Flange - for horizontal hot water.....

[CrawfW]

Should i fit an Essex or a Surrey flange - or one of the more obscure alternatives - for a horizontal hot water cylinder?

There is a decent head from the cold water supply, but still poor flow at the taps. I am thinking this might be because of air being drawn in, but was thinking of fitting a pump at the same time as a flange....

Thoughts?

 

[polesapart]

Not enough information given, but I seriously doubt that an Essex flange is the answer.

Raising the height of the tank feeding the cylinder is likely to help!

 

[CrawfW]

There isn't much option to raise the height - perhaps just another 50cm, and only then after considerable difficulty.

Can't i just add a pump? Plus a flange for the air......

 

[Madrab]

If you are looking to use a pump then you need a flange with a dip tube on a horizontal cylinder, e.g a surrey or warix

You may want to look at the type of taps you have and the supply pipework too, they need to be low pressure taps and larger pipework to ensure maximum flow.