Combi boiler right for us?
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I am sure it is in the Plumb Centre catalogue for the Logic + I picked up the other day
I will look it up tomorrow
Not very scientific but using a jug on the cold bath tap we get 30 litres of water per minute I think. What does that translate to in terms of fitting a combi? Think we get 20 or so from the hot tap
Is your bath tap mains water then?
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That's really got me thinking now
I know I read it somewhere and even remember the quote "18 l/m the highest throughput on the market for it's size"
It was either in the catalogue or the rep who was demoing it in in my local branch who told me. he was the guy who gave me the catalogue.
God I hate not remembering stuff
I know I read it somewhere and even remember the quote "18 l/m the highest throughput on the market for it's size"
It was either in the catalogue or the rep who was demoing it in in my local branch who told me. he was the guy who gave me the catalogue.
God I hate not remembering stuff
then i dont understand where you are currently getting your hot water from.
The hot water comes from the tank in the loft. Last time I looked it had a hot water tank and a small cold water header tank or something on the side of it. I know this because the ball cock came loose the other month in the cold tank. Think it had unvented on the sticker
Rob, yes, as far as I know the bath tap comes direct from the mains. The new kitchen tap has a very low output, far less than the old one. Measured it before and it averaged 8 l/m if that's possible?
Rob, yes, as far as I know the bath tap comes direct from the mains. The new kitchen tap has a very low output, far less than the old one. Measured it before and it averaged 8 l/m if that's possible?
Seriously? A £2200 budget to replace a back boiler and supply and fit an unvented cylinder?!
Maybe it says vented, can't remember. But there's two tanks concealed within one fibreboard box in the loft, a hot tank, and a small cold water tank with a ball cock inside. When we run the hot water this cold tank starts emptying too
Maybe it says vented, can't remember. But there's two tanks concealed within one fibreboard box in the loft, a hot tank, and a small cold water tank with a ball cock inside. When we run the hot water this cold tank starts emptying too
yes thats normal.
i would go for a system boiler, leave everthing else as it is, poss go for a unvented hot water cylinder and go with mains pressure hot and cold, inc showers.
this way you will not need to pump showers.
you may also need to replace the larger cold water tank, depending on demand req for showers etc.
Any boiler will push 18l/min through. The only question is how hot it is when it comes out the other side ...
Decide which boiler system you want based on your lifestyle, not on the technical preferences of some hotshot mechanic. Remember you'll be the one stuck with it for 25 years, not him.
Decide which boiler system you want based on your lifestyle, not on the technical preferences of some hotshot mechanic. Remember you'll be the one stuck with it for 25 years, not him.
They wouldn't as they have flow restrictors in them, according to the kw size
He didn't say that was his budget, just he would like it to be under £2200.
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