We've had conflicting advice from two plumbers - I wonder if anyone here can clarify.
We have a gravity fed system system, currently with the hot water cylinder alongside the boiler which is in a separate 1 story room with some roof space. We're looking at moving the cylinder into the roof space of that room but all the piping to the rest of the house (including the feed from the cold water tank and the hot water feed to the rest of the house) enters at floor level in that roof space and it's not practical to move it. One plumber is quite happy to move the cylinder up there, the other says its not possible because the plumbing to the rest of the house will be at floor level.
Very simplified diagrams of before and after attached below.
I've thought about this now and I can't see the problem with moving the cylinder because the header tank is well above everything - but I'd appreciate any expert thoughts.
We have a gravity fed system system, currently with the hot water cylinder alongside the boiler which is in a separate 1 story room with some roof space. We're looking at moving the cylinder into the roof space of that room but all the piping to the rest of the house (including the feed from the cold water tank and the hot water feed to the rest of the house) enters at floor level in that roof space and it's not practical to move it. One plumber is quite happy to move the cylinder up there, the other says its not possible because the plumbing to the rest of the house will be at floor level.
Very simplified diagrams of before and after attached below.
I've thought about this now and I can't see the problem with moving the cylinder because the header tank is well above everything - but I'd appreciate any expert thoughts.