Moving hot water tank from bedroom to loft

[GGP]

I really want to move the large hot water cylinder from my bedroom. It takes up so much room and currently sits inan airing cupboard floor to ceiling.

We considered a combi boiler but was told by British Gas because of our low water pressure, this would not suffice. I had a feeling that would be the case as our water is rubbish and our system joined onto another 12 houses.

I went to a home show recently and they said there may be a possibility of moving it into the loft and that a tank in a bedroom was a very old thing when people used them as airing cupboards.

However I am not sure if this is possible as I have heard of horror stories with tanks bursting in lofts and also that there is a cold water tank that needs to be above the hot water tank, which may already be situated in the loft. Our loft is quite big and half of it has had boards put down to rest our junk etc. I am not sure if this flooring would be strong enough though.


We have no basememnt and there is no where else for the tank to go but the loft. Also concerned that the loft opening may not be big enough.

Please can someone give me some advice on what I could do and potential costs involved. I really need the tank out of my room!!

 

[Killy Bing]

by moving a vented hot water cylinder to the loft you must raise both the cold storage tank above it and also the central heating tank.

it can be done but the only real way of knowing in your case would be to get a few heating engineers to come and give you a quote.
this sort of work the price depends greatly on the difficulty.

personally i would get a new cylinder to boot. that way you have the warranty and your installer will guarantee the installation as personally if i move something i won't guarantee it.
also you could get a slimmer one to fit through the hatch without butchering it.
A base would need to be made for it to stand on too.
As for the home show they were most likely speaking about unvented cylinders going into lofts but they like a combi rely on good pressure and flow rate.
another thing to note is your hot water pressure could be affected by the move.
before i would consider any of this i would check if you could upgrade the mains and then look into a combi or unvented cylinder however this would cost quite a sum more.

how long do you plan on staying in the house?

 

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Get someone other than British Gas to test your water pressure for you!

They are not always very accurate . . .. .

 

[Simon F]

Hello GGP, :welcome: to the forum.
this is a big undertaking with lots of possible issues/complications.
not to mention the waste of water/energy because of the extra distance to the taps.
is it really that much of an issue where it is?
could it be moved more simply into the next room?