forced to take the alternate path. However, if the alternate path has more resistance than the piping between the two tees, then the lateral flow will be reduced. That is why some heating devices, especially those below the level of the main, require two Mono-Flo tees.
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packy (MA)
i like to put the monoflo tee on the supply side rather than the return side. turn the scoop or baffle so it forces the water up into the heater and returns down into the full size tee.
it will work either way.
the 12" between tees is important. you have to give the water a chance to "straighten out" from the turbulance created by the monoflo tee.
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hj (AZ)
You also have to create some resistance between them which is why some sources recommend that there be an elbow between the two tees if they are too close together.
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