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John Anderton
 
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Default high level cold water tank in loft

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:20:52 -0000, "NikV"
wrote:

Hi
I've got to gain space in our small bedroom so I want to put the hot water
tank in the loft, how high above the top of the hot water tank should the
water surface of the cold water tank be. Has anybody got any links to sites
with cold water tanks which will fit high up in the ridge - I've googled but
can't find anything.
Any advice welcome - ps can't afford to change from the current open vented
system ATM


Try a google for "coffin" tanks. They are shaped as you'd expect with
a name like that. I've got one as there wasn't room for a conventional
tank.

The surface of the water in my cold tank is about four feet above the
top of the hot water tank but I don't know what the minimum is, just
that it is presumably less than this.

In fact, other than it being positive is there any minimum value and,
if so, why ?

Cheers,

John