Hot water cylinder in attic- cost to create Hot Press on 1st floor?

dinneenp

Hi,
We're looking at at house that's for sale. They have the hot water cylinder in the attic, we'd prefer to have a hot press on the 1st floor (handy for storing towels, clothes & airing them).

Anyone have a ballpark figure how much it'd cost to move the water cylinder and make a hot press on the 1st floor please? Size wise just presume a smallish space- I'm just trying to gauge the cost.

Thanks,
Pa.

antoinolachtnai

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
We're looking at at house that's for sale. They have the hot water cylinder in the attic, we'd prefer to have a hot press on the 1st floor (handy for storing towels, clothes & airing them).

Anyone have a ballpark figure how much it'd cost to move the water cylinder and make a hot press on the 1st floor please? Size wise just presume a smallish space- I'm just trying to gauge the cost.

Thanks,
Pa.

The plumbing might be quite 'technical' or non-standard if they have managed to get it in the attic. The usual reason cylinders aren't put in the attic is because you need the hot tank to be under the cold tank and there generally isn't enough room.

Technical questions that will have a big impact:

Is it a horizontal cylinder?

Have you any idea if the system is pressurised?

If you really want to move the tank, well, if it isn't a new tank, or even if it is fairly new, you might end up having to replace it. They aren't really intended to be removed and reinstalled. If it is a horizontal tank, you can't necessarily install it vertically. I suppose you'd have to budget around the thousand euros to be absolutely sure it could be done.

Incidentally, a modern, high quality cylinder shouldn't really heat the room it is in. It should be too well insulated for that too happen.

If I were you, I would leave the tank up there if it is all working ok. If you want to put a radiator in a small room, I suppose it will cost a few hundred euros.

Sleeper12

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
We're looking at at house that's for sale. They have the hot water cylinder in the attic, we'd prefer to have a hot press on the 1st floor (handy for storing towels, clothes & airing them).

Anyone have a ballpark figure how much it'd cost to move the water cylinder and make a hot press on the 1st floor please? Size wise just presume a smallish space- I'm just trying to gauge the cost.

Thanks,
Pa.

We are one of the very few countries in the world that have a "hot press". We aren't supposed to store clothes or anything else in a hot press. Apart from it being a fire hazard it shortens the lifespan of the immersion, pump, timer etc. These are supposed to have plenty of air. I'm not innocent of it myself, we do have a few towels in ours

cruizer101

Sounds like a lot of work, you'd be better with just having a storage press possibly with a rad in it.

kirving

Yeah, a modern cylinder should be very well insulated and not leak heat to the room it is in. Better off to install a radiator in a cupboard to air clothes.

Biggest thing to remember, over heat, is airflow. No matter how hot the room, you'll need good airflow to actually have clothes fresh and dry. I'd go as far as to say that a fan assisted vent in and out would be the best place to spend your money.