I need to replace my loft cold water cistern as the existing is inadequate to supply the hot cylinder and shower pump I am planning. Unfortunately I cannot readily remove the old cistern and replace it as the access is so restricted, so the new tank will ideally go a few feet away where there's more room.
Can I re-route the hot cylinder vent pipe to discharge into a tank two or three feet away? I.e. is it allowable to curve the vent pipe so that it reaches the new tank, and if so are there limits on the degree of offset from vertical the pipe can be. I have read this
http://www.iphe.org.uk/databyte/tank_cistern_installation.pdf
and I understand the pipe must continue to rise until the point at which it discharges over the tank.
Thanks for any help.
Can I re-route the hot cylinder vent pipe to discharge into a tank two or three feet away? I.e. is it allowable to curve the vent pipe so that it reaches the new tank, and if so are there limits on the degree of offset from vertical the pipe can be. I have read this
http://www.iphe.org.uk/databyte/tank_cistern_installation.pdf
and I understand the pipe must continue to rise until the point at which it discharges over the tank.
Thanks for any help.