A combined storage tank combines both for and for in a larger container. This means that warm water, typically from a , is stored temporarily for both purposes to be used later. This allows periods without sunshine to be bridged without any additional heating, depending on the heating demand and storage size. Overall, it requires less space than two separate buffer tanks and reduces thermal losses. Usually, these tanks are externally insulated and designed for minimal heat loss. Typically, it is a tank-in-tank system, meaning a two-container system arranged within each other. So, it is a combined buffer tank with a heat exchange plate in between. On top is a smaller inner tank for domestic water, i.e., water for showering, washing, etc., and surrounding it is the significantly larger storage volume for heating water for space heating.
600 refers to the total amount of water
170 storage volume