I have a 900mmx450mm size cylinder about 114 litres and I have plenty room for another next to it. Is it possible to join them together? I need more hot water capacity due to a large bath, two mixer showers etc.
Joining one cylinder to another
- Thread starter talbo2008
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parralell simples
Ok, so i'll parallel all the pipework and provide seperate feed at same height from the cisterm above and extend the flow/return pipework too.
What happens about the thermostat? Is it acceptable to just have the one thermostat on the original cylinder and assume they'll both heat properly?
What happens about the thermostat? Is it acceptable to just have the one thermostat on the original cylinder and assume they'll both heat properly?
Wrong
You must have, a common cold feed or you will have an open gravity circuit through the cold storage tank.
You must also have a secondary circuit, connected as a reverse return.
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would this design below work?
The red circle bottom right represents my CH pump. Blue box is cold cistern. Make sense?
My thermostat goes to the cylinder on the left, Presumably the cylinder on the right won't need a thermostat then?
The red circle bottom right represents my CH pump. Blue box is cold cistern. Make sense?
My thermostat goes to the cylinder on the left, Presumably the cylinder on the right won't need a thermostat then?
no chance your turn now
This is how I undertand it, would this picture of an idea work? I've drawn black arrows for direction
na
if you think about it
where you gonna put the stat if nothing else
if on the left once it opens the other cyl gets no heat
if on the right the left cyl will heat to the boiler temp before the other is hot
the way you had the primary in your first drawing is a better plan
or even the reverse return i posted
along with the sec reverse return dia posted
simple this plumbing lark innit
if you think about it
where you gonna put the stat if nothing else
if on the left once it opens the other cyl gets no heat
if on the right the left cyl will heat to the boiler temp before the other is hot
the way you had the primary in your first drawing is a better plan
or even the reverse return i posted
along with the sec reverse return dia posted
simple this plumbing lark innit
Good day Dan, trust you are well.
Have added the primary circuit to the drawing.
Not shown are individual valves for shutting either cylinder off for servicing.
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Have added the primary circuit to the drawing.
Not shown are individual valves for shutting either cylinder off for servicing.
View media item 16536
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