'for' necessary or not

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I have the following sentence and I need your help:
"The buildings have a combined storage that serves (for) both space heating and domestic hot water."
Is 'for' necessary in this sentence?
I'd appreciate every comment and would be thankful for your help.

Anton · Accepted Answer

I believe that "for" is a helpful shorthand that implies "for the purposes of" or "to support the supply of". As such it is a helpful addition to the sentence, which otherwise has hints of ambiguity in it. Some might understand that the storage serves (i.e. delivers) heating and hot water, which may or may not be true, depending on the technical details.

Correct answer by Anton on March 1, 2021

'for' necessary or not

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