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  1. Husk24

    World Heat unvented Cylinder question

    Hi guys I am having my current cylinder replaced with a World Heat superflow indirect cylinde as im upgrading to solar thermal via a grant. I asked the supplier if they are replacing the immersion heating thermostat and the thermostat thats connects to the boiler and I was told if I want that...
  2. A

    Unvented Cylinder Advice

    Hi, I'm an Electrician by trade. I've just moved into a New Build flat, where there is no Gas. I have a water cylinder named ThermaQ Evocyl that has two immersion heaters. When I moved in they told me to keep the bottom immersion on all the time and use the top immersion if I needed more hot...
  3. I

    G3 Unvented cylinder installer req Wakefield area

    Hi, Looking at getting a new boiler with an unvented cylinder fitted. Our current system is an old gravity fed. Flow rate is 20l with a 1.5 bar. Its a 4 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms and 9 rads with an additional 3 rooms in the loft sometime in the future . Our first floor bathroom is very...
  4. Christopher buzzard

    Santon unvented cylinder.

    hi G3 qualified but unsure how to join the private forum. Just didn’t want to post in the public forum. santon 210 indirect with low pressure at the outlets and a banging noise. Changed the combination valve which sorted the pressure drop issue but the noise persists. Static pressure is 4.5...
  5. J

    Unvented cylinder and Combi Boiler

    HI guys We currently have an Glowworm Ultracom 38CXI. It currently serves 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, one with an electric shower, the other with a thermostatic shower mixer. Our house has 17 radiators (it is a fairly large house). We are planning to add an extension to the house, it will be a...
  6. M

    Best control/thermostat for system boiler with unvented cylinder

    Hi all, Looking to convert combi boiler to system boiler with an unvented cylinder. What models do people reccomend for controls/thermostats? The way we use the house we dont really need a smart one, my mother who lives in the property is elderly so want it to be easy to use. I am thinking...
  7. B

    Does an unvented cylinder really have to be connected to the mains?

    This is my first post on the forum... but I've been around a while, lurking. Hello! I'm hoping someone can advise me with a question about unvented cylinders. I'm told they must be connected to the mains and can't be gravity fed, but I'm having trouble understanding why... if the pressure and...
  8. R

    Unvented direct cylinders, whats the best?

    Looking at getting an unvented cylinder fitted, looking for any feed back on the diffrent brands, good bad etc. Thanks
  9. S

    Plastic pipes to/from unvented cylinder.

    Good afternoon, We are looking to buy a property but having looked in the loft I noticed that push fit has been used on most of the connections on the unvented cylinder. Mixed views so far on whether this is OK so looking for some advice on whether I need this inspected further before we...
  10. M

    How to isolate hot water from unvented cylinder to change tap

    Hello all, To start off I'm not g3 qualified. I have been reading around about unvented cylinders imploding in some situations when cold water to them is isolated and hot water tap is opened, often in an attempt to reduce the pressure in the system to carry out some repair on a hot water...
  11. K

    D1 discharge pipe is over 600mm

    Hi, I have Joule Cyclone 170L cylinder and just carried out the first service. Gas engineer found d1 discharge pipe is 800mm, 200mm over the manufacturer approved length. This is a new build house and this was installed last year. Would like to know whats the impact of this. Same time the...
  12. T

    Unvented cylinder discharge pipe location

    I posted a year or so back about the total messed up install I had of an unvented system. I can finally get this resolved. I’m having the cylinder moved from the loft into the airing cupboard. At present the discharge pipe runs down the outside side of the house from the loft. Due to the move...
  13. J

    Changing unvented cylinder immersion element

    Hi all, I"ve got my G3 unvented. Customer wants an immersion element changing. Access is limited - once I get into the cupboard, and I do my electrical tests it hopefully might just be the stat that needs swapping. However, if it is the element... words of advice and tips would be...
  14. S

    Does anyone know this brand of Unvented Cylinder?

    Two different brands of Unvented Cylinder have been recommended to me. I have never heard of either of them, nor can I find reviews of them. Does anyone know them? Thanks for your advice. They both appear to have innovative internal expansion vessels, like the Mega-Flo's. Evocyl Air Standard...
  15. S

    What make of Direct Unvented Cylinder, and what size?

    Hi, some professional advice would be greatly appreciated, We are having an Unvented Cylinder installed into our 2 bedroom ground floor flat. I have had a few quotes and been given lots of differing advice, this always makes me wary, especially having suffered a history of poor quality work by...
  16. P

    Pricing to replace a vented cylinder with an unvented cylinder (megaflo)

    Hello , ive recently gone out on my own, i have been working in the industry 15years now /g3 qualified and i would just like to get some advice from the knowledgable people on this forum! i have done a lot of installing but haven't really got involved with the design as somebody else has done...
  17. Stants

    Unvented Cylinder size ? ( Evocyl )

    Hi all I'm having New heating set up installed in a loft conversion the Cylinder ( unvented ) and Boiler are being sited in a cupboard within the loft space ( adjacent to the new stairs ) im a bit tight on space Height and width as I am trying not encroach on the bedroom as much as is possible...
  18. J

    Where to find a replacement solar TMV?

    Hi all, A while back I posted about an issue I was having with hot taps running luke warm whilst the water in the cylinder was hot (70 deg). It was determined that the likely issue was a faulty TMV. I’m looking for assistance for 2 points if possible: 1. Does anyone know where I can get a...
  19. Q

    Unvented cylinder install - safety concerns. Appreciate advise.

    Evening all, At risk of blabbing on i'll try keep this short. I recently replaced an old vented hot water system with a unvented system We went for the Telford Tempest 300L installed by G3 qualified person. Functionally it works well. Pressure is great, heats well, no leaks. There's still...
  20. H

    Unvented cylinder in celler

    If I install an unvented cylinder in a cellar and a system boiler on the ground floor above will the system still work?
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