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ECONOMY
7 Combination Hot Water Cylinders
An Economy 7 cylinder is designed to exploit 'off-peak'
electricity, typically available throughout the night.
An E7 Combination cylinder combines a cold
water header tank section at the top of the cylinder (removing the need
for a separate header tank) and heats the water using electrical
immersion heaters.
A feature of an E7
cylinder or tank is the addition of a second immersion heater (unlike a
standard direct cylinder that only has one). The lower of the two
elements is typically connected to the economy supply/tariff, the upper
heater is usually used as a boost element and operated manually when
demand for hot water is high. Our cylinders are supplied with the two
immersion heater bosses (the bit you screw the heater into) but
immersion heaters are sold separately. Please enquire.
Because you are
heating your cylinder overnight it is important to not to loose the stored
heat by the morning. Economy 7 cylinders are therefore fitted with an extra thick jacket of
insulation - typically 60mm thick, as opposed to the 30mm jacket on a
standard cylinder.
The insulation, known as flexilag, is a
mineral product rather like the material used to insulate the wall
cavity in a house. Because it is a natural product it has no nasty
bye-products in its manufacture, will not give of poisonous gasses in
the event of a fire and will naturally decompose in the greater scheme
of things.
What's more, Flexilag outperforms the
polyurethane foam many manufacturers use these days for convenience. And
the cost? You be delighted to know that our cylinders are not only
cheaper to buy, they will also cost less to run over the span of their
lifetime. The thermal efficiency of Flexilag can outperform sprayed on
foam by up to 40%.
Value, Quality, Efficiency and Discount !
PLEASE NOTE:
Economy 7 cylinders have a 60mm thick insulating jacket for enhanced
performance. You must add 120mm to the diameter shown for the overall dimension
of the finished cylinder. |