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Which hot water hose?

paul1

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Hi guys hoping to connect my ecotemp l5 boiler this week just wondered which hot water hose you would recommend and where from? Appreciate links etc

Cheers

 
Hi Paul, I've just mounted that model Eccotemp 5l this weekend,it's awesome and great how easy dirt come off now. I haven't changed my hoses though,I know there's some kind of thermo hoses to prevent the heat loss ,but that standard microbore yellow kind works fine ,even in -2 as we have right now.

But do be carefull ,its really sensitive and you dont have to turn it up Much from minimum ,it heats great . Easy to go too High.

 
Hi Paul, I've just mounted that model Eccotemp 5l this weekend,it's awesome and great how easy dirt come off now. I haven't changed my hoses though,I know there's some kind of thermo hoses to prevent the heat loss ,but that standard microbore yellow kind works fine ,even in -2 as we have right now.But do be carefull ,its really sensitive and you dont have to turn it up Much from minimum ,it heats great . Easy to go too High.
Cheers mate have you just.kept normal half inch hose then from water out? And kept all same pole hose and reel hose etc ??

Cant wait to get it fitted just not getting much time to get round to it at minute. Do you have both.dials set really low then. Would appreciate some pics of your setup and where you set dials etc if can please?

Thanks mate

 
Cheers mate have you just.kept normal half inch hose then from water out? And kept all same pole hose and reel hose etc ?? Cant wait to get it fitted just not getting much time to get round to it at minute. Do you have both.dials set really low then. Would appreciate some pics of your setup and where you set dials etc if can please?

Thanks mate
Paul, for your water out, use anti torsion hose. (it wont expand with hot). Remember to jubilee clip everything really tight, warm hoses will pop off if not.

For the hose, google hose world. Got mine from there, but that was 9 years ago, so hopefully its still going. Good luck /emoticons/smile.png

 
Cheers mate have you just.kept normal half inch hose then from water out? And kept all same pole hose and reel hose etc ??Cant wait to get it fitted just not getting much time to get round to it at minute. Do you have both.dials set really low then. Would appreciate some pics of your setup and where you set dials etc if can please?

Thanks mate
Good advice from garwood there ! Haven't thought of that, but I'm a newbie to hot water myself. Anyway, I guess the hose size is a bit smaller fitted to Danish standards, but it's the same garden hose size I've used earlier. Everything is the same in fact. Now I go , tank to pump, to DI ,through gas heater, to reel .

I'll post pics when my van gets back from the mechanic . We've fitted some chimney of a flex aluminum pipe . ,wrapped it around the grill at the top , but Pics on way. It works outstanding even without the optimal thermo hoses. But it all has to be tight. Be careful not to over tighten the fixing in the gas in ,water in and out of the button ,use the gas tape for all 3 fittings. It all comes with the package. If you got anything that's not tight enough,clips etc on your water gear,it shows when the hot water comes along ./emoticons/wink.png

 
Paul, for your water out, use anti torsion hose. (it wont expand with hot). Remember to jubilee clip everything really tight, warm hoses will pop off if not.For the hose, google hose world. Got mine from there, but that was 9 years ago, so hopefully its still going. Good luck /emoticons/smile.png
Cheers steve is that what they actually call the hose? Or will any hit water.hose be the same mate? Also what sort of temp should I use to be very safe.side.not to crack glass etc? Cheers

 
Good advice from garwood there ! Haven't thought of that, but I'm a newbie to hot water myself. Anyway, I guess the hose size is a bit smaller fitted to Danish standards, but it's the same garden hose size I've used earlier. Everything is the same in fact. Now I go , tank to pump, to DI ,through gas heater, to reel .I'll post pics when my van gets back from the mechanic . We've fitted some chimney of a flex aluminum pipe . ,wrapped it around the grill at the top , but Pics on way. It works outstanding even without the optimal thermo hoses. But it all has to be tight. Be careful not to over tighten the fixing in the gas in ,water in and out of the button ,use the gas tape for all 3 fittings. It all comes with the package. If you got anything that's not tight enough,clips etc on your water gear,it shows when the hot water comes along ./emoticons/wink.png
Cheers yeah aporeciate some pics asap mate.. pm me or just post on here. Thanks

 
Yes its called anti torsion hose. I have a winter/summer setting on mine, and i keep it on summer, which means the water comes out warm.

The cracking of glass (thermal shock) only usually happens on old single glazing, you should be fine on modern double glazing

 
There you go ! Check these pics further Down the thread ! :thumbsup:
cheers mate nice pics looks mint, is that where you keep the dials set to all the time then? very low setting on both is that right? what sort of temp roughly do you get from that ? thanks again

 
cheers mate nice pics looks mint, is that where you keep the dials set to all the time then? very low setting on both is that right? what sort of temp roughly do you get from that ? thanks again
Hi Paul !

It is a very low setting, it's around 35 degrees out of brush, this heater is very efficient. Water should be on lowest or an inch over . Guess you could heat it a bit more ,but in cold -temps and under 5 degrees ,I'm not taking chances of breaking glass. But that dial is very sensitive, so measure out for yourself to be safe . It takes time if you're hoses are 100m ,so there's a delay of a couple of minutes for every notch up . How you're getting on , have you mounted it this weekend?

 
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