Old gravity hot water systems

[learnplum]

Hi all, is there no control for these on hot water, except for the boiler stat?
Does a permanent pilot just keep heating the hot water permanently?
Any wiring links for these old systems?

 

[tamz]

Wait a minute and i'll put arrows on it

 

[learnplum]

So help me please?
My user name? thanks?

 

[Rickster123]

So help me please?
My user name? thanks?

Im only pulling your leg. I've been doing it 17 years and my answer would be rip it out and fit a new one. Nothing wrong with asking questions, a lot of knowledgable old hands on here.

 

[learnplum]

THANKS,only tryin too learn.
Quite good on electrical,willin too always help others!
Thanks.

 

[Chalked]

Think of of like a flow diagram.

power comes fom fused spur.
Power goes to clock.
clock switches on-- power goes to room stat and to boiler.
if boiler stat calls for heat, the boiler fires. ( you then get gravity hot water)
if room stat calls for heat the pump starts. (You then get gravity hot water and pumped heating)

 

[tamz]

3 drawings i had to do. Good job i've got my patient head on :wink:






Its only live wires shown in the drawing.

 

[learnplum]

I am startin to get it, thanks:blush5:

 

[tamz]

I'm wasted being a plumber. I shoulda stuck in at the school and been a teacher :smile:

 

[learnplum]

Thankyou tamz, and others!
You done a good deed.
Come into my world?
DO this daily!
Brought up like this thanx

 

[tamz]

You'll learn.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

You'd be great at college teaching the young generation Tamz 🙂

 

[wetdrip]

I'm wasted being a plumber. I shoulda stuck in at the school and been a teacher :smile:

No chance, they don't allow a *** break every five minutes.

Unless it's one of the Ferguslie Park Schools...*** and diazepam 5 minute breaks are compulsory.

 

[mountainman]

I'm wasted being a plumber. I shoulda stuck in at the school and been a teacher [emoji2]

Teaching what? 😵

 

[tamz]

Teaching what? 😵

Bad language drinking and running wi wild women :smile:

 

[jtsplumbing]

Think it would be a case of an Old Dog teaching new tricks !:dunce:

 

[Ermintrude]

Some systems have a thermostatic valve on them with a probe, probe lives on cylinder when it's hot, valve closes .

 

[Taffman]

Use a C Plan for this

 

[Robert Tyrrell]

I'm wasted being a plumber. I shoulda stuck in at the school and been a teacher :smile:

Nah - you're better off doing this. I should know, I was a secondary school teacher for 13 years and it made me ill in the end. I decided to go back to what I know (Knew) and so far it might be all learning and feeling a bit odd but its way, way better than being a full time teacher 🙂