Raise water tank in the loft

[ban-all-sheds]

if you're over 40 you'll visit bathroom in the middle of the night and wake the household

Anybody doing this a lot should grit their teeth and ask their GP to refer them to a man who'll stick his finger up their b*m...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

And some more non-plumbing advice (actually, I suppose the above is plumbing related ).

Check the legalities of what you can do in the loft.

Check the structural implications of raising the tank.

 

[Richard C]

Is Gledhill the only provider of vented hot water storage tanks (economy 7 range) in the UK? Which is the best brand I should go for?

I’ve no experience of Gledhill personally, take the advice of your plumber.

My plumber advised me to replace the existing water tank with a bigger one as I'll be using a much larger cylinder with 166l capacity. What sort of larger tank would I need then? And how big?

Aim for minimum water storage of 250 litres cold & 150 litres hot.

As I told you, he plans to lift the tank by 2 metre with a wooden base. Anty tips on how to build such a high platform? Is wood the right material to support the tank?

I would hope your plumber/fitter would know what he’s doing regarding construction. Basically it’s a large table but it must be of sufficient strength & cross braced to support the weight & suitably supported over the rafters. I would use 4” x 2” for the platform & minimum 18mm WBP for the ply base fully supporting the tank base.

As for the shower head, is the one below good enough? It's a Grohe Rainshower and apparently it needs at least 1.0 bar pressure... my pump will be a Stuart turner Monsoon Universal 2 bar twin. Is it ok? Would the system work?

That would be OK but as I said previously, if you fit an angled shower head over a bath, your going have water everywhere when you shower. I always recommend something that points directly downwards over a bath;
http://www.taps4less.com/PP/U-A3241.html

Last but not least, I have some disgusting smell coming from the cupboard below the basin. It looks like my toilet is connected to the basin with a flexible pan connector like the one below:

I don’t really understand how the loo can be connected to the basin; do you mean the other way around? Flexy connectors are not ideal & I don’t see how yo can connect a basing waste into one, can you post a photo?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I don’t really understand how the loo can be connected to the basin; do you mean the other way around?

 

[pambar]

Hi Richard,

I'll post some pictures of my bathroom asap. In the meantime I was wondering whether I should get a Foam Lagged Hot Water Cylinder or a Steel Ace one. Gledhill produces economy 7 cylinder in both materials. The Steel Ace ones are 100 quid more expensive. Is it worth the money?

Below the links I'm checking:

Foam Lagged

http://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/gledhill-economy-7-direct-vented-foam-lagged-hot-water-cylinder/

Ace Steel

http://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/gledhill-economy-7-direct-vented-steel-ace-hot-water-cylinder/

What's the best product in terms of usage, maintaince and life expectation?

Thanks!

P