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Tony Richardson



Joined: 07 Jun 2008
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Location: Lincolnshire
PostPosted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:20 pm    Post subject: Ideal Standard boiler Reply with quote
I have an old Ideal Standard boiler which takes ages heating the hot tank, especially when the central heating is also on. I have flushed the primary system (gravity indirect) out & was thinking of installing a pump in the return pipe to the boiler to speed up the flow. However, on consulting the installation manual which came with the boiler, it says that this boiler is unsuitable for a pumped system. Why?
I cannot understand why water being returned to the boiler via a pump is any different to water being returned by a thermal cycle. I intended to use a central heating pump on its lowest setting, powered via the boilers thermostat.
Can anyone explain why this wouldn't work?
Thanks
Tony
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AlanE
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Joined: 29 Jun 2003
Posts: 1418
Location: Colchester Essex
PostPosted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I have an old Ideal Standard boiler


Unfortunatly Ideal Standard have made a lot of boilers, I have compiled around 18 A4 pages (double coloumn!!) listing the various GC Numbers cross referenced to models so there are quite a few of them.

For information on specific boilers a model number is essencial. G.C. No. even better.
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