Boiler directly below cylinder I'll be lucky if theres 2 metres of 28mm pipe in the gravity circuit
but using only a quarter of the water than I would running a bath.
Not as efficient, granted. But its bulletproof and will last longer than a copper one. It might well outlast me!
Yes they are. If you don't believe me ask a tramp. The polystyrene packing inside is an even better insulation. The extra insulation is actually up there and might even get done one day. I just can't be asred doing it cos no one will pay me.
This is where you really are wrong. My annual bill for gas alone was about £320 -£350. I am already going to reduce that to say £250 as a worst case scenario. So you are saying that I can reduce this by 30% and save £75 a year. So by the time I got an ethos 54c before I account for any pipe, fittings, allowance for time off work etc while I fit it, part L compliance and my reduced rate corgi fee for registering it. At your previously quoted £1200 -£1300 plus vat.... Say £1500 inc I will expect a 20 year payback on a more complicated boiler that has more parts in it to go wrong. NO THANKS.
Even if you came and fitted it for free I still wouldn't be interested unless I decide to do some major building project on my house. That old olympic is staying just where it is. If they trebled the gas price tomorrow it will still stay where it is. I spend enough time fixing everyone else's boilers. When I get home I dont want any grief from mine.
Keep your super duper flowrates, salesmanship and hype I just want to stay warm and get a wash now n then.
