posted 3 years ago
I've investigated that too, though I haven't taken any action to actually building it yet. I'd say 1" is the smallest diameter you'd want to use. A couple of important points; you need a safety relief valve, I believe located at the top end of your circulation loop, vented to the outside. You also need an air-purging valve, also located at the highest point of the system. Most of the systems I've looked at have vertical rises in the range of at least 3-4'.