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TORRENT and TORRENT RE thermal stores from Gledhill

The original TORRENT Thermal Store seen below has been superseded by the

TORRENT Multifuel Store.

All the advantages of the older unit with new features

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The most exciting product development in the field of mains pressure hot water for years.

Building Regulations in the United Kingdom state: Any vessel storing more than 15 litres of hot water under pressure is subject to section G3. This means virtually ALL unvented cylinders, but not so the TORRENT.

Because the bulk of water in the Torrent heat store is vented to atmosphere it presents no danger from explosion and is therefore exempt of regulation.

The water in a Torrent cylinder is used solely to store energy in the form of heat, nothing else. The clever part is what the cylinder does with its energy.

Torrent Cylinders are available in the following models -

• TORRENT Indirect - a vented thermal store obtaining energy from a boiler. This model is ideally suited to the typical household offering the added benefit of easy upgrade to a mains pressure system during refurbishment. For more information choose from the options below.

• TORRENT Direct - an electrically heated model with two immersion heaters. Typically used in conjunction with an economy tariff electricity supply. For more information choose from the options below.

• TORRENT RE - An advanced vented thermal store providing mains pressure hot water with multiple input capability from SOLAR, WOOD BURNER, BOILER, GROUND SOURCE or AIR RECOVERY and AGA and the facility of running central heating directly from the store. CLICK for more on the RE Model

Thermal Stores are simple to install overcoming the dangers, complicated installation and expense associated with unvented cylinders, yet they produce the very same thing - Mains Pressure Hot Water.

So easy to install, they are ideal for upgrading existing systems and meet the needs of the refurbishment market perfectly.

New generations of thermal store now facilitate an interface between multiple heat inputs, storing energy from different heat sources, providing mains pressure hot water and contributing to a household heating system.

A thermal store is the simple, safe way to provide mains pressure hot water to your taps. Suitable for numerous heat sources including Gas and Oil boilers, Wood burning stoves, heat recovery systems, AGA's  and fully electrical installations including Economy 7.

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A Thermal Store is a vessel which acts like a battery, but instead of storing electrical charge it stores heat. It is able to accumulate heat from numerous heat sources simultaneously. The beauty of a Thermal Store is the fact that the cylinder is not under pressure, it is always vented to atmosphere and therefore presents no danger (i.e. risk of explosion as with unvented cylinders).

A Thermal Store is able to produce mains pressure hot water by immersing a high efficiency heat exchanger in the hot water inside the cylinder. By passing mains pressure cold water through the heat exchanger it rapidly becomes hot water then emerges from the cylinder and speeds off to the outlet point hence - Mains pressure hot water from a vented cylinder! This is what makes a Thermal Store inherently safe.

The Torrent is available as an Indirect model (with or without a boiler coil) or a Direct model for use where electricity is the only or preferred energy source. The Torrent is also available in models that include heat exchangers for Solar input and others that maximise storage of energy from Heat Pumps and Air Recovery systems.

Easy to install - the TORRENT can be fitted simply into existing systems, including the existing boiler and controls, where appropriate. Can be fitted without specialist certification.

Does not require - expensive safety controls or temperature and pressure relief pipework to the outside of building.

No need - for external expansion vessels - and wiring is the same as any traditional Y, S or W plan system.

Long Life - the TORRENT is manufactured from copper sheet to BS2870. The computer designed heat exchangers are produced from finned tube and incorporate a patented expansion chamber which is sealed for life.

Economical to install - No specialist fitters required to install a Torrent. Inherently safe by nature you won't be needing to pay premium prices to your installer.

• True mains pressure hot water
• Deliver up to 25 litres per minute filling a normal bath in 3-4 minutes
• Increased system efficiency, reducing running costs