Water cistern hot and cold split

[mvanjaarsveldt]

I have just noticed my water cistern above my hot water cylinder is divided into two halves, one hot and one cold? One side is cold supply and the other hot (vent). What is the advantages and disadvantage of having this split system? Also with a system like this how do you fill your primary?
I`m planning to flush my heating system this summer. Help would be appreciated.Thanks

 

[waterworks]

Can you post pic's?.

 

[AshaDPlumber]

Do you have 3 tanks in total then?
If not it just sounds like a standard setup. one is to keedp your heating topped up and the other the cylinder. I assume one is larger than the other

 

[mvanjaarsveldt]

No there is just one tank above the hot water cylinder. There are no other tanks including the loft area.The tank is divided into two halves. Will post a pic soon. Is this a common set up?

 

[seco services]

have you one vent pipe or two ?

 

[GasMan1965]

He's talking bout them Square jobbies on the metal frame with cylinder below me thinks

 

[seco services]

 

[twgas]

He's talking bout them Square jobbies on the metal frame with cylinder below me thinks

elson, me thinks, or maybe he has a fortic type f4 i think had a built in f&e tank

 

[GasMan1965]

He's talking bout them Square jobbies on the metal frame with cylinder below me thinks

elson, me thinks, or maybe he has a fortic type f4 i think had a built in f&e tank

Yeah elson,, thats the man Mick

 

[twgas]

absolutely hate them, first one i ever changed done my back in, had trouble with it ever since. (about 100years ago! )

 

[GasMan1965]

Def not my favorites either

 

[mvanjaarsveldt]

Water cistern

• mvanjaarsveldt
• 17 Apr 2008
• 1

Cistern with build in hot water F&E

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• mvanjaarsveldt
• 17 Apr 2008
• 1

I think you guys are on the right track here. What is the advantages and disadvantage of systems like these.Are these systems common? The HWF&E is build in. In the summer I wish to clean and flush my Central heating system. How do you fill the primary? Thanks

 

[GasMan1965]

Ok the bigger side of the black tank is the cold supply for the cylinder and the small side is the heating feed..

I hate these bloomin things so always advise they change em for a nice combi

 

[mvanjaarsveldt]

Do you fill the primary through the back smaller hot water f&e? This summer I plan to drain down the central heating system.

 

[twgas]

ok i got it wrong, it was only a guess anyway