Unvented questions

[on31ll]

Working on a club has no hot water for past few months manager had me look in the back. Go into the celler is a really old system boiler and a unmarked unvented cylinder in the celler which is like 9oc all day and night other than it being a stupid place if its lagged properly and pipework lagged properly can you see there being a problem of i installed new one in the same position ? What you lads think ?

 

[Killy Bing]

Assuming you're replaceing both then its just if the flueing is viable and having a pump for the condensate and pressure relief unless there is a drain in the cellar.

p.s i hope you have a wet vac

 

[on31ll]

Yer there is drains in celler ! And would never waste time with a wet vac in a celler ! Think im gonna build a stud wall kingspan and insulate it make a seperate room for the equipement !

 

[Killy Bing]

Lucky! I had to drain out 2 cylinders out with no drain...had to bucket it

If you're doing a stud wall it might pay to put in a false floor with kingspan under it too.
Give the owner a few options for quotes like a big combi with a bypass to the cylinder hot incase the cylinders unusable, offer two cylinders aswell, they might go for it.

Although personally i would want to do a heat only boiler so i could keep the pump +prv outside the boiler for ease of changing.

 

[on31ll]

Yer im gonna ! Its just the fact the room is so cold ! I wouldnt want frost stat foring up perm ! Etc ! And dont wanna risk freezing pipes or freezing cylinder !

 

[Killy Bing]

40mm for the condensate then!

 

[on31ll]

Yer i plan on it ! With trace kit i needed ! Just dont want unveneted to freeze ! It will be constantly heating up againest a room that if being permantly cooled down !

 

[Killy Bing]

Could put a small rad in too keep the temp up

 

[tamz]

Freezing is highly unlikely but stick a frost stat (and pipe stat) on anyway.

 

[tamz]

Could put a small rad in too keep the temp up

You don't want to be doing that if there is beer in there. The temp will stay pretty stable. Chillers give of heat too. This is presuming it is a licenced club and not a rugby club or strip club or something

 

[on31ll]

It is a licensed club ! Just wonder what i hadnt thought of to look out for or to doo ! In my head i just thought would it burn out immersions if they would be constantly on in affect ? Incase they go the direct root !

 

[tamz]

Who cares! It burns out they pay for another one. Put it on a timer if it turns you on. Another couple of quid to you and saves them money too.

 

[on31ll]

You got me ! Timers really do turn me on ! Cheers lads