Gravity feed Cylinder Height

gillad

Hello.
I'm putting in a solid fuel stove.The old oil system which hasn't been used in 4 years is disconnected and separated.
The height from the stove output to to cyliner input is now 20 inches....I want the best gravity circuit possible and I have room to raise the cylinder up to the ceiling,another 3 foot.
If i raise it i will have a 4' 6"of a rise....would this be better or is 20 inches enough?

The flow from the stove to the Cylinder will be 1inch copper with 2 bends in the midle+output an input bends or elbows.
The first 30 inches from the stove output can be about 45 degrees of a rise and the remainder will be vertical.
There is another way i can do this which will look better because I can hide the pipe and this way is to have the first 24 inches from the stove horizontal and the rest vertical.
1.Should I raise the Cylinder?
2.Can I go horizontal for the first 24 inches?

Dtp1979

gillad wrote: »

Hello.
I'm putting in a solid fuel stove.The old oil system which hasn't been used in 4 years is disconnected and separated.
The height from the stove output to to cyliner input is now 20 inches....I want the best gravity circuit possible and I have room to raise the cylinder up to the ceiling,another 3 foot.
If i raise it i will have a 4' 6"of a rise....would this be better or is 20 inches enough?

The flow from the stove to the Cylinder will be 1inch copper with 2 bends in the midle+output an input bends or elbows.
The first 30 inches from the stove output can be about 45 degrees of a rise and the remainder will be vertical.
There is another way i can do this which will look better because I can hide the pipe and this way is to have the first 24 inches from the stove horizontal and the rest vertical.
1.Should I raise the Cylinder?
2.Can I go horizontal for the first 24 inches?

A lot of your post doesn’t make sense. Why not ask your plumber to call around and he/she can discuss the best possible runs of the pipe work before they do it

gillad

Dtp1979 wrote: »

A lot of your post doesn’t make sense. Why not ask your plumber to call around and he/she can discuss the best possible runs of the pipe work before they do it

I wont be contacting a plumber for a few weeks so I am hoping to get advice here so i can start drilling holes or dismantle my brick fireplace and get cylinder ready.

I'll make it simpler to understand.what's the minimum distance from stove output to cylinder input?

Sleeper12

gillad wrote:

I wont be contacting a plumber for a few weeks so I am hoping to get advice here so i can start drilling holes or dismantle my brick fireplace and get cylinder ready.

Usually you would contact the plumber first. He would advise you on the best course of action.

There was a chap on another thread a few weeks ago dismantling his fireplace. He got a major shock when he was told that the fireplace was part of the structure of the house and was actually holding up the house. Yours was probably built after the house but I thought I'd mention it to you just in case.

gillad

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Usually you would contact the plumber first. He would advise you on the best course of action.

There was a chap on another thread a few weeks ago dismantling his fireplace. He got a major shock when he was told that the fireplace was part of the structure of the house and was actually holding up the house. Yours was probably built after the house but I thought I'd mention it to you just in case.

I built the fireplace myself as i am a bricklayer and am well used to construction.I renovated this house myself so i know every nook and cranny so i want to get advice from a few plumbers as opposed to one plumber in the real world so i can get everything ready.

have you any idea if there is a minimum height and if an increased height will improve performance of the gravity circuit?

Dtp1979

gillad wrote: »

I wont be contacting a plumber for a few weeks so I am hoping to get advice here so i can start drilling holes or dismantle my brick fireplace and get cylinder ready.

I'll make it simpler to understand.what's the minimum distance from stove output to cylinder input?

Your plumber is the person doing the job. We all approach jobs differently so ask your plumber what pre works they want done.

gillad

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Your plumber is the person doing the job. We all approach jobs differently so ask your plumber what pre works they want done.

That's what I believed I was doing here......Asking plumbers :pac: :pac:

Dtp1979

gillad wrote: »

That's what I believed I was doing here......Asking plumbers :pac: :pac:

If I was doing the job I might suggest a different way to run the pipes than another. Seriously though, just ask your plumber what they want done before they start

lucernarian

Dtp1979 wrote: »

If I was doing the job I might suggest a different way to run the pipes than another. Seriously though, just ask your plumber what they want done before they start

I think the OP and us all understood you the first time you said it

Dtp1979

lucernarian wrote: »

I think the OP and us all understood you the first time you said it

My advice doesn’t seem to be sinking in though. I wouldn’t go ask another mechanic for car advice if I already had another booked

Wearb

lucernarian wrote: »

I think the OP and us all understood you the first time you said it

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