How hot water works in Dublin apartment

Noelle85

Hello!
I am from France and about to buy an apartment in Dublin. It has one of those huge water tank to heat water. I dont really understand the different ways to supply hot water for a flat but I hope I would be able to set up a smaller and more efficient system to have instant hot water at high pressure as we have in France in all apartments.
The building also has Gas Fired Central Heating apparently.
Does anyone know of a better alternative to that big hot water tank thing. I have used those in previous flats, it doesnt allow instant hot water, it takes up loads of space and makes a lot of noise when the water heats...

Sorry if those questions seem silly but I really do not know about plumbing in Ireland

Thank you

junglejim1

Are you using a gas fired boiler to heat the water in the cylinder? Or is it heated electrically?
If you want rid of the cylinder you would have to install a combi boiler which heats the water instantaneously.

Noelle85

junglejim1 wrote: »

Are you using a gas fired boiler to heat the water in the cylinder? Or is it heated electrically?
If you want rid of the cylinder you would have to install a combi boiler which heats the water instantaneously.

Thanks for the reply,
Im not sure, I will be back in the property next week and will check but I have a feeling its electrically heated like past flats I lived in.
I heard about those combi boilers, they look like what is commonly used in France so that would be great to have.

antoinolachtnai

The tall green tank is a cold water store as well as a hot water store.

You can't necessarily install a combi in an apartment even if there is gas there.

You really need to find out for sure about the gas heating. Most likely, if it is there, it also heats the water.

Noelle85

Thanks,

I will find out next week what the story is exactly and see then what my options are.