150 Litre indirect unvented cylinder

Our 150 litre indirect unvented cylinder is the best and competitively priced cylinder on the UK market, manufactured in duplex stainless steel with proven technology and quality manufacturing with the capacity to supply mains pressure hot water for your bathroom, shower, wet rooms, and kitchen tap hot water demands in domestic properties via a domestic hot water sealed system.

This indirect unvented cylinder is “indirect”, meaning that the cylinder has a coil within the inner cylinder, which needs to be connected and fed by electric, gas, or oil boilers. Being an unvented cylinder, you cannot use solid fuel boilers as the heat source. You must use a vented cylinder for solid fuel.

Unvented indirect cylinder 150 litre

Our 150 Litre indirect unvented hot water cylinder does not require an external expansion vessel, as it uses a patented self-sustaining internal air gap within the cylinder to account for the hot water expansion pressure that requires minimum to no maintenance.

What is an unvented indirect cylinder?

An unvented hot water cylinder receives its supply directly from the main water system, allowing it to produce hot water at a significantly higher pressure than a traditional vented cylinder due to its pressurisation.

Mains pressure hot water cylinders available in direct and indirect configurations.

An indirect unvented cylinder is a type of hot water cylinder that uses a primary coil to heat water indirectly, providing a safe and efficient hot water supply.

Indirect unvented cylinders are designed to work with a boiler as a heat source, providing a reliable and efficient domestic hot water supply.

What hot water demands is a 150L indirect hot water cylinder suitable for?

The overall amount of hot water used is also greatly influenced by individual behaviours. The amount of hot water used by two houses of the same size might range greatly, with one household needing twice as much as the other.

Understanding peak demands and making sure you have the ideal ratio of cylinder capacity to reheat times are the most important factors.

As a general guideline, use the following average consumption values for hot water requirements per person per day:

• Low consumption: 20–30 litres

• Average consumption: 30–50 litres.

• High consumption: 50–70 litres

Source- hotwater.org.uk

As a good rule of thumb, a 1 bedroom with 1 bathroom or a 2 bedrooms (with average water consumption) 1 bathroom property should use a 150 litre indirect unvented cylinder.

Although if the household is a high-water user, then you should look at the next size up cylinder, our 175 Litre or even our 215 Litre unvented indirect cylinder, which are detailed on this webpage – indirect unvented cylinders range

Features,specification and key benefits of our 150 litre unvented indirect hot water cylinder

• These 150L unvented indirect models are made from highly corrosion-resistant duplex stainless, ensuring a long product life and minimal maintenance.
• Note—No sacrificial anode is required for a stainless steel unvented cylinder.
• Our 150 litre unvented indirect hot water cylinder is certified in accordance with the following approvals: BBA, CE, KIWA, ISO, NSF WRC, and WRAS independent approvals.
• Quality manufacturing and proven technologies at a competitive price.
• We use a stainless-steel indirect heating coil (a heat exchanger) to speed up heat transfer, minimise heat loss, and enabling high flow rates. This corrugated coil heat exchanger provides faster reheat times compared to a standard coil indirect unvented cylinder.
• We use 60mm thermal insulation to reduce heat loss—we use reduced heat loss factory-injected polyurethane foam insulation bonded onto our highly corrosion-resistant stainless steel tank on our 150 Litre cylinder to minimise heat loss and running costs. This high-grade insulation is HCFC/CFC-free (ODP=0, GWP=1).
• Minimal heat loss: Because these units have an ErP rating, they lose less heat, which is better for the environment
• It comes standard with a 3kW immersion heater. This immersion heater is made from Incoloy for long durability that can be used for additional off-peak immersion heating, or top-up, or emergency water heating should the gas or oil conventional boiler fail.We can upgrade the 3kW immersion heater to a 6kW immersion heater if required.
• The pressure relief valve ensures safe and efficient operation of these stainless steel indirect water heaters.
• It ensures high flow rates for showers and baths in both residential and commercial settings at a maximum inlet pressure of 3.5 bar, eliminating the requirement for a booster pump.

Our 150 litre indirect unvented hot water cylinders are manufactured from duplex (the best) stainless steel and thus don’t require a sacrificial anode, which results in less maintenance time and costs for our 150 litre indirect unvented cylinders.

Our indirect unvented cylinder range allows for installation in smaller spaces because it doesn’t require an external expansion vessel. On the left is our indirect unvented cylinder, and on the right is an indirect cylinder with an external expansion vessel system, which requires a lot more space for the associated pipework and plumbing connections.

 

Hot water cylinder detail for our 150 Litre unvented indirect cylinder

First we have the basic dimensions of our indirect unvented cylinder 150 Litres in capacity.

 

Dimensions of our indirect unvented cylinder: 150 liters in capacity.

Heat up times, recovery times, and weights of our 150 Litre indirect hot water cylinder—unvented model.

The above heat exchanger coil output (kW) is based on a flow temperature of 85°C. If you require higher outputs, then please see our indirect high recovery cylinder range.

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Standard indirect hot water cylinder unvented components

• Temperature/Pressure Safety Relief Valve: set at 90°C and 7 bar pressure (factory fitted to the indirect unvented cylinder)
• The combination (control) valve consists of a line strainer, a non-return (check) valve, a pressure reducing valve, and an expansion relief valve. Supplied loose to be fitted to the incoming cold water mains pipework to reduce the maximum inlet pressure to 3.5 bar.
• 3kW immersion heater in Incoloy (a better material than stainless steel) , which is single-phase 240 Volt powered, incorporating a control thermostat and re-settable safety cut-out. For back up hot water heating or a cheap economy electric power system.
• We have the option to upgrade the immersion heater to a 6kW version on this indirect unvented cylinder, which can be powered by either 1 phase or a 3-phase electric power supply.
• The energy cut out thermostat is set to operate at 82°C (+/-5°C).
• Motorised valve to cut the heat source plumbing to the cylinders in the event of a high temperature cut out activation of the control thermostat.

Warranty of our indirect unvented cylinder

Because this 150L indirect unvented hot water cylinder is made from high-quality duplex stainless steel, which is highly corrosion resistant.

The hot water cylinder comes with a 25-year guarantee when used in a domestic water heating application (standard household use). If used in a commercial water heating application, then the warranty is reduced to 5 years.

G3 unvented indirect cylinder install regulations

For England and Wales, our indirect unvented cylinder range is covered by Section G3 of the Building Regulations. For Scotland, it is covered by Technical Standard P3, and for Northern Ireland, it is covered by Building Regulation P5. Compliance can be achieved through a Competent Person Self-Certification Scheme, where a heating engineer with the Unvented G3 Certificate possesses the necessary knowledge and skills to install and maintain unvented hot water storage systems, or by notifying the local authority building control department.

Do not try to install or service an unvented cylinder unless you have the necessary certificate or qualifications. An unvented hot water cylinder can explode if not correctly fitted with all of the safety systems that they require.

Installation and maintenance considerations

Ensure the 150 litre indirect unvented cylinder is installed by a qualified professional and follow the manufacturer requirements, with the tundish positioned for occupant visibility and away from electrical devices.

Regularly check the pressure relief valve in line with the servicing instructions.

To prevent hot limescale buildup within the cylinder, especially in hard water areas, consider adding a scale defender to the cold water mains delivery pipe.

 

 

Contact us

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