Thermal store Which one?

[Paul1801]

Hi all,
Im looking at starting a self build next year and Im thinking of the following spec for the heating and hot water,

The house will be two and a half storey,

ground floor will all have wet underfloor heating, a wood burning stove in the living room (probably only used in winter) with a back boiler, rated at maybe 5kw space heating and 10kw hot water.

Radiators to both second and third floors.

Main boiler will be gas.

I have read lots on thermal stores so I know the above can be linked, my question is does anyone have any experience of using these?

What is the cost of buying one (some on heatweb + accessories seem to work out at about £4000) !!

The water pressure will be about 24 l/m so Im not too interested in flow rates above this.

any help appreciated

thanks

P

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

Have a look at gledhill thermal stores

 

[GasManMike]

Unvented HW cyl, sized depending on your needs.

 

[ecowarm]

I have fitted both the Newark copper cylinders thermal store and also McDonald Engineers thermal store, there is not a lot to choose between the two. I prefer both over Gledhill

 

[SimonG]

Aye Gledhill for me too.

 

[ecowarm]

Unvented HW cyl, sized depending on your needs.

Not with a solid fuel boiler, unless a h2 panel is used

 

[SimonG]

Unvented HW cyl, sized depending on your needs.

Not with uncontrolled heat source, unless you use H2 panel.

 

[SimonG]

Not with a solid fuel boiler, unless a h2 panel is used

Snap

 

[gaspastemania]

I fitted an albion last year and that was a pretty good one .

 

[Best]

I fitted an albion last year and that was a pretty good one .

Albion Mainsflow? I think it is a very expensive grade 3 cylinder, with a microbore coil. The coil is soft copper, so if the PRV fails, coil ruptures, hot water out of overflow (often plastic!) & whole tank is scrap. Direct type gathers sludge & cylinder base rots through.