"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
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Was there any particular reason you fed the rads directly from the
primary?

Yes, the radiators are (or will be when I convert the loft) the highest
point in the system. This means that they require a sealed pressurised
system. It is actually possible to have a sealed pressurised system fed
from
the heat bank, but this requires 2 additional pumps and an additional
plate
heat exchanger. The boiler and cylinder are already in the loft and I
didn't
want additional tanks above, even if they could have been accommodated
somehow.

Pressurised thermal stores, where the cylinder is pressurised like an
unvented cylinder, are available.