What Does an Expansion Tank Do in a Condo Heating System? (Bladder Style Explained)
What Does an Expansion Tank Do in a Condo Heating System? (Bladder Style Explained)
Confused about what an expansion tank does in your building’s heating system?
In this video, we walk you through how bladder-style expansion tanks work in multi-family residential buildings, using a simple soccer ball analogy to explain how pressure builds and is managed in a hot water heating system.
You’ll learn:
What happens when heating media expands
Why the air bladder inside the expansion tank matters
How to perform a quick knock test
Signs your expansion tank may be failing (waterlogging)
Best practices for installation and annual maintenance
These short videos are part of our Condo Resource Library, which was created to help Calgary condo boards and property managers better understand what’s being proposed (without all the technical jargon).
