I'm not spoiling for an argument, honest, and I hope no Drivel appears!
Anyway I'd like mains pressure hot water in my house. First thought was an unvented but can't get a fall on any route for the discharge pipe, which brings me to thermal stores. I don't fancy a combi due to needing to upgrade gas pipe, lack of immersion backup, and also my ultracom 15hxi (on sealed system) is only a couple of years old and I have a pile of spares should they ever be needed.
Property is 3 bed one bath with shower over.
Anyway ive been looking at the Boilermate BP, looks like it would do the job and it could be pressurised from an f+e in the loft thus solving the overflow problem.
I am aware of the possibility of the coil scaling up and can deal with that.
And now the questions:
How long do these tend to last before leaking or failing catastrophically, eg split coil?
What's the performance like compared to (say) a 28kw combi?
What size is the immersion heater boss? Is it the usual 2 1/4?
Is it a good idea to add inhibitor to the store water?
Any general opinions on these?
And lastly, does anyone know of any clever alternatives I haven't thought of?
Many thanks all
Anyway I'd like mains pressure hot water in my house. First thought was an unvented but can't get a fall on any route for the discharge pipe, which brings me to thermal stores. I don't fancy a combi due to needing to upgrade gas pipe, lack of immersion backup, and also my ultracom 15hxi (on sealed system) is only a couple of years old and I have a pile of spares should they ever be needed.
Property is 3 bed one bath with shower over.
Anyway ive been looking at the Boilermate BP, looks like it would do the job and it could be pressurised from an f+e in the loft thus solving the overflow problem.
I am aware of the possibility of the coil scaling up and can deal with that.
And now the questions:
How long do these tend to last before leaking or failing catastrophically, eg split coil?
What's the performance like compared to (say) a 28kw combi?
What size is the immersion heater boss? Is it the usual 2 1/4?
Is it a good idea to add inhibitor to the store water?
Any general opinions on these?
And lastly, does anyone know of any clever alternatives I haven't thought of?
Many thanks all