Hi,
We have recently moved to a house in Berkshire. The main Hot water storage tank is located just at the top of the staircase. We are investigating if it's possible to move the tank to an area downstairs. Would this work if we fit a pump on the domestic hot water (dhw) supply to bring the water back upstairs to the bath/basins. Obviously, all related pipework has to be moved and hidden in the sub-floor and stud partition walls. DHW is 15 mm around to basins/baths & central heating is microbore from a central manifold and 22mm from boiler/manifold to the tank heating loop.
The alternative is to install a Combi Boiler. I have been reading some disturbing reveiws (on DIYnot) about Combi Boiler problems (no names) and not very confident we will find a reliable one. That's apart from the cost.
Thanks in advance.
We have recently moved to a house in Berkshire. The main Hot water storage tank is located just at the top of the staircase. We are investigating if it's possible to move the tank to an area downstairs. Would this work if we fit a pump on the domestic hot water (dhw) supply to bring the water back upstairs to the bath/basins. Obviously, all related pipework has to be moved and hidden in the sub-floor and stud partition walls. DHW is 15 mm around to basins/baths & central heating is microbore from a central manifold and 22mm from boiler/manifold to the tank heating loop.
The alternative is to install a Combi Boiler. I have been reading some disturbing reveiws (on DIYnot) about Combi Boiler problems (no names) and not very confident we will find a reliable one. That's apart from the cost.
Thanks in advance.