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These examples show how that water carries heat, how antifreeze gets diluted, and why valves need pressure to move water through them.\n\n01 / HEAT & FLOW 02 / GLYCOL 03 / VALVE LOSS\n\nLESSON 4 OF 4 · NO PREVIOUS TRAINING NEEDED\n\n## Use a number to answer a question\n\n**By the end:** Use a measurement to work out heat delivery, mixture strength or valve resistance.\n\nEach worked case starts with a practical question and the values needed to answer it. Follow the calculation, then open the calculator to try another value.\n\n[Read a worked case first ↓](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/#br-worked-cases>)\n\nLESSON 4 / PUT THE NUMBERS TO WORK\n\n## Work through the numbers, then try your own.\n\nPractise heat delivery, mixture changes and valve pressure loss. Each case supplies the values and assumptions, explains the calculation and links to the calculator.\n\n### A cold room: how much heat is the water carrying?\n\n**The question:** does the measured water flow carry the room’s calculated heating requirement at this temperature drop?\n\n**Calculated room requirement**\n\n12,000 Btu per hour — the heating power needed at the outdoor temperature used in the heating design.\n\n**Water at the room heater**\n\n130°F entering, 110°F leaving: a drop of 20°F. Measurements are taken while operation is steady.\n\n**Measured flow**\n\n0.8 US gallons per minute — less than one gallon passes through each minute.\n\n### Work through it\n\nFor water, approximately **500 × gallons per minute × temperature drop = Btu per hour carried.** The 500 combines the weight and heat capacity of water with minutes per hour.\n\n500 × 0.8 × 20 = **8,000 Btu per hour**\n\nThat is 4,000 Btu per hour below the stated 12,000 requirement. At the same 20°F drop, carrying 12,000 would take **12,000 ÷ (500 × 20) = 1.2 gallons per minute.**\n\n**Read the result:** the water is delivering about 8,000 Btu per hour, compared with the room’s stated need of 12,000. That shortfall explains why this room struggles under the example conditions.\n\n**Apply it to the room:** compare the measured heat delivery with the room’s heating need. Then check circulation and the radiator’s output. Changing flow also affects the temperature drop, so remeasure both when evaluating an adjustment.\n\n- [Try the 8,000 Btu/h calculation →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/?case=heat-measured#hydronics-workbench>)\n\n- [Then calculate the 1.2 gallons per minute →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/?case=heat-needed#hydronics-workbench>)\n\nUse “Heat carried” for measured operation and “Water flow needed” for the comparison. [Source: Caleffi, circulation in hydronic systems (PDF) ↗](<https://www.caleffi.com/sites/default/files/media/file/idronics_16_na.pdf>)\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/#br-case-heat>)\n\n### After a leak: how much antifreeze mixture must change?\n\n**The question:** a repaired system holds 220 gallons, now measured at 20% glycol by volume. Its specified target in this example is 40%. How much evenly mixed liquid must be removed and replaced?\n\n**What the percentages mean:** glycol is the antifreeze ingredient. A 20% concentration means 20 gallons of glycol in every 100 gallons of mixture. The example replacement is 100% glycol; an actual product’s strength must come from its data.\n\n### Work through it\n\nEach exchanged gallon removes 0.2 gallon of glycol and adds 1 gallon. That increases glycol by 0.8 gallon while keeping total volume the same.\n\n220 × (40 − 20) ÷ (100 − 20) = **55 gallons exchanged**\n\n**Check the result:** the original 44 gallons of glycol lose 11 gallons when 55 gallons of 20% mixture are removed. Adding 55 gallons of pure glycol gives 88 gallons in 220: **40%.**\n\n**Try a weaker replacement:** using a 50% premix would require exchanging about **146.67 gallons**. Each gallon adds less glycol, so more of the original mixture must be replaced.\n\n**Finish the job:** once the leak is repaired, use a compatible heating fluid at its labeled strength. Circulate the adjusted mixture and retest its concentration, freezing protection and corrosion-protection chemicals.\n\n- [Try the 55-gallon calculation →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/?case=glycol-repair#hydronics-workbench>)\n\n- [Compare a 50% premix →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/?case=glycol-premix#hydronics-workbench>)\n\nAmounts use the classroom example supplied for this guide. Concentrations are by volume. [Dow: fluid concentration and product-property tools ↗](<https://www.dow.com/en-us/market/mkt-building-construction/sub-build-heating-cooling-refrigeration/heat-transfer-fluids-calculators.html>)\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/#br-case-glycol>)\n\n### A restrictive valve: how much pressure does it use?\n\n**The question:** a design calls for 15 gallons of water per minute through a valve. Its manufacturer lists Cv 7 at the intended opening. How much pressure difference is needed across this valve?\n\n**Cv explained:** this number describes how easily water passes. Cv 7 means seven US gallons per minute of reference water gives a one-psi pressure drop. Psi means pounds per square inch. A larger Cv means less resistance at the same flow.\n\n### Work through it\n\nWater’s specific gravity — its weight compared with an equal volume of reference water — is approximately 1 here. Divide flow by Cv, multiply the answer by itself, then multiply by specific gravity.\n\n1 × (15 ÷ 7)² = **4.59 psi**\n\nPump charts often show pressure difference as **feet of head**, an equivalent column of the pumped liquid. For this water example, 4.59 psi is about **10.61 feet of head**.\n\n**Compare one change:** at the same 15 gallons per minute, a valve with Cv 14 needs about **1.15 psi, or 2.65 feet of head**. Twice the Cv gives one quarter of this pressure loss.\n\n**Apply it to pump selection:** include the resistance of the rest of this circuit, then compare the total at the intended flow with the pump chart. Changing the valve changes circuit resistance, so the actual flow may change too.\n\n- [Try the Cv 7 calculation →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/?case=valve-check#hydronics-workbench>)\n\n- [Compare Cv 14 →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/?case=valve-compare#hydronics-workbench>)\n\n[Source: Caleffi, balancing-valve fundamentals ↗](<https://www.caleffi.com/en-us/blog/2-balancing-valve-fundamentals>)\n\n[Link to this answer](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/#br-case-valve>)\n\nEnable JavaScript to use the interactive calculators, explanations and examples.\n\nWORKED CASE LOADED · FICTIONAL EXAMPLE\n\n[Back to the case explanation ↑](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/calculators/#br-worked-cases>)\n\nHOW DO YOU WANT TO USE THIS?\n\nStart with a what-if. No equipment details needed.\n\n### 01 Water & heat\n\n01 / WATER CARRIES HEAT TO THE ROOM\n\n## How much water *moves the heat?*\n\nWater leaves the boiler at **120°F** in this example. It gives heat to the room and comes back cooler. We keep the amount of heat delivered the same.\n\n1. Change the returning water temperature\n\n Water coming back to the boiler90°F\n\n80°F · cooler 110°F · warmer\n\nThe cooler the returning water, the more heat each gallon has released. Move the slider to see how that changes the flow needed to deliver the same amount of heat.\n\nChoose the answer you need, then enter the other two values. **Flow** is how much water moves each minute. **Heat transfer** is how much heat that moving water carries.\n\nWhat do you need to find? Heat load Btu/h Flow US GPM Temperature drop °F difference What liquid carries the heat?\n\nDensity lb / US gal Specific heat Btu / lb · °F\n\nUse the fluid maker’s density and heat-capacity values at the intended operating temperature and concentration.\n\nUse a calculated design heat load or measured operating values. Enter those values to calculate the flow needed to carry the heat.\n\nHEAT OUT → ← COOLER RETURN\n\n### What the result means & how it is calculated\n\nWater gives up heat as it cools. If each gallon gives up more heat, fewer gallons per minute can carry the same heating amount. The homeowner example holds that amount at **30,000 Btu per hour**; Btu is a unit of heat, so Btu per hour describes heating power.\n\n**Heat = fluid factor × flow × temperature drop.** The fluid factor accounts for how much a gallon weighs and how much heat it holds. We use approximately 500 for water. With product data, it is 60 × density (pounds per US gallon) × specific heat (Btu per pound per °F).\n\nThe answer describes heat carried by the water. The room still needs floor tubing, a radiator or another heater that can release that heat. Choosing a pump also requires the resistance of the pipes and parts, plus the pump manufacturer’s performance chart.\n\n[Source: Caleffi’s circulation guide (PDF) ↗](<https://www.caleffi.com/sites/default/files/media/file/idronics_16_na.pdf>)\n\n### 02 Antifreeze mix\n\n02 / GLYCOL IS THE ANTIFREEZE INGREDIENT\n\n## What happens when *you add plain water?*\n\nStart with **100 gallons: 40 gallons of glycol and 60 of water.** Some of that mixture leaks out. The same amount of plain water is added to fill it back up.\n\n1. Choose how much was replaced\n\n Mixture lost, then replaced with plain water25 gallons\n\n0 gallons 50 gallons\n\nReplacing part of the mixture with plain water leaves the system full but reduces its glycol percentage. Watch the remaining glycol amount as you move the slider.\n\n**Glycol** is the antifreeze ingredient mixed with water. A 30% mixture means 30 of every 100 gallons are glycol. Choose a new mixture or a change to fluid already in the system.\n\nJob Final system volume US gal Target glycol % by volume Current glycol % by volume Glycol product % by volume\n\nAll concentrations must use the same volume basis. Check the product label: concentrate and premix have different strengths. Use 0% for replacement water when lowering a concentration.\n\nGlycol Water\n\n### What the result means & how it is calculated\n\n**Fresh mix:** product gallons = final gallons × wanted glycol percentage ÷ product glycol percentage. Add enough water to reach the final total.\n\n**Changing a mixture:** exchange gallons = system gallons × (wanted % − current %) ÷ (replacement % − current %). “Exchange” means removing that amount of mixed fluid and replacing it with the same amount of the chosen liquid.\n\nThe calculation assumes the starting fluid is evenly mixed and the added volumes combine without changing total volume. Use the product data and fluid tests to check freezing temperature and corrosion protection. Fix leaks and verify the mixture using the fluid maker’s test instructions.\n\n[Source: Dow’s heating-fluid information ↗](<https://www.dow.com/en-us/market/mkt-building-construction/sub-build-heating-cooling-refrigeration/heat-transfer-fluids-calculators.html>)\n\n### 03 Flow & pressure\n\n03 / THE PUMP HAS TO PUSH THROUGH THE VALVE\n\n## Why does faster flow *need more pressure?*\n\nA valve creates resistance to moving water. Here, pushing **7 gallons a minute** through one example valve needs a **1 psi pressure difference** from its inlet to its outlet.\n\n1. Send more or less water through the same valve\n\n Water moving through the valve14 gallons / minute\n\n0 · no flow 21 gallons / minute\n\n**psi** means pounds per square inch, a unit of pressure. Pressure drop measures the resistance to flow through the valve.\n\nThis finds the **pressure difference needed to move liquid through one valve**. The pump must also overcome resistance in the pipes and other equipment.\n\nFlow US GPM Valve coefficient Cv · US convention Specific gravity water reference = 1\n\nValve pressure drop versus flow\n\n### What the result means & how it is calculated\n\n**Flow** is the volume moving each minute. **Pressure drop** is the pressure difference from the valve’s inlet to its outlet at that flow. The pump provides that difference.\n\n**Cv** is a number from the valve maker that describes how easily water passes through it. A larger Cv means less resistance at the same flow. This homeowner example uses Cv 7: seven US gallons per minute of reference-temperature water produces a 1 psi drop.\n\n**SG (specific gravity)** compares a liquid’s density with water. Water is about 1. The formula is: pressure drop in psi = SG × (gallons per minute ÷ Cv)². Squaring means multiplying that number by itself.\n\n**Head in feet** expresses pressure as the height of a column of the pumped liquid. Pump performance charts often use it. Head ≈ 2.31 × psi ÷ SG.\n\nThe formula applies while the liquid stays liquid through the valve. Thick glycol adds resistance that this simple formula may underestimate, especially when cold. The valve maker’s fluid corrections help account for that extra resistance.\n\n[Source: Caleffi’s explanation of valves and pressure ↗](<https://www.caleffi.com/en-us/blog/2-balancing-valve-fundamentals>)\n\nExplore the examples or use Pro mode to enter your own values. Each field explains the measurement it needs.\n\nCONNECT THE NUMBERS TO THE SYSTEM\n\n## Keep exploring.\n\n- [GO DEEPER **Boiler repair ↗** How heating works, why it fails & what service should explain](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/?agentnet=md>)\n\n- [GO DEEPER **Water quality & maintenance ↗** Mineral buildup, metal damage, antifreeze & care](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/water-quality-maintenance/?agentnet=md>)\n\n- [GO DEEPER **Air, pressure & moving water ↗** Why pipes get noisy, pressure changes & rooms stay cold](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/air-separation-pressure/?agentnet=md>)\n\nCHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING\n\n## Can you explain it?\n\nHow does the valve-loss calculation help with pump selection?\n\nTry answering in your own words, then compare your reasoning.\n\n### Show the answer & why\n\nIt gives one part of the resistance along a heating circuit. Add the losses through the pipes and other parts on that same route at the intended flow, then compare the total with the pump chart. Branches running alongside one another are evaluated as parallel paths.\n\n- [← Lesson 3 · Air & pressure](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/air-separation-pressure/#br-lesson-start>)\n\n- [What to expect from a service visit →](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/#br-service>)\n\nWARM ROOMS. A SYSTEM YOU UNDERSTAND.\n\n## Let’s find the cause.\n\nTell us what changed, which rooms are affected, and the boiler’s make and model. A photo of the display and the overall piping helps.\n\n[(385) 766-8935 ↗](<tel:+13857668935>)\n\n### Sources & the manuals behind this guide\n\n- [CPSC: Triangle Tube / AERCO recall and remedy update](<https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Triangle-Tube-Recalls-Prestige-and-Aerco-Esteem-Gas-Boilers-Due-to-Carbon-Monoxide-CO-Poisoning-Hazard-Two-Deaths-Reported>)\n- [Triangle Tube: closure, recall and claims notices](<https://triangletube.com/products/product-recall-2025/>)\n- [Utah R156-55a: S410 scope (301y) and natural-gas certification (308b)](<https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R156-55a/Current%20Rules>)\n- [Caleffi idronics 18: hydronic water quality](<https://www.caleffi.com/en-us/magazine/18-water-quality-hydronic-systems>)\n- [Caleffi: recurring air, corrosion and troubleshooting](<https://www.caleffi.com/en-us/blog/3-troubleshooting-process>)\n- [Caleffi: circulation and piping mistakes](<https://www.caleffi.com/en-us/blog/7-common-hydronic-piping-errors>)\n- [Amtrol: heating expansion tanks](<https://www.amtrol.com/heatingsystemsupport/>)\n- [Lochinvar: model-specific installation and service manuals](<https://www.lochinvar.com/en_US/find-documents-and-videos?cgid=literature>)\n- [CPSC: what to do about a CO alarm](<https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/carbon-monoxide/carbon-monoxide-fact-sheet>)\n\nResidential hot-water heating guide. Safety and licensing notices checked September 8, 2026. The linked manuals provide the model-specific measurements and service procedures.\n\nFrom our local guides\n\n## Which water reaches your house?\n\nProvider boundaries and published water-quality records, connected to our softener and filtration guides.\n\n- [**Holladay: three water providers ↗**](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/holladay-plumber/#hd-water>)\n- [**Cottonwood Heights: canyon water and minerals ↗**](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/cottonwood-heights-plumber/#ch-local>)\n- [**Highland: hard water at home ↗**](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/highland/#hl-water>)\n\n- [Find plumbing help in your city ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/locations-we-serve/?agentnet=md>)\n\n- [Explore this topic across our service area ↗](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/locations-we-serve/#man-topic-water>)\n\nConnected in your home\n\n## Keep following the plumbing.\n\n- [01 **Boiler repair & hydronic heating →** Locate the pumps, emitters and piping behind the calculations.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/?agentnet=md>)\n- [02 **Boiler air & system pressure →** Connect the pressure readings with expansion and air removal.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/air-separation-pressure/?agentnet=md>)\n- [03 **Boiler water & maintenance →** See how the system’s water affects circulation and upkeep.](<https://mtnmanplumbing.com/boiler-repair/water-quality-maintenance/?agentnet=md>)",
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