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    thermal store

    Does anyone make a thermal store that is designed to be used with just a boiler (no solar, heat pump etc) on a sealed heating system? can't seem to find one
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    Looking for gas safe/pressurised system, solar thermal plumber Lincoln, Lincolnshire

    Hi, I'm a billy basic plumber and I am upgrading my house (only moved here a year ago). It is a small 1980's detached house with twin tanks in the loft open vented system. boiler on outside wall in kitchen and immersion in airing cupboard on first floor. I'm hitting a wall with what I wanted to...
    • Funky
    • Thread
    • gas engineer gas safe plumber safe system thermal
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Gas Engineers Forum
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    Thermal Store Dripping Overflow

    Hi, We installed a combination, open vented thermal store last year. As the header tank sits on top of the main cylinder the water in the header is really quite hot. I have noticed very slight drips coming from the overflow (more on a cool day) which I think is down to condensation. It’s not...
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    Thermal store installation LENR

    I’m considering changing my cylinder ahead of a bathroom upgrade. I’d like to use the opportunity to prepare for a future alternative heat source called LENR that can almost completely cover my heating and hot water requirements (and potentially microgeneration as well). This probably isn’t...
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    Help please re thermal store cylinder

    Hi I am thinking of doing away with my cylinder and 3 bar pump and replacing it with a mains fed thermal thermal store system. My mains pressure is usually 2 bar (but can fall to 1.5) and my flow is approx 18 litres pm. I live in a 2 shower room apartment, there s usually just the two of us...
  6. cr0ft

    Thermal Store Advice

    Hi all, I am sure someone on here will have more experience of installing these than me (i.e. my no experience can't be hard to beat!). I am about to put a quote together for installing a thermal store in a pub. Ideally the store will need to have 4 coils, one for DHW, one for a gas boiler...
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    Solar thermal quote

    Looking for a solar thermal quote / install at my house in manchester area thanks any good installers
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    solar thermal hot water

    Hello to all just need to ask have you got to be city and guilds in solar thermal to fit it???? All can any plumber install it if he knows about them
    • jayman
    • Thread
    • hot water thermal water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Solar Thermal plumber required for Weybridge, Surrey

    I have solar thermal system with evacuated tubes which was installed three years ago. It has lost circulation and pressure. I need someone with access to a pump to flush and repressurize the system.
  10. gassafe

    Bi thermal heat exchangers ?

    Bi thermal heat exchangers... I think there called that anyway... The ones in old Worcesters 24i, and combis with no plate heat exchanger & diverter valve. I have to look at one next week. Customer says water flow poor, hot water almost boiling at taps!! Sounds like the heat ex is scaled up...
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    Thermal imaging cameras

    I may have to look for a leak on a heating system losing pressure every day. No sign of a visible leak anywhere, including prv and condense in case heat exchanger is knackered. All ground floor heating pipework is in concrete flooring, has anyone hired a thermal imaging camera and had any...
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    Elson Coral E Thermal Store Descaling Required

    Hi Can anyone give me some advice please. I think have a scale issue with my electric boiler (8 years old). The symptoms are the water in the shower/taps runs hot initially then runs luke warm after a short while. If you switch off the shower/taps briefly the water then runs hot again when...
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    thermal stores

    what is it with new builds and thermal stores my company recently got a contract for a hotel/hostel which has thermal stores in all the 2 bed appartments according to the contractor they were the most suitable system because combis cant service more than one hot tap at a time. Now the manager...
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    Why don't Gas boilers have a thermal heat store like oil boilers

    After living in a property with an oil boiler for three years with a Worcester heat slave Oil combi boiler which has a heat store in it i was thinking why don't all combi boilers have one such as gas boilers? it seems to make combi boilers so much more convenient
    • mike
    • Thread
    • boilers gas engineer heat thermal
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
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    thermal store incorrectly installed

    Dear All, We have a flat that has electric only. When we renovated it, we took out the unvented cylinder and installed a thermal store which also 'powers' a wet central heating system. The plumber who installed it had never worked with a thermal store and was convinced it wasn't going to...
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    Leaking solar thermal panel repair??

    Hi I have a double Solux roof integrated solar thermal flat panel which has developed a water leak since the cold weather earlier this year. I can't see where the water is leaking from because it is running between the roof felt and slates then into the gutter/downspout. Does any one know if it...
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    Blending valve for solar thermal/combi

    Anyone got a link for a decent blending valve for a combi using solar preheat? Intasol's is £295 plus VAT!!
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    Solar Heat Bank Thermal Store Pre-Heat For Combi Using Plate Heat Exchanger

    Hi there, I've got a Baxi Duotec 40, had it for about 2 years now and seems to do exactly what i intended it to, I had it fitted just after we bought our first home 2 years ago, previous system was a back boiler with Hot Water Cylinder, I completely replumbed the house when we moved in and had...
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    solar thermal just for hot water.

    hi i am a spark, who has fitted solar pv on south facing roof.i am now looking at getting solar thermal, to supply my hot water ( just for upstairs, one shower and 2 sinks)have got combi boiler worcester, 30cdi. but dont want to get involved with that. have 2x2mts, on south facing roof, but also...
    • gjcone44
    • Thread
    • hot water thermal water
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    solar thermal hot water course

    Hello to all I am going to do this course soon and I was just wondering whats the exam like is it open book how many questions that sort of thing what is the best wat to revise for this Thanks
    • jayman
    • Thread
    • course hot water thermal water
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Plumbing Courses

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