Central Heating - incorporating a wood stove with a backboiler
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The diagram below shows a typical layout for a central heating system - in this case a layout for a Stratford boiler stove. It is important that there is a heat sink (such as a radiator or hot water tank) next in line from the stove and above the stove. In the picture below you will see that there are two circuits - one gravity fed circuit leading to the hot water tank (the first heat sink) and one pumped cicuit for the rads. This means that even if the pump fails the heat from the stove boiler can still dissipate into the hot water tank.
There is a pipe stat fitted to the hot water circuit and set to 45 degrees. So the pump for the radiator circuit only comes on once the hot water cuit has reached 45 degrees.
The diagram is for illustration only and should not be followed as the actual design for an installation.
Using a stove with a backboiler as part of a central heating system
The diagram below shows a typical layout for a central heating system - in this case a layout for a Stratford boiler stove. It is important that there is a heat sink (such as a radiator or hot water tank) next in line from the stove and above the stove. In the picture below you will see that there are two circuits - one gravity fed circuit leading to the hot water tank (the first heat sink) and one pumped cicuit for the rads. This means that even if the pump fails the heat from the stove boiler can still dissipate into the hot water tank.
There is a pipe stat fitted to the hot water circuit and set to 45 degrees. So the pump for the radiator circuit only comes on once the hot water cuit has reached 45 degrees.
The diagram is for illustration only and should not be followed as the actual design for an installation.
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