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Application
The Taco VorTech
®
Air Separator is
designed to provide an enhanced
level of air removal in hydronic
heating, cooling or combinational
systems. Air is quickly and effectively
separated and vented through a
factory installed Taco 3⁄4” Hy-Vent
®
up to a maximum pressure of 150 psi
and a maximum temperature of 240°.
Operation
The VorTech
®
Air Separator features a primary separation
chamber where the process of air elimination is controlled
and optimized. The specially designed tangential primary
chamber creates a swirling effect, or “vortex,” similar to a
tornado. This swirling effect forms a low-pressure area in
the center of the chamber. Air is drawn toward this lower
pressure, and then once there it moves freely upward and out
through the Taco 3/4" Hy-Vent
®
. Combined with the Bubble
Breaker Cartridge and a downward direction change in the
flow of water before exiting, air is quickly and effectively
removed from the system.
Features
• Unique Water Flow Pattern
• Works Efficiently with both
Low Velocity Water and
High Velocity Water
• 100% Factory Tested
• Unique Bubble Breaker Cartridge
• Replaceable High Capacity Hy-Vent
®
• Enhanced Air Removal
• Convenient Expansion Tank Connection Tapping
• No Minimum Run of Pipe Required
• Vent can be Closed
• Eliminates Air Induced System Noise
Typical Installation of VorTech or 4900 Series
TACO VORTECH
OR 4900 SERIES
DIAPHRAGM TYPE
EXPANSION TANK
WATER
BOILER
TACO CIRCULATOR
1 Air Chamber
2 Float
3 Cartridge
4 Vortex Chamber
5 Plate
VORTECH
®
AIR SEPARATOR