advice needed about cylinder

[Gray0689]

That's an old used cylinder I'd pressure test it before it was fitted

 

[harry22]

Thanks diamond gas

what is a 'secondary circulation return', should I just cap this off??

 

[SafeGasInstall]

harry are you a plumber ?

 

[harry22]

thanks gray 0689, cylinder is only 5 years old and was taken out 18 months ago so think it is worth risk. My fuel bills are £2000 a year for small 3 bed house so am determined to do something. Am sure this will help.

 

[ecowarm]

Just cap the spare connection

 

[SafeGasInstall]

insulation + ch controls + condensing boiler will help ! new cylinder on it's own I personally do not see how this will reduce the cost of your gas bill

 

[harry22]

safegasinstall

No am not plumber,

 

[SafeGasInstall]

that is ok ,just was thinking about how safe will be for you to install the cylinder that's all !

 

[Gray0689]

insulation + ch controls + condensing boiler will help ! new cylinder on it's own I personally do not see how this will reduce the cost of your gas bill

I agree stan
You need a lot more than an old cylinder is your house badly insulated

 

[diamondgas]

Thanks Harry ... Yes just cap it! That is unless you have long runs to your hot taps and you can afford a 'bronze' pump!

 

[harry22]

sorry overlapping postss.

Most of bills cost comes from hot water.

Cylinder is in cold roof space, my wife and i have a shower each morning then hot water runs out as fortic tank is small, the 2 children then switch on immersion to heat up for themselves during the day. As this is not at economy 7 we can pay £60 upwards in a week for just hot water. The loft is always very hiot from wasted heat in fortic even when it is cold outside. I have added a jacket but does not make a difference to bills.

This cylinder is about 160 litres so will do 3 showers at economy 7 rate so am sure will help.

We live in a village

 

[harry22]

safegas,
it could go wrong...
but I did also install a complete central heating system with rads, pressurised etc connected to a heat pump which works fine. I have insulated the house as much as possible. it is the hot water which is costing all the money. I could eventually add a solar panel to this system as we have a good clear south facing roof aspect. I never have a spare few thousand to get in a proifessional so each year grow more concerned as fuel bills rise and more just annoiunced recently

 

[diamondgas]

sorry overlapping postss.

Most of bills cost comes from hot water.

Cylinder is in cold roof space, my wife and i have a shower each morning then hot water runs out as fortic tank is small, the 2 children then switch on immersion to heat up for themselves during the day. As this is not at economy 7 we can pay £60 upwards in a week for just hot water. The loft is always very hiot from wasted heat in fortic even when it is cold outside. I have added a jacket but does not make a difference to bills.

This cylinder is about 160 litres so will do 3 showers at economy 7 rate so am sure will help.

We live in a village

You got space above to fit a hedder tank? The Fortic incorporates the header did you know? I'm guessing you've been doing some homework yeh? Building tank stands and all that isn't fun! lol

 

[harry22]

thanks safegas, will cap it off as pipe lengths are not too great

All help has been great just need to know size of feed expansion tank

 

[SafeGasInstall]

is the electric you use during the day that is killing you softly + DIY always cost more at the end =just some experience