Newark Cylinders adds Aquinox Pancake Buffer Vessel

UK – Newark Cylinders has launched the stainless steel Aquinox Pancake Buffer Vessel, designed specifically for heat pump installations where ceiling height or available space rules out a conventional unit.

Starting from just 200mm tall and available in diameters up to 600mm, the Pancake Buffer Vessel is designed to stack directly above or below a hot water cylinder, allowing installers to make use of otherwise dead space in the plant room.

Tom Sharpe, Technical Sales Manager at Newark Cylinders, said: “Customers kept telling us the same thing. Stackable buffer vessels on the market were making their installations too tall. So we developed a solution for one customer, and once we saw how well it worked, we turned it into a standard range. The Pancake starts from 200mm tall and stacks above or below the cylinder without adding unnecessary height. It fits where nothing else will.”

Manufactured in-house at the company’s workshop in Nottinghamshire, the vessel is available in three diameters (475mm, 550mm and 600mm), with an overall height range from 200mm to 410mm, and is rated to a maximum working pressure of 3.0 bar. A full-diameter baffle plate is included to reduce distortion and promote stratification within the vessel.

Full specifications and technical details can be found at newarkcylinders.co.uk/products/aquinox-pancake-buffer-vessel.