Replacing F&E tank in loft with expansion vessel

[lonspwi]

Hello,
To reduce the number of pipes going to the loft, I want to remove the F&E tank in the loft and replace it with an expansion vessel.
My current system is a standard open vented setup using a fairly old Stelrad CF40/60 boiler which I assume is around 60000btu

I would like to know -

1. Will an expansion vessel work with this boiler ? What size would be recommended ?

2. Are there any restrictions on where the exp. vessel can be installed. Can I put the exp. vessel in the loft where the F&E tank was ?

3. Are there any disadvantages (apart from cost) ?


Thanks in advance for any info.

Regards

 

[kevplumb]

first thing to do is make the boiler can be fitted on a sealed system (some can't)

 

[lonspwi]

I've just phoned up Ideal boilers, and they've just verified the old boiler I have is a series 1, which isnt approved for unvented operation - Damn

Ah well, it's probably saved me £100 ! Just have to put up with the couple of extra pipes going up the wall.

Thanks for advice ....

 

[oilman]

Just have to put up with the couple of extra pipes going up the wall.

Gosh, isn't life so unfair these days. Two extra pipes, as if we haven't got enough to worry about

 

[lonspwi]

Yeah, 2 extra pipes with 2 old valves, bent and twisted from succesive owner's DIY attempts and completely out of parallel. Maybe I cant paint them brown and green and pretend they are some kind of climbing vine.

 

[mrcrow]

Yeah, 2 extra pipes with 2 old valves, bent and twisted from succesive owner's DIY attempts and completely out of parallel. Maybe I cant paint them brown and green and pretend they are some kind of climbing vine.

can you camoflague them with dome kind of cable tidy boxing in...
i have hidden some flexy piping with dummy skirting...they were all over the place being plastic...
the vine idea my wife would like..she would probably want to put curtains on them as well..
best of luck with it..

 

[kevplumb]

did it once the only way the pipe would go was up the wall

the customer put a climbing vine up it

worked well