Feed/return pipes to thermal store below floor level?

[Davelou]

We currently have an oil boiler but want to remove it and want to fit a wood burner stove with back boiler (with a heat dump radiator) and a wood pellet boiler stove to heat a vented thermal store. Both stoves and the thermal store will have to be on the ground floor, but due to the layout of the house the flow and return from both stoves will need to run under the floor to get to the thermal store.

Our dilemma is that we have had conflicting advice from the stoves and thermal store suppliers, one saying the feed pipes cannot go down under the floor, the other that if they are pumped then it is okay.

Any views would be appreciated,

Dave

 

[SimonG]

Can't rely on pumped supplies, power cut or pump breaks down then you have an issue. Should be gravity fed from the stove to the store, otherwise what you going to do when the pump doesn't run.

Difficult to say without seeing, went to one on Wednesday that the cust had been told it was 'impossible' to do. Wasn't impossible just going to be awkward and therfore more expensive.

Whereabouts in co. durham are you?

 

[Davelou]

Probably not too far from you...Mickleton

 

[SimonG]

Small world then, barnard Castle, is that high force over your shoulder?

 

[Davelou]

Yes, but with the rain tonight it's probably flowing a lot faster!

 

[SimonG]

Missed the rain, was in the pub, pool night.

If you get stuck drop me a pm to arrange to have a look, even if it's just to point you in the right direction.

 

[Davelou]

Will do thanks.

Dave