Hi all,
I need a little advice please.
I've just bought a 1930s semi and it has a very old galvanised immersion tank in a cupboard of one of the bedrooms. I suspect that this used to act as a back-up for the back-boiler in one of the fireplaces (not sure if this still works as we've not used the fireplace yet, though the pipes still appear to be intact). There's no timer or anything on the immersion, we just turn it on when we want some hot water.
There's a cold-water tank up in the loft that feeds the hot water tank on the first floor and all the other cold taps (other than the kitchen sink).
Next year we'll be doing an extension when we'll get gas into the property and install either a combi or a megaflow. In the meantime however we'd like to get rid of both the tanks, or at least relocate them to the ground floor while we fix up the loft and first floor. This is just a temporary solution until we do the extension.
I intend to change all the cold water to run off the mains, but know I can't run the hot water tank from the mains, as per this thread:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=9210#9210
My question is, if I move the hot water tank to the ground floor, and put in a smaller cold water tank above (sufficient to hold a baths worth of water) will there be enough pressure for hot water to make it to the first floor where the bath is? If not, would putting in a small pump work?
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!
I need a little advice please.
I've just bought a 1930s semi and it has a very old galvanised immersion tank in a cupboard of one of the bedrooms. I suspect that this used to act as a back-up for the back-boiler in one of the fireplaces (not sure if this still works as we've not used the fireplace yet, though the pipes still appear to be intact). There's no timer or anything on the immersion, we just turn it on when we want some hot water.
There's a cold-water tank up in the loft that feeds the hot water tank on the first floor and all the other cold taps (other than the kitchen sink).
Next year we'll be doing an extension when we'll get gas into the property and install either a combi or a megaflow. In the meantime however we'd like to get rid of both the tanks, or at least relocate them to the ground floor while we fix up the loft and first floor. This is just a temporary solution until we do the extension.
I intend to change all the cold water to run off the mains, but know I can't run the hot water tank from the mains, as per this thread:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=9210#9210
My question is, if I move the hot water tank to the ground floor, and put in a smaller cold water tank above (sufficient to hold a baths worth of water) will there be enough pressure for hot water to make it to the first floor where the bath is? If not, would putting in a small pump work?
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!