boiler stove

[claraman]

Hi all,

I've recently installed a new boiler stove and it seems to be working qute well.
There's 4 outlets on the back (2 on each side) where the pipes are connected to. I've got both pipes connected to the stove on the same (left) side. However, a friend told me that he thinks the pipes should be on opposite sides. I've got the flow pipe connected to the top left connector and the return pipe connected to the bottom left connector. My friend thinks that one of the pipes should be on the right and the other on the left so that the water circulates around the whole boiler. He tells me that the way i've got it presently connected will shorten the life of the boiler.

Can anybody tell me if my friend is right or not??
Any help would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.