Hi there all!
Looking for guidance on the topic above. I have 4bed 1 bathroom 1ensuite showeroom. 32 year old Ideal Mexico RS65 (19kw) system boiler is still going strong but I'm aware its probs on borrowed time now. CH/DHWis a vented system with CH feedtank and DHW storage tank in the loft, the latter feeding the HWC beside the two loos. Boiler is sited at kitchen end and HW is a long run from the HWC, therefore losing heat on the way through.
As part of a planned upgrade to all of this, I'm thiniing that there seems to be no obvious reason why I can't use a similar sized Combi replacement to feed the kitchen and utility hot water demand and the CH system with the HWC simply connected, as it currently is, like a radiator Teed into the feed with a separate return. I'm keen to get rid of the loft tanks altogether, so a sealed mains supplid tank sounds like the solution but I'm not familiar with these. They became very popular back in the 90's but I've heard mixed reports about them.
I do like the idea of having the benefit of mains pressure in the loos for the shower and bath but it's a bit more complex than my 30+ year old installation when I built the house originally.
Any advice from anyone who has tackled something similar would be gratefully received.
Cheers
Gordy
Looking for guidance on the topic above. I have 4bed 1 bathroom 1ensuite showeroom. 32 year old Ideal Mexico RS65 (19kw) system boiler is still going strong but I'm aware its probs on borrowed time now. CH/DHWis a vented system with CH feedtank and DHW storage tank in the loft, the latter feeding the HWC beside the two loos. Boiler is sited at kitchen end and HW is a long run from the HWC, therefore losing heat on the way through.
As part of a planned upgrade to all of this, I'm thiniing that there seems to be no obvious reason why I can't use a similar sized Combi replacement to feed the kitchen and utility hot water demand and the CH system with the HWC simply connected, as it currently is, like a radiator Teed into the feed with a separate return. I'm keen to get rid of the loft tanks altogether, so a sealed mains supplid tank sounds like the solution but I'm not familiar with these. They became very popular back in the 90's but I've heard mixed reports about them.
I do like the idea of having the benefit of mains pressure in the loos for the shower and bath but it's a bit more complex than my 30+ year old installation when I built the house originally.
Any advice from anyone who has tackled something similar would be gratefully received.
Cheers
Gordy