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That's interesting. Firstly (having never seen one) I'm assuming here that the combi-cylinder is fed from the mains supply with its own valve into a 'private' vented mini-header tank. Am I misunderstanding that? Are you saying that it never matters where the combi-cylinder is (and that the...

Yep, confused by misreading it :( .

Thanks again But unless the whole cylinder is raised you still don't get the pressure, and themostatic valves like balanced pressure so a shared CW source is good for that. Also may end up with a low-ish pressure shower pump and I'm not sure that they would play nicely with the combination...

Thanks for suggesting it. Thought about it, but decided against due to the BR and certification issues. Also not sure that mains pressure HW is needed: decent gravity flow will hopefully be enough. Resaons for passing on a combi: unlikely to give a decent flow rate to the two...

Thanks. Good to know it doesn't need more than that. Any thoughts on what would be 'normal'? The less I use the less additional weight I'm adding.

I'm planning on replacing the current HW cylinder on the 1st floor with a new one in the loft so that we still have a decent HW store, and building a platform about 1200mm above the loft floor to raise the current CW cistern and place the HW below it. I'm OK with the plumbing and electrical...