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Hi everyone, first post.
We've recently bought a true 2-bed bungalow in the North West of England. We don't live there yet, currently using it as an office due to COVID while we finish the refurb.
It has a 170l thermal store in the loft taking its heat from a 12kw (to water) boiler stove. I've posted links of both below for info. The thermal store has a 3kw immersion heater installed.
The property has been de-energised of gas. Original plan was to go down the solar PV route to heat the TS along with the boiler stove - still undecided on this route. Solar thermal is out of scope at the moment, as the TS has a single internal coil only for domestic hot water supply.
I've contacted the manufacturer of the TS and they've advised it's not possible to add a gas boiler and a boiler stove to the same system using my thermal store. I've attached a picture of the current setup - replace boiler with boiler stove however. The boiler stove feeds the TS by gravity loop - this works very well no issues.
Can anybody advise if it is possible to add a gas boiler to heat the thermal store in conjunction with the boiler stove so that it does not affect the gravity loop? Is it possible to use a plate heat exchanger to separate the systems?
If it's possible I need to call the gas network to enquire about cost of re-connection (I can hear my wallet crying). Depending on the overall cost, may still go down the solar PV route - interested to hear everyone's thoughts.
Thanks in advance.
Chris
Thermal Store
https://www.advanceappliances.co.uk...ore-direct-with-cold-section-single-coil-tsd/
Boiler Stove
https://www.aradastoves.com/ecoboiler-wood/p36761
We've recently bought a true 2-bed bungalow in the North West of England. We don't live there yet, currently using it as an office due to COVID while we finish the refurb.
It has a 170l thermal store in the loft taking its heat from a 12kw (to water) boiler stove. I've posted links of both below for info. The thermal store has a 3kw immersion heater installed.
The property has been de-energised of gas. Original plan was to go down the solar PV route to heat the TS along with the boiler stove - still undecided on this route. Solar thermal is out of scope at the moment, as the TS has a single internal coil only for domestic hot water supply.
I've contacted the manufacturer of the TS and they've advised it's not possible to add a gas boiler and a boiler stove to the same system using my thermal store. I've attached a picture of the current setup - replace boiler with boiler stove however. The boiler stove feeds the TS by gravity loop - this works very well no issues.
Can anybody advise if it is possible to add a gas boiler to heat the thermal store in conjunction with the boiler stove so that it does not affect the gravity loop? Is it possible to use a plate heat exchanger to separate the systems?
If it's possible I need to call the gas network to enquire about cost of re-connection (I can hear my wallet crying). Depending on the overall cost, may still go down the solar PV route - interested to hear everyone's thoughts.
Thanks in advance.
Chris
Thermal Store
https://www.advanceappliances.co.uk...ore-direct-with-cold-section-single-coil-tsd/
Boiler Stove
https://www.aradastoves.com/ecoboiler-wood/p36761