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    ripping out an old gravity fed HW tank and fitting a thermal store?

    thanks for your time for reading this... ** The situation There's a reasonably good gas Baxi back boiler that gravity-feeds a very old hot water tank in an airing cupboard on the landing, header and expansion tanks directly above in the loft. Central heating controller is a Honeywell 7 day...
    • speculatrix
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    • fitting gravity tank thermal
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  2. L

    Thermal store and new boiler

    One of my customers has a thermal store. He was going to have me rip it out and put a combi in but now he's split up with his missus and just wants me to replace the Ideal Classic in his garage that feeds it so he can sell the place quick. I know how they work but I can count on one hand the...
  3. townfanjon

    thermal store

    gents, this is probably worth a punt. Does anybody know of a thermal store cylinder(150 litre) that has nt got the sprayed on insulation on show i.e the customer wants to look at a shiny white case. The only one I know of is the mega bucks elson aquanox. I would nt entertain a pullsar coil...
  4. V

    Thermal store vs Seperate Gas/Solar water and Gas/Wood boiler CH

    Hello I have bought a house with 3 acres of forest and am trying to find a way to utilise this to maximal effect regards CH +/- HW. The house currently has a solar and Worcester 24Ri gas system going into a 2 coil hot water cylinder. My question is would I be best with a thermal store and...
    • villain1985
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    • boiler gas engineer thermal water
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  5. C

    Vented Thermal store height restriction issue.

    Hi all. I'm new to this forum and would appreciate some advise/ pointing in the right direction for a horizontal or short vented thermal store. A customer has 4 bathrooms, 24 radiators and 2 UFH zones and wants to upgrade his system(currently a baxi regular boiler 36kw and a standard vented...
  6. Worcester

    Thermal Store and COmbi Boiler for DHW

    Looking for a solution here, anyone any ideas? We've got a cllent that has a combi boiler that can't take pre-heated water, no room in the property for a new unvented cylinder so can't convert the combi to a system boiler, and we've got a vented thermal store that gets intermittently heated...
  7. B

    BoilerMate2 thermal store Powerflush - Advice please

    Hi all. I would really appreciate some good advice here instead of comments like - what have you let yourself in for etc. I'm doing a powerflush tomorrow on a system with a BoilerMate2 Thermal heat store. It is the one with the F&E tank sitting on top of the cylinder. The expansion pipe...
  8. C

    Gravity flow and return from wood burning stove to thermal store ??

    Hi i would like some other plumbers advice who have had good experience with solid fuel and gravity installations. I have just fitted a 300 litre thermal store in a customers new house. The thermal store is upstairs in the hot press and the wood burner downstairs. This house however has...
    • Crowbar259
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    • flow gravity return thermal
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  9. S

    Thermal Store

    Hi, I'm fairly new to this world and am buying an old farmhouse on which I want to put some renewable energy sources. Initially I am just going to have solar PV on the roof and a wood fired backboiler in the lounge in addition to a standard gas boiler (Potterton - non combi). Having had a...
  10. P

    thermal store noise

    Hello Plumbers!! I have a new central heating system installed maybe 18 months ago, have had the issue from start, the installer cannot figure it out much to his (and my) frustration and has now retired. including a Newark thermal store working with a Worcester Bosch 24ri regular boiler (also...
  11. C

    Replacement thermal store - advice needed

    Hello! First post here and advice needed! I installed a 210 litre RM Cylinders thermal store into my house 9 months ago with a 8kW solid fuel stove and underfloor heating. Also connections for a future GS heat pump and solar panels. Last Thursday I drained it down and replaced the stove with a...
  12. G

    Engineer experienced in thermal stores in North East area

    I am seeking an engineer working in the Newcastle upon Tyne (and/or wider North East) area who can advise on and fit a thermal store in my home. I have been let down by an engineer and would really like to get the work done over the next two months if possible! Many thanks. Gareth
  13. W

    Eco-equipped thermal store

    Does anybody know anything about this brand of thermal store, as they have gone bust I cannot get an installation guide. Have worked out 90% of it! just need to ask a few questions... Thanks in advance
  14. P

    Thermal storage tank, isolating hot water to tap

    Hi I need to re-route the pipe to the hot water tap on a bath, so I need to isolate the supply, however it is fed from a thermal stoarge tank which I am unfamiliar with. Do I simply turn the cold off at the mains and drain off water from a tap on the hot water system? Many thanks!
    • PaulMJ
    • Thread
    • hot water tank thermal water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  15. A

    Gledhill SysteMate III Thermal Store DHW issue

    Went to the above today, it's a thermal store cylinder. The pump ran on DHW demand, but there was a short bit of hot water, then just cold. The plate on the front felt quite hot, the pump ran and everything was pointing at the plate being the issue. However, I rang Gledhill technical...
  16. M

    Joule Thermal Stores

    Can anyone recommend a good quality Thermal Store, if there is such a thing! I've had a look at Joule Thermal Stores, and would be interested to hear any comments or experiences with them. I would always recommend an unvented cylinder over a Thermal Store, but when there's absolutely no where...
  17. R

    Thermal Imaging Camera

    Has anyone on here any experience of using one of these ? look a handy , tho expensive , piece of kit ?
  18. M

    non setting thermal resistant compound

    Hi just a quick easy question. Wall mounted meter box the gas pipe travels through the cavity via the spigot. This should be sealed. My question is whats the make of that compound iv tried laco rocol I cant for the life of me remember the name of it. Many thanks
  19. M

    thermal resistant non setting compound

    Hi just a quick easy question. Wall mounted meter box the gas pipe travels through the cavity via the spigot. This should be sealed. My question is whats the make of that compound iv tried laco rocol I cant for the life of me remember the name of it. Many thanks
  20. J

    indirect cylinders versus thermal store efficiency query

    Hi, New to the forum, experienced DIYer, looking for some advise. I am currently exploring upgrading our back boiler unit to an Aquatherm 34KW log stove and am unsure about which type of cylinder would be best for our situation. The cylinder now is vented and gravity fed with two coils, one for...

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