Hot water cylinder 'robbing' radiators of heat?

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Hi,I've recently moved in to a new house with an indirect oil firedburner.  As the rooms have always been at best 'Lukewarm', I increasedthe temperature on the Burner to 75C.  It had originally been set to60C and I thought this would solve the problem.However, there has not been any considerable increase in roomtemperatures.  The sole benefit of Increasing the burner seemed to beheating the cylinder tank which now has scalding hot water!!There is no thermostat on the cylinder.  Is it safe to assume that thecylinder is 'robbing' the radiators of the heat that is required toheat the rooms.  I Don't think there is anything wrong with theradiators themselves are they all warm consistently, but just notenough to throw out the heat required, even with the increase oftemperature on the boiler.Would a thermostat fitted to the hot water cylinder and set to 60Cforce extra heat directly to the radiators?Any advice greatly appreciated, Regards, John.

Bob · Accepted Answer

Do you have any model numbers of your equipment?

Edwin Pawlowski · Answer

How is the water circulated?  Could be the circulator pump is not working properly.NHo, it would probably just shut off the burner.

Speedy Jim · Answer

UK  ??Post to:UK.D-I-Y

m Ransley · Answer

Is the house warm, isnt that what matters.

Goedjn · Answer

Increasing the temperature of the water won't affect thetemperature of the rooms, it will only affect how fast they REACH that temperature.

barry · Answer

And amount of wasted energy- the higher the set-point of the aquastat,the more energy going up the flue, all else being equal. Second-lawthing.HTH,J

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