Recent content by conorr51

I'll have a look into regulations and hopefully it won't be necessary! The hot water has never been uncomfortably hot in the house so I would imagine it doesn't get up to 65! Thanks again to both yourself mogget, and hanns! Hopefully I'll get the pumps installed tomorrow without any major upsets!

Should I then install a blending valve in this case?

Yeah I agree that an unvented system would have been preferable, but alas I didnt know a lot about plumbing at the time, and as the original plumber turned out to be a fairly unreliable character we are now trying to improve what can only be described as a fairly miserable system!!! Thanks a...

Thanks for the research mogget, so what you are saying is to make sure the temperature of the water in the cylinders should never exceed 65 degrees?

Thanks hanns21 for the advice! The pump comes with great instructions, and I can even find videos on the Stuart Turner website that show how to install, the only problem is that I cant find anything which seems to resemble the geothermal set up in this house! The fact that there is two hot water...

Haha :D Thanks for the advice mogget, it is most appreciated! Hope you enjoy the rest of this fine evening!!

no there doesn't seem to be. Two pipes seem to be connected to it, one bringing water down from the upstairs cylinder, the other bringing the water back upstairs for distribution to the house if you understand what I mean? Confusing stuff for a diyer to figure out :?

thanks for the help mogget! Would it having a vent make a difference? Can go and have a look at it now if that would help. What would I be looking out for?

Hi again, just wondering if anyone had any help/advice with regards to my problem. The pumps have arrived and I was hoping to try and install them tomorrow. Any advice at all would be helpful. Thanks again, Conor

Hi all, I have spent the last few weeks reading through various posts on this website about installing a pump in our house. The current set up is a gravity fed system, with both solar and geothermal heating of the water. It is a new build but from the time we moved in the pressure in the system...

pictures of house water system