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So if i were to somehow set it up with a cylinder with a coil connected to the heating side of the boiler and make it heat upto 60c once a week that would do it, how would i set that up? Thanks Joe

[/url] This sounds good, if it was set to boost the temperature at around 5 o'clock when the sun has had time to do its best and before we use most of our hot water, any hot water not used would be stored until the next day, but how would I set it up?

[/url] hi Ian, yes thats pretty much what im looking at doing but i dont understand what theyve done to get around the WRAS guidelines for legionaires found here http://www.wras.co.uk/Preheated-Water.htm and more in depth here http://www.wras.co.uk/PDF_Files/Preheated_Water_Report.pdf...

the feed in tariff is crazy, you get paid for what you generate(the feed in tariff is14.9p a unit now and going down again in April), and you can use as much of it as you like for free and still get paid for every unit you generate.

hi old buffer, thanks for the input, id rather not split the hot water. i only had the solar fitted on monday and its been a bit cloudy in Barnsley this week so the 1.5kwh as been poor, its nice and sunny this morning so i just checked my figures and i ve exporteed 3.9kwh today and its only...

a bit out of my my price range :o

hi scottishgasman, yes its powerful, great for the shower, that was the reason i got it originally, i was advised that vaillant were the best, it turned out to be a pile of rubbish when i first had it installed about 7 years ago, in the first 3 years i bet it had every part replaced, since then...

Yes your right ive only had about 1.5kwh spare electricity each day this week so wouldnt be enough to raise the temperature in a cylinder much, i might install a stove with back boiler in the future. If i were to use a cylinder with a coil and have the hot water feed flow through the coil...

Hi muggles, yes cost is an issue, i was hoping to be able to do what is with a used cylinder once i know the best way to tackle it. I contacted vaillant and the boiler is OK as long as the input water temperature is below 60 degrees c. I also read about the legionaires issue with wras...

Hi tony thanks for showing an interest, you might find this hard to believe as i did, you get the feed in tarriff whether or not you use the electric thats been generated, I'm just looking at ways to cut the bills.

Hi all, ive been googling for days now and still no closer to getting a plan together, Ive got a vaillant ecotec 837 combi which has been serviced regularly and wont be replacing, i just had a 4kw solar pv system fitted along with an immersun gadget which is designed to make the most of any...