Can I move my immersion tank from my bedroom to the attic?

oxygen

Hey

At the moment, my immersion tank is located in my bedroom. Its an old design house. Its directly beneath the water tank in the attic.

I build a wardrobe around it, but it sticks out an awful lot, can I move the tank it into the attic does anyone know? I will get a plumber around to have a proper look at it and give me a quote etc, but before I do I want to know if its even a feasible idea

Would that work with a gravity fed water tank?

Thanks in advance

sullzz

You could move it up to your attic , if your attic flooring would take the weight , if your cold water storage tank is high enough or can be raised , you can get a hot water cylinder which is horizontal your heating will more than likely need to be sealed if not done already , think about getting a combi boiler fitted if your existing boiler is old , this will do away with your cylinder but a site survey would need to be carried out to check for suitability .

oxygen

sullzz wrote: »

You could move it up to your attic , if your attic flooring would take the weight , if your cold water storage tank is high enough or can be raised , you can get a hot water cylinder which is horizontal your heating will more than likely need to be sealed if not done already , think about getting a combi boiler fitted if your existing boiler is old , this will do away with your cylinder but a site survey would need to be carried out to check for suitability .

Thanks alot Sullzs. I've been keeping an eye for replies, but only seeing this now for some reason. :mad:

On your points, I would need to floor a bit of the rafters in the attic to take the weight but they should be able to support the weight I think.

But the cold water storage tank is really as high as it can be. Its a relatively low ceiling attic. Dumb qustions, but can the cold water storage tank be placed on top of the horizontal cylinder? Or do you need a certain amount of distance between them.

In any case, I love the combi boiler idea :eek: I will go about getting a site survey done, I think my case would be good Im on a main gas line and all that. My boilers only about 5 years old but I would have no problem replacing it if I could get a combi boiler.

LIFFY FISHING

oxygen_temp wrote: »

Thanks alot Sullzs. I've been keeping an eye for replies, but only seeing this now for some reason. :mad:

On your points, I would need to floor a bit of the rafters in the attic to take the weight but they should be able to support the weight I think.

But the cold water storage tank is really as high as it can be. Its a relatively low ceiling attic. Dumb qustions, but can the cold water storage tank be placed on top of the horizontal cylinder? Or do you need a certain amount of distance between them.

In any case, I love the combi boiler idea :eek: I will go about getting a site survey done, I think my case would be good Im on a main gas line and all that. My boilers only about 5 years old but I would have no problem replacing it if I could get a combi boiler.

You could install a combination cylinder in your attic which is a cold water storage over your hot water cylinder all in one, however you will HAVE to install a negative head pump.
Draw back is noise resisance through out the house when you are using any water appliances.

oxygen

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

You could install a combination cylinder in your attic which is a cold water storage over your hot water cylinder all in one, however you will HAVE to install a negative head pump.
Draw back is noise resisance through out the house when you are using any water appliances.

Thanks Liffy.

Do heating radiators or running an electric shower count as using a water appliance? That's really nearly the only time I would be using a water appliance. I wouldnt mind a bit of noise in other situations, filling the sink/bath etc

sullzz wrote: »

You could move it up to your attic , if your attic flooring would take the weight , if your cold water storage tank is high enough or can be raised , you can get a hot water cylinder which is horizontal your heating will more than likely need to be sealed if not done already , think about getting a combi boiler fitted if your existing boiler is old , this will do away with your cylinder but a site survey would need to be carried out to check for suitability .

I think my house would be fairly applicable for this, I have an electric shower and mostly just use hot water for only the radiators. But my room, with the immersion tank has had the carpet removed, so access to pipes etc is available, but every other room in the house has either floor boards or capret fitted. Will these need to be lifted for installation?

LIFFY FISHING

oxygen_temp wrote: »

Thanks Liffy.

Do heating radiators or running an electric shower count as using a water appliance? That's really nearly the only time I would be using a water appliance. I wouldnt mind a bit of noise in other situations, filling the sink/bath etc



I think my house would be fairly applicable for this, I have an electric shower and mostly just use hot water for only the radiators. But my room, with the immersion tank has had the carpet removed, so access to pipes etc is available, but every other room in the house has either floor boards or capret fitted. Will these need to be lifted for installation?

Unless you have an instant shower that works off the mains water it wont work.
The heating system will need to be a closed system also.