Question: My question is about radiator overflow tanks. I’ve always had cars and trucks that had an overflow tank that you would keep full to the cold or hot mark. Checking over my daughter’s car, she ...

As I mentioned in last week's blog post, expansion tanks are required when water in a home can't expand back into the water main. This might be caused by a check valve, a backflow preventer, or a ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Thermal expansion of water and the role of an expansion tank When a water heater is connected to a closed system, an expansion tank must be installed to prevent excessive pressure caused by thermal ...

The conventional S2000 cooling system has a vertically mounted radiator with the cap located at the high point in the system (on top of the rad). As the coolant warms up to operating temperature, it ...