Recent content by PeteAtRaspberry

Norcon - Thanks very much, that looks perfect. flameport - I have a 'variable' power diverter fitted, which will alter the mains waveform into the immersion to supply with reduced (FREE!!) power. Thanks everyone for reading / commenting; I have been searching for ages and I really...

Also, the wood stove has it's own stat to damp the air supply, so it struggles to heat the water over 80C even on full tilt. Not that I would ever leave it going any more than tick-over if I wasn't at home anyway. Not worried about overheat as things stand - but as I understand it, the...

Sorry, meant to say vented thermal store - my bad. Wood stove is directly coupled, it sits underneath (floor below). The heat leak is done from a stat mounted on the vent pipe at the top which drives the (downstairs) central heating, and there is (of course) the vent pipe into the cold feed...

Hello I have an unvented thermal store, supplied by an oil boiler, wood stove, solar panels (when I can afford to have them installed) and an immersion heater. The immersion is powered from excess electricity from photo-voltaic panels, so it is FREE :D The immersion is fitted with (of course)...