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Hi,
We currently have a heating cupboard within our ensuite which obviously takes up a fare amount of space. The cupboard houses the hot water cylinder, zone valves and central heating pump.
The house is full two story with loft space.
I am flooring the loft as a den for the kids and worked with my joiner to build a heating cupboard at one end, floor reinforced, cupboard insulated etc all done properly.
We are going to a mains pressure cyclinder which is currently in the new cupboard and are getting ready for the change over from current system to new.
I want to put everything in the new heating cupboard in the loft as per our current ensuite cupboard, so I want the new mains pressure cylinder, zones valves and central heating pump up there.
I have two plumbers doing the job, one oil boiler qualified and the other gas qualified. Gas qualified plumber has suggested not moving the pump and zone valves into the new loft cupboard. Instead he suggets the eaves of the first floor, which is the other side of the partition of the cupboard where they currently are.
I dont want to do this because the eaves are not insulated, obviously hanging posts and ceiling are, but the eaves are roofed by sarking board and is essentially outside. I would then need to build a special box etc to house pump and zone valves in.
The whole point of the heating cupboard was to get everything up out the house to make space and have it all in one area for simplicity. It will also give off some heat for the loft space which is about to be super insulated as per the new heating cupboard.
Gas plumber suggests central heating pump more central in the house will give better heating performance. I understand it may take hot water slightly longer to get to certain rads but once the system is on and at temp does it matter where the pump goes?
Cheers
We currently have a heating cupboard within our ensuite which obviously takes up a fare amount of space. The cupboard houses the hot water cylinder, zone valves and central heating pump.
The house is full two story with loft space.
I am flooring the loft as a den for the kids and worked with my joiner to build a heating cupboard at one end, floor reinforced, cupboard insulated etc all done properly.
We are going to a mains pressure cyclinder which is currently in the new cupboard and are getting ready for the change over from current system to new.
I want to put everything in the new heating cupboard in the loft as per our current ensuite cupboard, so I want the new mains pressure cylinder, zones valves and central heating pump up there.
I have two plumbers doing the job, one oil boiler qualified and the other gas qualified. Gas qualified plumber has suggested not moving the pump and zone valves into the new loft cupboard. Instead he suggets the eaves of the first floor, which is the other side of the partition of the cupboard where they currently are.
I dont want to do this because the eaves are not insulated, obviously hanging posts and ceiling are, but the eaves are roofed by sarking board and is essentially outside. I would then need to build a special box etc to house pump and zone valves in.
The whole point of the heating cupboard was to get everything up out the house to make space and have it all in one area for simplicity. It will also give off some heat for the loft space which is about to be super insulated as per the new heating cupboard.
Gas plumber suggests central heating pump more central in the house will give better heating performance. I understand it may take hot water slightly longer to get to certain rads but once the system is on and at temp does it matter where the pump goes?
Cheers