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    DHW from a solid fuel Aga

    The reason I'm thinking along the lines of the original cylinder as a large heat leak is that the new cylinder I have just been given is way under the spec recommended by Aga. They state a cylinder of 190 ltrs - mine is 120. This has to be a system on a very tight budget. The other option...
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    DHW from a solid fuel Aga

    Thanks for everyone taking the time to reply. If you think of my room layout as an inverted T, the aga is south of the horizontal and just to the left of the vertical. The bathroom is to the right of the vertical. That's probably as clear as mud! My solution is to run the flow and returns...
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    DHW from a solid fuel Aga

    thanks for the advice. The cottage is single storey. It used to be two cottages but was converted into one dwelling several decades ago. Apart from a wood burning stove in the sitting room which is lit only at weekends the solid fuel Aga is the only source of heat. The kitchen is great but the...
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    DHW from a solid fuel Aga

    if funds were unlimited then yes, a thermal store would be ideal - unfortunately that's not the case.......besides the Aga and a traditional gravity fed system also gives me a heat leak radiator and believe me, my bathroom needs it! The plumbers I've spoken to were all in their 30's and it...
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    DHW from a solid fuel Aga

    Damn.....so I've bought the wrong type of cylinder? Anyone want to buy a 12 month old, unused Gledhill Primatic? Do I need an indirect with 28mm internal coil? I've also read somewhere on the internet that it should be unlagged when used with SF Aga - is that right? And I guess I need a...
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    DHW from a solid fuel Aga

    I have a 56 year old solid fuel Aga used for cooking and space heating. It seems a waste not to utilise the aga's hot water capabilities so I've a acquired a glass lined boiler which I intend to fit. The aga will be connected up to a vented single feed indirect hot water cylinder (Gledhill...
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