Morning folks,
2 questions in one morning - here goes -
Just need to double check on this as I'm getting conflicting info from reading material / people. Do solder joints need to have extra solder added to them? Some people are telling me that a joint contains the right amount of solder, while others are saying you need to add more? Is there a definite right wrong? And would a joint without extra solder be ok under mains pressure (which isn't that high all in all)?
And the second one....
Decided to raise my CW storage tank up into the roof to increase the HW pressure (HW tank not combi system). Unfortunately I can't raise it straight up as the central heating tank is directly above the cupboard that it's all in, so I'm moving it up and to the left (as you look at the cupboard), lagging it as it'll be in the roof etc etc. As a result the pipework for the feed "out" from the tank will end up going "down" from the bottom of the tank, then to the right for about a meter and a half across the width of the cupboard, then down to link up with the existing pipe. Will this be ok? Or should I bring the pipe down from the tank, then at a 45 degree angle down and across the cupboad, then bend it down to vertical to link up with the existing pipe? Just I want to get the maximum amount of pressure possible, and while common sense is telling me it won't make a difference, I've been hit by reality too many times to know that I'll get it wrong more often than right
All comments / advice welcomed
2 questions in one morning - here goes -
Just need to double check on this as I'm getting conflicting info from reading material / people. Do solder joints need to have extra solder added to them? Some people are telling me that a joint contains the right amount of solder, while others are saying you need to add more? Is there a definite right wrong? And would a joint without extra solder be ok under mains pressure (which isn't that high all in all)?
And the second one....
Decided to raise my CW storage tank up into the roof to increase the HW pressure (HW tank not combi system). Unfortunately I can't raise it straight up as the central heating tank is directly above the cupboard that it's all in, so I'm moving it up and to the left (as you look at the cupboard), lagging it as it'll be in the roof etc etc. As a result the pipework for the feed "out" from the tank will end up going "down" from the bottom of the tank, then to the right for about a meter and a half across the width of the cupboard, then down to link up with the existing pipe. Will this be ok? Or should I bring the pipe down from the tank, then at a 45 degree angle down and across the cupboad, then bend it down to vertical to link up with the existing pipe? Just I want to get the maximum amount of pressure possible, and while common sense is telling me it won't make a difference, I've been hit by reality too many times to know that I'll get it wrong more often than right
All comments / advice welcomed