I have been looking into purchasing an unvented hot water cylinder system for when we have our loft conversion (we will have a 3rd bathroom), which is starting next week.
Due to storage constraints for the location of the cylinder, the plumbers that have viewed the property have advised either to put the cylinder (250l-300l) in the eves of the loft (which would cause a lot of disruption to the rest of the house) or in the cellar (far less disruption).
While I have been looking online at various cylinders, I have come across some forums stating that Horizontal cylinder are not as good as vertical and should be avoided unless no other choice.
One thing I could not find in addition was the exact reasons for this?
We do have a choice of having a vertical option but it would mean having two 150l cylinders side by side, which is not ideal due to the costs and setup.
We are deciding to stick with out combi boiler (33kw) and have it modified so it runs as a heat only boiler - apparently we need to have one tap that is used regularly for this setup to work (something to do with the diverter valve working properly?).
The plumber we are thinking of going with has advised we would still need to run a 22ml pipe from the cellar to the new third bathroom, where as others have said they can feed of existing heating pipes from the first floor.
Any one have any experience of setting up an horizontal unvented cylinder, especially in the cellar?
The head height we have is 1.5m and width 2m
Thank you
Due to storage constraints for the location of the cylinder, the plumbers that have viewed the property have advised either to put the cylinder (250l-300l) in the eves of the loft (which would cause a lot of disruption to the rest of the house) or in the cellar (far less disruption).
While I have been looking online at various cylinders, I have come across some forums stating that Horizontal cylinder are not as good as vertical and should be avoided unless no other choice.
One thing I could not find in addition was the exact reasons for this?
We do have a choice of having a vertical option but it would mean having two 150l cylinders side by side, which is not ideal due to the costs and setup.
We are deciding to stick with out combi boiler (33kw) and have it modified so it runs as a heat only boiler - apparently we need to have one tap that is used regularly for this setup to work (something to do with the diverter valve working properly?).
The plumber we are thinking of going with has advised we would still need to run a 22ml pipe from the cellar to the new third bathroom, where as others have said they can feed of existing heating pipes from the first floor.
Any one have any experience of setting up an horizontal unvented cylinder, especially in the cellar?
The head height we have is 1.5m and width 2m
Thank you