Unvented Cylinder heated from Combi?

[Pants7478512]

Hello All,

I have read a thread suggesting that it is possible to use a combination boiler to heat a domestic hot water cylinder. My question is.... would most installers be happy to install/modify a combi system to this, is this very common?

I am currently looking at having a rear extension which will be adding an ensuite to a bedroom. I have sided against relying on a combi to supply all the domestic hot water, the existing boiler (Vaillant EcoTec 831) is less then 1 year old so it seems a shame to get rid of it for a system boiler. Hence why i'm asking about the feasibility of this. I guess the unvented cylinder would provide all domestic hot water to bathrooms/ensuite and combi to supply kitchen tap.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[Onetap]

Yes, wiring as Honeywell S-Plan with two 2-port control valves controlling the flow to the heating and the cylinder. The hot water outlet from the combi could be used for a shower or a washing machine.

 

[Pants7478512]

Thanks Chaps!

 

[Agile]

Quite common practice now 'Pants', the UVC would just be added as a 'zone' to your existing system. A fully qualified time-served Plumber would be able to install that with no problems for you.

Any competent cc/ccc should be able to do that for you.

But he would need to have the G3 qualification to work on unvented cylinders.

Tony

 

[kevplumb]

picking the easy ones puller (suprise suprise)

 

[DazzarGaz]

Any competent cc/ccc should be able to do that for you.
Tony

Shock Horror!!
Has Dickpuller returned?. Has he assimailated Agile?. Or......is Dickpuller the alter ego of Agile?!!!

AAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!

 

[kevplumb]

trying to be polite

mow that he is BANNED and shouldnt even be posting

 

[DazzarGaz]

Use the Alert button.

Don't feed the Troll.

 

[bengasman]

Quite common practice now 'Pants', the UVC would just be added as a 'zone' to your existing system. A fully qualified time-served Plumber would be able to install that with no problems for you.

Pants, you may want to take the advice of rickfuller with a grain of salt, it is troll not a plumber.

Though it is indeed possible to install an unvented cylinder when you have a combi, it needs to be done by someone who is qualified to install unvented cylinders. Not all RGI's are qualified to do this, and not all people that are qualified to install unvented cylinders are RGI's.

 

[ajstoneservices]

But when you someone competent to do both, it's simples.

 

[DP]

DazzarGaz, DP and Dickpuller are two different posters.

 

[kevplumb]

you know you are banned puller so why not just go play with your silly mates on screwfux

Have I been banned? But look at the number of times I've been thanked, surely you can't ban someone cause they are too helpful, can you??

3 times

hardly going to set the world on fire pr att

 

[DazzarGaz]

DazzarGaz, DP and Dickpuller are two different posters.

Sorry DP. I'll have to write that other awful name in full in future. Is he still lurking around here?

 

[kevplumb]

Is he still lurking around here?

yes

 

[tamz]

When did dick get banned? I missed that one. I used to enjoy his banter and actually agreed with a lot of his views eg on his so called cc/ccc's .He is not alone in those views and was good for a wind up. Obviously worked
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