Usual story, combi boiler with hot showers - condensation on the cistern. I
wanted to insulate the cistern without spending any cash.

I've got polystyrene kicking around and also foil backed foam (used behind
rads), whats the opinion that this will do the job? - I'll stick it in with
some silicone.

thanks

What do you mean by "the cistern"?

Where's you're combi located and where are your showers located.
What's getting condensation on it?

"deano" wrote in
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What do you mean by "the cistern"?

Where's you're combi located and where are your showers located.
What's getting condensation on it?


sorry, toilet cistern

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:17:59 +0000 someone who may be gna03633
wrote this:-

Usual story, combi boiler with hot showers - condensation on the cistern. I
wanted to insulate the cistern without spending any cash.

One of the problems with the fashion for mains fed equipment is
greater likelihood of condensation on toilet cisterns, as the water
is a bit cooler. Plastic cisterns are less likely to get
condensation.

The first thing to do is sort out the ventilation. Do you have
extract fans above the showers? Do they run after the shower is
used?

Do you drip-dry clothes in the bathroom?

Polystyrene insulation glued to the inside of the cistern should
help. Use an epoxy glue to fix it.


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gna03633 wrote:
Usual story, combi boiler with hot showers - condensation on the cistern. I
wanted to insulate the cistern without spending any cash.

Just wire it to the hot.

Thanks for the advice.

I do need to get some fan assisted ventilation to reduce the condensation
whilst having a shower, so I'll sort something out when I can get a hole
drilled in my external wall.

The condensation does not bother me enough to flush warm/hot water down the
toiler ;-)