Using hot water pipes for airing cupboard?

trippy

We are buying a house and will be replacing the boiler as soon as we move in as it's old and we'll be adding an extra bathroom so it won't be up to the job.


We have to decide where to put it as it's currently in a bedroom and we want to move it from there. The choices are either the back wall of the integral garage (below where it currently is) or the old airing cupboard, ie where the hot water tank used to be, as it backs onto the bathroom.


We were thinking of creating an airing cupboard at the same time, as in somewhere with a bit of residual heat to cupboard dry clothes after drying in the tumble dryer or on the line. We hoped we'd achieve this by using the hot water pipes and were wondering if these would generate enough warmth or not?


One option we'd thought of is siting the boiler in the garage in a tall broom cupboard with slatted shelves below for storage. We're also considering sectioning off the back of the garage to make a proper insulated utility room.


Or just putting the boiler in the existing airing cupboard on the landing, but we were hoping to borrow this space for the en suite we want to install and I was worried whether it would be noisy when it came on in the morning.


I guess it comes down to whether we can use the heat from the hot water pipes?

phill99

Why not get an airing cupboard heater

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dimplex-T60W-Tubular-Heater-formerly/dp/B002G0GQP0

They cost the same as a light bulb to run and you are then not restricted as to where you have your airing cupboard.

MoneyMate

Or just go for putting a small radiator in the Airing cupboard if no hot water Tank.

trippy

Thanks. We don't want to use a radiator as it'll only be on when we have the heating on.


We could use a small electrical heater plugged into the old immersion socket, but we just wondered if the hot water pipe would work in the same way.

brightontraveller

You can use pipe work raised from the floor in a pattern much like many councils did in the 70s Drying cabinets, drying closets, and drying rooms
A bit like the http://www.1900s.org.uk/1950s-60s-flatley.htm dryers but instead of an electrical element at the bottom you use your central heating pipe work pipe in pattern similar to underfloor heating
http://www.hpwarehouse.co.uk/media/wysiwyg/underfloor_heating/pipe-layout-example.gif

ignore flow and return o diagram would be on either flow or return just a guide to pipework