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Which hot water tank to buy

pinnks · 2015-07-03 18:00:48

I am not at this point yet but have been thinking about when, rather than whether, I need to change my 200l (ish) tank and immersion. My guess is that at 31 years of age it will be fine today and dead 10 minutes later... I have an immerSUN so 1 or 2 immersions with 1 bottom mounted seems sensible but after that which…

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pinnks Posts: 1,608 Forumite

7 July 2015 at 5:59PM

I bought a £10 or so jacket from Wickes or somewhere and added it to our tank. Made an instant difference to heat loss. Certainly worth the small investment even though they don't look that great and are a bit of a pain to fit round pipes etc. Our airing cupboard is now "cold" over the summer when the CGH is off - so cold that my wife complains that it no longer does its job for newly washed clothes...

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