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Should I get a Buffer Tank?

  • 16-01-2014 9:26pm
    #1
    ianjames1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Hey, at a bit of a crossroads at the moment here. Would really appreciate some help.

    Renovating an old stone house and am coming to the part where I need to start thinking about tanks. The house will be extremely well insulated and we are installing these "low water" aluminium radiators. Heating will be from gas boiler. We do not have Under floor heating.

    We are thinking of installing a 40 tube solar panel and a plumber suggested that we should put up a 60 tube panel and get a buffer tank instead of a regular immersion tank.

    This sounded like a great idea but I have asked different people about them since and they either don't know anything about them or say that it might not be a great idea.

    Don't know what way to go now. From what I can gather most people who have them have UFH. Would a Buffer Tank be suitable for what we need? Is it unnecessary?

    At the moment I am inclined to just go with the ordinary tank as I am afraid of putting something fancy in, something that I do not understand fully, and having it not work properly for me!

    Would really appreciate if someone could let me know what they think. And maybe explain how the two tanks differ and what the advantages/disadvantages might be.

    Many thanks


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  • #2
    Froststop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭Froststop


    ianjames1 wrote: »
    Hey, at a bit of a crossroads at the moment here. Would really appreciate some help.

    Renovating an old stone house and am coming to the part where I need to start thinking about tanks. The house will be extremely well insulated and we are installing these "low water" aluminium radiators. Heating will be from gas boiler. We do not have Under floor heating.

    We are thinking of installing a 40 tube solar panel and a plumber suggested that we should put up a 60 tube panel and get a buffer tank instead of a regular immersion tank.

    This sounded like a great idea but I have asked different people about them since and they either don't know anything about them or say that it might not be a great idea.

    Don't know what way to go now. From what I can gather most people who have them have UFH. Would a Buffer Tank be suitable for what we need? Is it unnecessary?

    At the moment I am inclined to just go with the ordinary tank as I am afraid of putting something fancy in, something that I do not understand fully, and having it not work properly for me!

    Would really appreciate if someone could let me know what they think. And maybe explain how the two tanks differ and what the advantages/disadvantages might be.

    Many thanks

    You should have a look at Thermodynamic panels or Air to Water heat pumps. You would have heat all year as long as the outside temp is above 0 degrees, compared to 6 or 7 months off the tubes.


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