Keston Questions (noise and flue options)

Andrew · 2003-11-30T11:39:23+00:00

Paid a visit to the homebuilding and renovating show at Bath and Westshow ground yesterday (sat - also on today 30/11/03).Bloke on the Eco-hometec stand said if you can't afford one of ours thengiven choice of Valliant thermocompact or Keston Celsius get the Keston.In the Keston documentation there is a sentence (underlined) that saysconsider the possibility of the noise if installing near to a livingarea. Can anyone with a Keston comment on this ?.Flue options - the best place (for boiler) is under the stairs (only 6feet from the 3/4 inch iron gas pipe supplying the kitchen) and the fluecan follow the underside of the stairs then go horizontally towards rearof kitchen and follow the 110 waste water stack up the loft, then eitherup to the ridge or out and down through the soffits. Why can't I connect it to the waste stack ?. - i.e. well above the 'hightide mark' ?

Nov 30, 2003 26 Replies

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IMM 22 years ago

Some have little walls space as they fill the walls with cupboards, and they fit them in the utility rooms too.

They are acceptable in kitchens as under the cupboards much of the sound is muffled. Also they blow hot air over your feet, which is appealing to many people.

You size to suit, but a temp flow is essential.

Not extra complexity at all. Just a pump and flow and return for the kickspaces from the heat bank/thermal store. I wouldn't call that complex at all. They sometimes put in room stats that when satisfied cut the pump and Kickspaces.

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Andy Hall 22 years ago

But still needs an extra pump, surely??

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IMM 22 years ago

That is not extra complexity at all. Pumps are about the same price as zone valves. You could use the one pump and a three way valve and arrange the piping accordingly, but that "is" more complexity.

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Andy Hall 22 years ago

OK. That's what I imagined.

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IMM 22 years ago

In the USA, they would use a bronze pump and connect the fan heater onto the fresh water supply from the cylinder, pumping fresh water to the convector heater. In theory there is nothing wrong with this, and in practice millions are done this way.

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Andy Hall 22 years ago

They have some very strange ideas regarding plumbing. The water heaters have to be seen to be believed in terms of antiquated technology. PVC pipes for pressure applications undergound......

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Ed Sirett 22 years ago

That's what the odd 1/4 hours are doing, basically replacing the radiator contents with luke warm water. Also the heat requirements are very limited having excellant insulation (neighbours) on both side and above the house and double glazing.

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