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    How to calculate a cold water storage for 144L Hot water cylinder?

    Hi guys. Im desperate for a professional advice. I have recently moved to a new flat where I have a problem with my hot water running out very quickly. The plumber boy provided by the landlady made several visits to no avail. First blaming on the scale buildup, then on a faulty thermostat but...
    • totcambiu
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    • cold cylinder hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  2. I

    Boiler heating hot water cylinder only on hot water and heating demand

    Boiler heating hot water cylinder only on hot water and heating demand Hi all i have a problem, at a job where the boiler only heats the hot water cylinder when the hot water and heating are on demand via programmer. When on just hot water the flow gets hot but the return doesn't, then the...
    • Iain Hunter
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    • boiler cylinder heating hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  3. Meady

    Moving hot water cylinder.

    I plan on moving my hot water cylinder And boiler up into my loft soon just to create a bit more room and to basically get it all out of the way. my only Concern is I have this type of joist in the loft and was wondering if anyone knows if they are capable of taking the weight of a 125 litre...
    • Meady
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    • cylinder hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Telford tempest unvented hot water cylinder - Solar option or not?

    evening all, I am hoping to get some advise on an issue I have with my shower in a house I have recently bought. After moving in this house I soon discovered that I had a major issue with the shower fitted, the system utilises a mixer tap with mains pressure cold and gravity fed hot water...
    • 1671ben
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    • cylinder hot water unvented water water cylinder
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  5. R

    Groaning Pipes: unvented water cylinder

    Hi, Firstly, what a great site, and thanks to all the hard-working and committed professionals who are prepared to take the time to offer advice. I have a Range Tribune Unvented Electric Water Heater (with expansion vessel). It was installed approximately 2-3 years ago. I recently had a...
    • Rick Webb
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    • cylinder pipes unvented water water cylinder
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  6. J

    Unvented Water Cylinder - any recommendations

    Hi, I need to replace my Pulsacoil 2000 Water cylinder. (which has been very problematic over the past few years!) Can anyone recommend a reliable uncomplicated unvented Water Cylinder to replace it with? Hot water is required for one bathroom/kitchen in a flat using economy 10 electricity. I...
    • jh7
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    • cylinder unvented water water cylinder
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  7. M

    exchanging a hot water cylinder for a undersink heater

    Hi there, don't know if this one has been covered before or not. We currently have a hot water cylinder on an immersion. Don’t currently have gas in property, as Northern Gas Networks have quoted nearly a grand to do. Our electric bill was ridiculous last quarter; we also have crappy storage...
    • Macca2009
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    • cylinder heater hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  8. C

    Ecocat Thermal Store - Heat buffer depleting hot water cylinder

    Will try explain this problem best I can. I have a Ecocat thermal store (Chelmer heating) for central heating and DHW. My understanding is the the cylinder has a hot water section at the top and a heat buffer below (for central / underfloor heating). The Chelmer diagrams show both of the tanks...
    • CS2242
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    • cylinder heat hot water thermal water water cylinder
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  9. L

    Gledhill PulsaCoil PCR hot water cylinder

    Hi, I'm trying to find out a reason for very high electricity usage in my flat and I'm suspecting my water heater. It seems to be losing a lot of heat. The cabinet is always very warm and I took off the front panel it turned out there are long stretches of very hot copper pipes completely...
    • LikeAPossum
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    • cylinder hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  10. T

    hot water cylinder

    Is it ok to fit an "indirect" water cylinder in place of a "direct" cylinder ? The reason i ask is we have had "direct" one stolen from a property but have a spare "inderect" one spare.
    • thor2
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    • cylinder hot water water water cylinder
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  11. N

    Stainless steel non-pumped hot water cylinder

    I would like to replace my gravity (non-pumped primary) copper hot water cylinder with a stainless steel one but have been unable to locate a stainless steel non-pumped cylinder. 1 - Does anybody know where I can get a stainless steel cylinder designed for gravity circulated primary? or 2 -...
  12. gassafe

    Fiting a Hot water cylinder with gravity coil

    After a mix up at the merchants I have been left with a regular 36x18 copper cylinder, but the one I was after one suitable for a gravity fed coil! The manufacterer said it might work, as the coil does fall thoughout the coil ( which i can see thru the immersion hole ), but I just wondered what...
  13. plumb_know

    removing emersion heater from hot water cylinder, any tips??

    i was just wondering if anyone had any tips on removing stubborn emersion heaters from hot water cylinders without ripping the cylinder, i currently use emersion spanner and try applying heat to stubborn emersions, but was wondering if anyone has any other methods or any other tools for doing...
  14. H

    Help with an unvented water cylinder please!!!

    Please bear with me I have a new born baby in the house and I want to get this sorted so I will try and be as concise as possible. I have a Heatrea Sadia Electromax electric combination boiler. The original problem I had when the system was fitted was water hammer every time the toilet...
  15. L

    Indirect 900 x 450 hot water cylinder.

    Hi all, following on from a recent question that i asked about hot water cylinders. I have to swap over an existing 450 x 900 cylinder with another of the same size. The only difference being the new cylinder is stainless steel as it was a good price and comes with a good warranty. The tappings...
  16. C

    patching repair in hot water cylinder

    hi all , anybody know how to repair a hole in a hw cylinder, had one today with a half inch crack in , it was a primatic cylinder in a small cupoard so didnt fancy replacing it, somebody had droped something on it and dented it (hence the crack) it was only a hairline crack , but i only managed...
  17. C

    Hot water cylinder, poor flow and cold water to kitchen.

    I got asked recently to have a look at someones hot tap in their kitchen. It's an ordinary semi-detached two floor house . The tap is downstairs and fed by an indirect copper cylinder on the next floor with a vent going to the cistern in the attic. This was apparently always the setup. The...
  18. L

    Indirect 900 x 450 hot water cylinder

    Good evening all, a general question please - When fitting 22mm pipework to an indirect hot water cylinder are there any rules/guidance as to how far into the cylinder body the pipework should be inserted. Clearly you do not want too little pipe in but i am mindful of putting the pipework too...
  19. A

    leaking hot water cylinder

    my hot water tank is leaking ,i think it is leaking at the union nut on the return side of pipework connecting into the cylinder,how do i go about replacing the union nut and do i have to drain down the whole system,obviously drain down the cylinder,what about the central heating side do i need...
  20. I

    Identifying hot water cylinder valve and why is it leaking!

    Hiya, Having a strange intermittent leak from a valve, or rather a pair of valves on the side of my hot water cylinder. It is doesn't leak all the time, usually after nothing has been used for a while and the mains pressure climbs. I am wondering whether to drain the tank and then "dismantle"...

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