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2nd back boiler

  • 29-08-2011 6:27pm
    #1
    garroff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    I live in a bungalow and have a solid fuel stove with back boiler in one room. I want to install a second stove with back boiler in another room.
    My questions are:
    (1) can I run the cold feed to the new boiler from the existing central heating cold water tank in the attic, to avoid having to dig up the floor?
    (2) Can I connect in to the existing hot water return in the attic. This pipe is going from the existing boiler to the hot tank.

    Many thanks for any replies.


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  • #2
    Marcanthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭Marcanthony


    garroff wrote: »
    I live in a bungalow and have a solid fuel stove with back boiler in one room. I want to install a second stove with back boiler in another room.
    My questions are:
    (1) can I run the cold feed to the new boiler from the existing central heating cold water tank in the attic, to avoid having to dig up the floor?
    (2) Can I connect in to the existing hot water return in the attic. This pipe is going from the existing boiler to the hot tank.

    Many thanks for any replies.

    I dont understand.......

    (1)Do you mean can you fill both back boliers with the same supply and using the same expansion pipe?


    (2) The back boiler heats the water in the cylinder via the heating coil on your cylinder.

    Is your quirie can you use the heating return pipe as a common return and use the same heating coil on the cylinder for both systems a possibility ?
    :confused:


  • #3
    garroff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭garroff


    Marcanthony
    yes to both questions.


  • #4
    Marcanthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭Marcanthony


    1 and 2 yes. However i would recommend you have a seperate coil on the cylinder for each boiler.


  • #5
    garroff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭garroff


    Marcanthony
    many thanks for the replies.
    One other question
    can I use Qualpex for hot and cold?


  • #6
    Marcanthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭Marcanthony


    they are not a hot and cold pipes.They are flow and return pipes.
    qualpex should not be used directly to a boiler or similar sourses, use copper for a minimum of a meter and then make your qualpax connection.


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  • #7
    garroff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭garroff


    thanks again.
    I appreciate your help


  • #8
    Marcanthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭Marcanthony


    garroff wrote: »
    thanks again.
    I appreciate your help

    no problem any time....

    I appreciate your a lay man.So i tried simplify as much as i could.


  • #9
    DoneDL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭DoneDL


    Marcanthony wrote: »
    they are not a hot and cold pipes.They are flow and return pipes.
    qualpex should not be used directly to a boiler or similar sourses, use copper for a minimum of a meter and then make your qualpax connection.

    On solid fuel.


  • #10
    Marcanthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭Marcanthony


    DoneDL wrote: »
    On solid fuel.

    you dont miss a trick, do you.

    Do you watch CATCH FRASE?


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