We had a Dualstream (mains pressure hot water tank and cold water accumulator) installed on the new house as we were spending a packet on getting the heating re-done and didn't want to risk not having a good supply of hot water for the wife's baths.
We're now looking at re-doing the utility and after various umming and ahing the space taken up by our two massive tanks is just too much. So I'd like to try and figure out if the accumulator is really necessary given we've been in the house for a while and frankly we seem to have more of a problem with high pressure than low pressure.
AIUI (from reading and looking) the accumulator is a single bottom combined feed/exit which the installer has helpfully put a yellow handled stopcock on. Presumably by turning this handle I will cut off water to and from the accumulaotr and be able to test whether or not we actually need it.
Correct?
Dangerous?
Within the plethora of regs that now govern our lives for me to do without having my hand held?
Also do I need a (whatever the new Corgi is) plumber to remove the accumulator? Or as it isn't pressurised hot water is it okay for a regular plumber to do?
Finally, just to check, I do need a (whatever the new Corgi is) plumber to move the hot water tank itself don't I (as it is unvented)?
Cheers,
wysi
We're now looking at re-doing the utility and after various umming and ahing the space taken up by our two massive tanks is just too much. So I'd like to try and figure out if the accumulator is really necessary given we've been in the house for a while and frankly we seem to have more of a problem with high pressure than low pressure.
AIUI (from reading and looking) the accumulator is a single bottom combined feed/exit which the installer has helpfully put a yellow handled stopcock on. Presumably by turning this handle I will cut off water to and from the accumulaotr and be able to test whether or not we actually need it.
Correct?
Dangerous?
Within the plethora of regs that now govern our lives for me to do without having my hand held?
Also do I need a (whatever the new Corgi is) plumber to remove the accumulator? Or as it isn't pressurised hot water is it okay for a regular plumber to do?
Finally, just to check, I do need a (whatever the new Corgi is) plumber to move the hot water tank itself don't I (as it is unvented)?
Cheers,
wysi