Hi all,
Am after some advice.
We currently have a 3 bed, 1 bathroom & 1 ensuite house.
We have a truss roof and want to convert it to make another bedroom plus additional en-suite.
3 companies have quoted so far – all loft conversion specialists.
We have a gravity fed system. Large cold water storage tank currently in loft, with hot water tank in airing cupboard on 1st floor landing.
We would like to retain this gravity system – move the hot water tank into an airing cupboard in the loft and raise the cold water tank into the eaves.
Max height in the loft is 2.3 metres.
All three companies proposed to keep the gravity system and move the hot water tank into an airing cupboard in the loft and raise the cold water tank into the eaves.
We prefer one of the companies over the other two. Mainly because he seems more diligent and trustworthy and comes recommended.
We have had three separate meetings with this one company. The last being recently with the company owner, together with the heating engineer/plumber he uses for most of his loft conversions. His heating engineer/plumber has been and had a good look and thinks there is not enough headroom between the top of the hot water cylinder and bottom of the cold water tank. He believes this would cause pressure problems – especially for the en-suite in the loft.
His recommendation is to either have a combi boiler or megaflow system. Of the two, he thinks a combi would be best. Either system would mean the shower in our bathroom would need to be replaced as it is pumped from the shower unit on the bathroom wall.
I have only had one meeting with the two other companies and they both suggested keeping the existing setup and that it would be ok with the loft conversion.
Pressure and flow rate for mains water I do not think will be an issue.
Am wondering if anyone can provide me with some advice for the above please? I have always been against combi boilers as several places I’ve been to have had combi boilers and opening other taps when having a shower or flushing the toilet causes water pressure to drop and quite often water in shower gets piping hot or suddenly goes cold.
Thanks in advance
Am after some advice.
We currently have a 3 bed, 1 bathroom & 1 ensuite house.
We have a truss roof and want to convert it to make another bedroom plus additional en-suite.
3 companies have quoted so far – all loft conversion specialists.
We have a gravity fed system. Large cold water storage tank currently in loft, with hot water tank in airing cupboard on 1st floor landing.
We would like to retain this gravity system – move the hot water tank into an airing cupboard in the loft and raise the cold water tank into the eaves.
Max height in the loft is 2.3 metres.
All three companies proposed to keep the gravity system and move the hot water tank into an airing cupboard in the loft and raise the cold water tank into the eaves.
We prefer one of the companies over the other two. Mainly because he seems more diligent and trustworthy and comes recommended.
We have had three separate meetings with this one company. The last being recently with the company owner, together with the heating engineer/plumber he uses for most of his loft conversions. His heating engineer/plumber has been and had a good look and thinks there is not enough headroom between the top of the hot water cylinder and bottom of the cold water tank. He believes this would cause pressure problems – especially for the en-suite in the loft.
His recommendation is to either have a combi boiler or megaflow system. Of the two, he thinks a combi would be best. Either system would mean the shower in our bathroom would need to be replaced as it is pumped from the shower unit on the bathroom wall.
I have only had one meeting with the two other companies and they both suggested keeping the existing setup and that it would be ok with the loft conversion.
Pressure and flow rate for mains water I do not think will be an issue.
Am wondering if anyone can provide me with some advice for the above please? I have always been against combi boilers as several places I’ve been to have had combi boilers and opening other taps when having a shower or flushing the toilet causes water pressure to drop and quite often water in shower gets piping hot or suddenly goes cold.
Thanks in advance