Hi all,
I've got a 4 bed bungalow with loft conversion, with 1 en-suite downstairs, and main bathroom and another en-suite upstairs. I've currently got a very old Potterton Netaheat 16-22 with gravity-fed DHW, which gives absolutely rotten flow upstairs, and is getting unreliable.
I'd like to fit a shower upstairs, but can't go electric as the downstairs en-suite is already electric.
I would like to get rid of the hot water tank completely, as at some point in the future I will be doing a house extension in which there is no space for an airing cupboard (and therefore tank) at all.
With 3/4 adults in the house, demand for hot water can vary from nothing to everyone wanting showers and baths within minutes of each other (and possibly simultaneously).
I'd considered a Megaflo system, but a) it's quite expensive and b) I don't think I'll have space for the cylinder with the proposed extension.
Looking around, it seems my only two options to cope with my space requirements (nowhere for floor-stander either) and hot water demand and flowrate are either the Vaillant Ecotec 937 or the Alpha CD50.
Any comments on which is preferred and why would be gratefully received!
Derek
I've got a 4 bed bungalow with loft conversion, with 1 en-suite downstairs, and main bathroom and another en-suite upstairs. I've currently got a very old Potterton Netaheat 16-22 with gravity-fed DHW, which gives absolutely rotten flow upstairs, and is getting unreliable.
I'd like to fit a shower upstairs, but can't go electric as the downstairs en-suite is already electric.
I would like to get rid of the hot water tank completely, as at some point in the future I will be doing a house extension in which there is no space for an airing cupboard (and therefore tank) at all.
With 3/4 adults in the house, demand for hot water can vary from nothing to everyone wanting showers and baths within minutes of each other (and possibly simultaneously).
I'd considered a Megaflo system, but a) it's quite expensive and b) I don't think I'll have space for the cylinder with the proposed extension.
Looking around, it seems my only two options to cope with my space requirements (nowhere for floor-stander either) and hot water demand and flowrate are either the Vaillant Ecotec 937 or the Alpha CD50.
Any comments on which is preferred and why would be gratefully received!
Derek