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Buffer tank & pump to increase mains pressure

  • 12-08-2009 8:53am
    #1
    bigbru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭


    I recently installed a combi boiler, so removed the tanks in the attic and the hotpress.
    I now find that the water pressure isn't great when more than one outlet is turned on.
    I think the best solution for this would be to put a new tank in the attic to act as a buffer, then use a pump to circulate that water into the system to get more pressure.
    Is that the best solution?


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  • #2
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    Sorry but it is not clear if u mean a HW buffer or a cold water buffer tank.

    If u increase the flow, will the boiler be able to deliver enough hot water?

    As it is illegal to pump the mains, one idea would be a cold water tank with a single pump pumping the cold water through the combi boiler and also pumping the cold around the house.


  • #3
    bigbru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭bigbru


    Yeah, I basically wanted to increase the flow of water to the taps so more than one can be used.
    So I think a cold water tank with a pump to feed the combi and all cold water taps bar the mains in the kitchen would sort me out.

    Are those pumps noisy these days? I was staying in an apartment recently which had a pump, and it was a really obtrusive noise...


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