Recent content by Andyinver

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Wondering if anyone could comment on the following. Any advice welcome. I've had a new gas boiler and radiators installed, I decided to keep my unvented cylinder as I like the pressure of shower as is, and I'm still able to heat it electrically if necessary. My concern is that when the...

They're under the loft insulation, the roof of room below is pine tongue and groove, they will be as warm as the warmest part of the room below, ie never freezing.

I don't think there's any problem with the the stove, its swept annually. Its inset, heat rises, masonry gets heated. The stove is in the livingroom of bungalow, which is 2 rectangular blocks connected by a flat roofed hallway. hot water cylinder is in hallway cupboard on far side of hallway...

Yes, in that I'm paying money for wood and would like to recover some of the heat. If you mean something else, then no. Its been in operation for 8years as is. I guess my chimney breast acts like an inefficient eastern European style masonary stove.

Would the cold takeoff be below the floor as I can't see any pipework going to cold taps after stopcock on cold feed to cylinder. Or would connecting pre heated water after the valves in picture prevent preheated water appearing at cold taps?

I have a wood burning stove in the livingroom of my bungalow. During a look around my house with an infrared camera a couple of winters ago I discovered that the 6ft by 4 ft masonary chimney stack which sticks up about 6 ft in the loft had a surface temperature of around 40oc on the same side...