Hot water Boiler Expansion tank

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Expansion Tanks

	For the most part Amtrol expansion tank is the most commonly used expansion tank.
	There are other Brands out there and the work much the same. For most Residential Boilers the following 4 boiler expansion tanks are mostly used. The # 30, the # 110, the # 15, and the #109. Some larger homes need the #60
	And they get much larger but this page is for Home owners. So I will not bother with the larger tanks. Plumbing expansion tank replacements can be very easy in most cases, but you are dealing with VERY hot water and you can get scalded. It may be best to find a professional in your area to do it. but like the one I did on the Weil McLain boiler, turned out to be a real pain.

Before I get into how to replace it, I should ask, does it really need to be replaced?

If it is leaking, then it's simple, It needs to be replaced. See Boiler relief valve

If it is full of water, it needs to be replaced, Tap the tank the back should sound hollow, if not, it is full. if it is full, that means it will be very heavy, So be careful not to let drop on your fingers when you remove it.

If there is no air pressure in the tank. use an air gauge you should have 12 psi. But remember you let air out every time you test it. If it does not have 12 psi you can pump it up to 12 psi with a pump. But this is just a temporary patch and it will go flat again. so it should be replaced.
Although a water logged Expansion tank will cause a relief valve on a boiler to leak and /or blow off. It is not the only reason the relief valve leaks and or blows off.
See why is my relief valve leaking? by clicking here

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Note: The #110 and the #30 are the exact same size tank. but they are not interchangeable. The #110 is part of a filtrol System and only screws into a filtrol fill valve. There are 2 types of filtrol fill valves one has a valve handle to turn the water off the other does not. In the pictures below you will see the both of them.

	Filtrol With Handle and Filtrol With Out Handle. Click on Picture for larger picture. The #110 and the # 109 will only screw into one of these valves. The #15 and the # 30 will screw in to any 1/2" iron pipe size fitting. The #109 and the #15 are also the same size as each other. but about 1/2 the size of the #30 and The #110.
	This is a # 30 it screws into the bottom of an air scoop This one will be easy to change, but if it is water logged it will come down hard once you unscrew it. It is very heavy when full of water.
	This is also a #30 tank And this would also be easy to replace. Ok So now we have determined if we should replace it or not and what type of tank we need. So lets replace the thing already.
	First Turn the power to the boiler off. Then Turn the water to the boiler off. Follow the fill valve back till you see a valve to turn off. If you have valves on your supply and return lines. you may want to turn them all off to prevent draining all your zones.
	Then hook up a hose to the lowest boiler drain and relieve the pressure