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Doctor Drivel
guys (and gals if there are any posting)
you crack me up ! Is this heating engineer 'sledging' ? to use a cricketing term ?
Just found out we might get gazumpted on the house anyway but reading these posts really cheers me up !
Just in case we do eventually get the house:
The thermal store sounds quite interesting - just to check, could we have one with immersion, solar coil, boiler coil and wood-burner stove input (wood burner won't be used much though and solar is for future installation maybe) ?
Yes.
Any suggestions re. make/size for a 5 bed, 3 bath Victorian semi
See DPS http://www.heatweb. Their site has examples of heat banks made to order and get a best fit to your requirements.
Can these be sited in the loft (big tank of HW in loft - is that a good thing even if unpressurised ?)
It can be sited in the loft as long as it is well supported.
Also, how far away from an external wall can a boiler be sited ?
See the Keston Qudos, which can have 60 metres of flue pipe using cheap mPVC plastic drain pipe. http://www.keston.co.uk