Wild Is The Wind

Whoops, new to this! .... Thanks, that is great news! The Calorifier is next to the Webasto in the engine room and it will be easy to box in any pipes to that from the stove. Again, can't be too technical (yet) but how will the Webasto react to the stove heating the radiators? Would there have to be a shut off valve to the Webasto? Would another pump be needed to get water round the rads or would it use the same one? Hope this makes sense.

Hi all I took ownership of my new boat (still undecided on name) at the end of February. I'm a liveaboard, new to boating and the forum, and intend to stay on towpaths rather than hooked up to electric at a marina. Its a sailaway with some work still to do, but I paid for the boatbuilders to fit a Webasto system to heat 4 radiators, and for lovely lining to be done to cover all the electrics, plumbing pipes, etc.. or so I thought. It has been a great adventure so far and I've already experienced life on board in the cold weather - it was actually snowing when the boat arrived! The Webasto system works well, but the heat quickly escapes from the boat when it is turned off and it is SO EXPENSIVE to use that I can see already I am only going to use it as a back up system rather than the main source of heat. Luckily I already purchased a Squirrell Stove which I now have to get installed, and I've decided to get a back boiler for it too. The Webasto is installed in the engine room at the stern and the stove will be about 3-4 metres away from it in the open plan galley/lounge area. The Calorifier is in the engine room too (75l, horizontal). So here are my questions: 1. Will it be possible to use the Webasto in the summer as another way to heat water, with the radiators turned off? 2. Will it be possible to tap into the existing pipework to the radiators and run new pipework to the calorifier? Obviously getting the systems working correctly is the main priority, but it would be great if I can minimise adding new pipes across the lovely new lining if possible, although it would be very easy to match the lining to box in any new pipes between the stove and the engine room. Any advice you can give would be gratefully received.... I just want to know what is possible - will be getting an expert to do the work for me and probably won't understand to much of the technical stuff!! Many thanks