On 02/05/2019 19:22, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 1 May 2019 08:12:31 UTC+1, Fredxx wrote:
On 01/05/2019 07:54, harry wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 April 2019 22:18:30 UTC+1, Fredxx wrote:
On 30/04/2019 22:02, ss wrote:
I am refurbishing the bathroom but getting a plumber to disconnect water
, I will then tile walls & floor remove sanitry ware and replace.
plumber has said that the only thing the loft water tank is feeding is
the cold water for the bathroom sink as I have a combi boiler (mains feed)
So, he is going to bypass the loft water tank and make it obsolete.
Does this sound the correct thing to do?

It is normal for mains to feed a wash basin.

The removal of the tank and its supply can only make your system more
reliable.

Combi boilers are more efficient in energy use than the traditional system of stored hot water.
There are no other benefits.
They are more expensive to install and maintain and less reliable.
They preclude solar hot water generation as storage is needed.

All solar systems require some form of storage. They can also preheat
the cold water feed into the boiler.

If you have an existing traditional system, probably best retained and maintained in the longer term.

In a few years combi-boilers will be illegal and obsolete, new legislation/technology is in the pipeline.
I expect existing installations won't be affected except maybe in respect of spare parts availability.

That will depend on when the fuel mix for electricity generation will
create less CO2 than the direct burning of gas for the same heat output.
It's not going to happen for a long time.

Oh yes it is.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8821941.html

That doesn't mean its going to happen, like Teresa May's promises that a
bad deal is worse than no deal and we're leaving on the 29th March.

Have we left yet? I think Transco might have a say too.