THermal store in hard water area

[Doobs Too]

Hello,

I previously asked about using a thermal store. Having looked around a bit I only seem to find ones that use plate type heat exchangers. I live in a very hard water area and I'm wondering if this type of heat exchanger will be robust to limedscale (I belive in combi's they can be problematic, I guess these are the same).

If I continue down the thermal store route is a water softener the only way?

Are there alternative heat exchange types available built into thermal stores?

Thanks again,

Alastair.

 

[MarkB]

Alastair,

Have you looked at the Gledhill and Albion I suggested previously?

The Albion is, as far as I know, not a plate heat exchanger but a high effiency muitl-coil. However, due to the small bore of the coil it may also be susceptible to scale - best to contact the maunfacturers

Mark

 

[stevetheplumber]

Alastair,

Have you looked at the Gledhill and Albion I suggested previously?

The Albion is, as far as I know, not a plate heat exchanger but a high effiency muitl-coil. However, due to the small bore of the coil it may also be susceptible to scale - best to contact the maunfacturers

Mark

ive got a very old gledhill boilermate in my house in london which is quite hard water and no problems great systemlashings of hot water for as long as you want

 

[Doobs Too]

Mark,

I looked at the Gledhill first but not on their WEB site and didn't twig to the fact it uses a coil. I noticed the Albion one after I wrote the post. I'll drop them a line.

Thanks Steve, it's not your one On Ebay at the moment is it? I'm East of you near Southend, if it works for you it should be OK for me.

 

[stevetheplumber]

Mark,

I looked at the Gledhill first but not on their WEB site and didn't twig to the fact it uses a coil. I noticed the Albion one after I wrote the post. I'll drop them a line.

Thanks Steve, it's not your one On Ebay at the moment is it? I'm East of you near Southend, if it works for you it should be OK for me.

the one on ebay is a much newr nodel and uses a plate heat exchanger the fact that its only 125 litres is imatierial it will have a hotwater output capacity relative to the size of the boiler its linked to
im sure gledhills will advise you on boiler size mine is a 24kw vaillant but that was fitted before the boilermate so may be excessive i know they dont reccomend system boilers