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Potential Domestic Unvented Hot Water Cylinder Issue.

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Mornin' All,


yesterday I visited a horse stable block in the middle of nowhere. One of the stalls has been converted into a "utility room" for caravaners. It contains a cheap dim L.E.D. ceiling light, a washing machine, a tumble drier and a small domestic unvented water heater for hot water, containing two 3kW heating elements, all run on a 4.0mm2 underground S.W.A. cable about 100 metres away in a house. But that is not the issue here.


The unvented cylinder has lots of copper pipework attached, all with no thermal insulation. Bearing in mind that this "room" is a very well ventilated horse stall outside, what are the main safety concerns regarding the unvented hot water system?


Thoughts please.


Z.

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    When we had our plumbing replaced recently due to low water flow on our main supply (what do you expect in a small hamlet 4 miles from a city?) and they thought the solution was an unvented hot tank. As you need a minimum of 20 litres a minute flow it's still sitting unused in our loft if any one wants a direct hot water cylinder with coils for solar panel, boiler  and 2 I/H.

    Real bargin, v/Cheap if you get it down again as it took 3 to get it up.


    Plumbers!!
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    When we had our plumbing replaced recently due to low water flow on our main supply (what do you expect in a small hamlet 4 miles from a city?) and they thought the solution was an unvented hot tank. As you need a minimum of 20 litres a minute flow it's still sitting unused in our loft if any one wants a direct hot water cylinder with coils for solar panel, boiler  and 2 I/H.

    Real bargin, v/Cheap if you get it down again as it took 3 to get it up.


    Plumbers!!
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