I have been studying my current pipe setup - trying to make sense of where my new pipe setup may have to go and two things are puzzling me.
Bit of background, 1963 house, Floor standing Ideal Mexico boiler, gravity fed system, f&e and cold tanks in loft and one pipe radiator system (nice!).
The boiler is downstairs, hot water cylinder in airing cupboard, around 900mm in height with a foam jacket on it. Looks modern but here before we moved in.
There are vertical 5 pipes in the airing cupboard. From left to right, these seem to be:-
1) Hot Feed from Boiler with a vent pipe that continues up to the loft but connects to the bottom of the f&e as well as providing a vent over f&e
2) Pipe that runs from cold water cistern down, presume this feeds bath etc
3) Pipe that runs from cold water cistern to most bottom part of hw cylinder with a draincock before connection
4) Rising Mains that goes up in to loft to feed cold water storage and f&e
5) Hot water from top of tank which has a vent that goes over cold water storage
The Hot Water Cylinder has two pipes going into the side.
The pipe in the middle comes from vertical pipe feed 1) and you can hold this with your hand (warm).
The pipe below this near the bottom is very, very hot and you can only hold the copper pipe for a second.
QUESTIONS
Is this correct, should the hot be in the bottom and cold in the midde ? Doesn't sound right to me.
Also, should the vertical pipe 1) be acting as a vent for f&e and feed ?
Would welcome comments on whether this is OK or not. Cheers.
Bit of background, 1963 house, Floor standing Ideal Mexico boiler, gravity fed system, f&e and cold tanks in loft and one pipe radiator system (nice!).
The boiler is downstairs, hot water cylinder in airing cupboard, around 900mm in height with a foam jacket on it. Looks modern but here before we moved in.
There are vertical 5 pipes in the airing cupboard. From left to right, these seem to be:-
1) Hot Feed from Boiler with a vent pipe that continues up to the loft but connects to the bottom of the f&e as well as providing a vent over f&e
2) Pipe that runs from cold water cistern down, presume this feeds bath etc
3) Pipe that runs from cold water cistern to most bottom part of hw cylinder with a draincock before connection
4) Rising Mains that goes up in to loft to feed cold water storage and f&e
5) Hot water from top of tank which has a vent that goes over cold water storage
The Hot Water Cylinder has two pipes going into the side.
The pipe in the middle comes from vertical pipe feed 1) and you can hold this with your hand (warm).
The pipe below this near the bottom is very, very hot and you can only hold the copper pipe for a second.
QUESTIONS
Is this correct, should the hot be in the bottom and cold in the midde ? Doesn't sound right to me.
Also, should the vertical pipe 1) be acting as a vent for f&e and feed ?
Would welcome comments on whether this is OK or not. Cheers.