Hi,
ive just moved into a house, my first house and for this reason im not 100% sure of how the heating works! Was never really a concern when i was in with the parents as you could imagine!
This is gonna be a long post with a million questions, if any1 has the time 2 read it never mind answer it id really appreciate it. here goes....
In the loft space i have 2 tanks, small and large which i believe are for
a) small tank tops up the heating system and allows the heating system to "expand" into as it heats up therefore being called an expansion tank. correct?
b) a large tank which tops up the hot water tank aswell as supplying the cold water tap in the bathroom while im led to believe that the kitchen will be supplied directly from the main water supply. correct? if so is this tank just simply called a cold water tank?
The Hot water tank is in a cupboard in the master bedroom, there is a thermostat attactched to it, does this thermostat turn off the flame on the boiler downstairs if or when the temperature reaches its set point? if so then what temperature is recommended or is it just a preference to what water temperature you desire? what i think may happen sometimes is that when the heating is on for a long duration without any use of hot water, this thermostat turns the boiler of and causes the radiators to cool down and the house to go cold.
Also in this cupboard there are 3 valves, what are these?
BELOW IS THE QUESTION I PROBABLY WANT ANSWERED MOST.
In this same cupboard there is a "hot water switch" why?
My understanding is that the hot water tank heats up slowly when the central heating is on as the water feeds through it (thats a guess) and also heats up when selected to do so from the controller (dont know how)
what is the purpose of the electric switch as it seems to be in the off position, my only idea is that it could be a back up electric heater incase the gas is ever off for any reason (again a guess)
Sorry for the length of this and amount of questions but im quite a freak when it comes to understanding how things work. Hate the thought of things i own being a mystery!
feel free to add in any other info that may be of help to me!
ive just moved into a house, my first house and for this reason im not 100% sure of how the heating works! Was never really a concern when i was in with the parents as you could imagine!
This is gonna be a long post with a million questions, if any1 has the time 2 read it never mind answer it id really appreciate it. here goes....
In the loft space i have 2 tanks, small and large which i believe are for
a) small tank tops up the heating system and allows the heating system to "expand" into as it heats up therefore being called an expansion tank. correct?
b) a large tank which tops up the hot water tank aswell as supplying the cold water tap in the bathroom while im led to believe that the kitchen will be supplied directly from the main water supply. correct? if so is this tank just simply called a cold water tank?
The Hot water tank is in a cupboard in the master bedroom, there is a thermostat attactched to it, does this thermostat turn off the flame on the boiler downstairs if or when the temperature reaches its set point? if so then what temperature is recommended or is it just a preference to what water temperature you desire? what i think may happen sometimes is that when the heating is on for a long duration without any use of hot water, this thermostat turns the boiler of and causes the radiators to cool down and the house to go cold.
Also in this cupboard there are 3 valves, what are these?
BELOW IS THE QUESTION I PROBABLY WANT ANSWERED MOST.
In this same cupboard there is a "hot water switch" why?
My understanding is that the hot water tank heats up slowly when the central heating is on as the water feeds through it (thats a guess) and also heats up when selected to do so from the controller (dont know how)
what is the purpose of the electric switch as it seems to be in the off position, my only idea is that it could be a back up electric heater incase the gas is ever off for any reason (again a guess)
Sorry for the length of this and amount of questions but im quite a freak when it comes to understanding how things work. Hate the thought of things i own being a mystery!
feel free to add in any other info that may be of help to me!