Central Heating - Combi boiler vs cylinder/header tank

Moneysava_wannaB

macman wrote: »

You don't get mains pressure showers with a combi, you get the maximum hot flow that the combi can supply. That's the usual downside with them.

My combi don't reduce the pressure of the water going though it do others?

macman

Moneysava_wannaB wrote: »

My combi don't reduce the pressure of the water going though it do others?

Then most likely you have fairly poor water pressure-or a big powerful combi.

gas4you

Some combi's have flow restrictors fitted to them, set at their proposed operating flow rate, eg 12 l/m.

Others may not, but if the flow through them is too great then you won't get your water hot enough, so YOU then have to turn your hot tap flow down until the hot water is hot enough, therefore YOU will be acting as the flow restrictor.

Owain_Moneysaver

If you have a stored hot water cylinder you can have an electric immersion as backup. Might be very useful, that.

Pincher

I think we need to know how many shower/bath rooms. For one shower room, combi is good.