I live in a conventional 3 bed terrace House, which has an old conventional boiler (the sort with header tank in the loft) with a 1500kw output (I’m told), it has gravity fed hot water and pumped heating to the rads.
I have been worried about the boiler simply because of its age and I want to extend and refit the kitchen, so feel the time is probably right to replace my present system while the kitchen is being done.
I have spoken to two CH engineers, the one who serviced it last year wants me to go all out and swap out for a new Combi boiler system. I am not happy about combi’s because I know so many people who seem to be forever calling out engineers to fix theirs - it seems to me they were made to give engineers a money stream! Like newer cars, so complex the diy mechanic can’t keep pace! Anyway, to replace my system, it would need new reworking of pipework and checking all the pipework can take the extra pressure etc, a new pump & valves, and the system requires more space. Approx cost £3,500
the other engineer says no, I wouldn’t benefit from a Combi which are better suited (economically) to larger properties. His suggestion is to replace with a similar system but, modern building regs state that these newer boiler versions of what I have do not have gravity fed hot water, which means that in addition to the cost of the boiler, a new Thicker pipe from the Meter to the boiler would have to be installed, New valves and a new hot water cylinder (because it needs a different coil on this proposed system). Total cost about £3k.
both engineers agreed that any savings gained by a proper Combi system, would be minimal.
I’m on a bit of a budget and wondered about the opinions of professionals within this group, or if you guys have alternative solutions and is it true that you can’t buy conventional boilers which can be a complete swap out of what I have?
I have been worried about the boiler simply because of its age and I want to extend and refit the kitchen, so feel the time is probably right to replace my present system while the kitchen is being done.
I have spoken to two CH engineers, the one who serviced it last year wants me to go all out and swap out for a new Combi boiler system. I am not happy about combi’s because I know so many people who seem to be forever calling out engineers to fix theirs - it seems to me they were made to give engineers a money stream! Like newer cars, so complex the diy mechanic can’t keep pace! Anyway, to replace my system, it would need new reworking of pipework and checking all the pipework can take the extra pressure etc, a new pump & valves, and the system requires more space. Approx cost £3,500
the other engineer says no, I wouldn’t benefit from a Combi which are better suited (economically) to larger properties. His suggestion is to replace with a similar system but, modern building regs state that these newer boiler versions of what I have do not have gravity fed hot water, which means that in addition to the cost of the boiler, a new Thicker pipe from the Meter to the boiler would have to be installed, New valves and a new hot water cylinder (because it needs a different coil on this proposed system). Total cost about £3k.
both engineers agreed that any savings gained by a proper Combi system, would be minimal.
I’m on a bit of a budget and wondered about the opinions of professionals within this group, or if you guys have alternative solutions and is it true that you can’t buy conventional boilers which can be a complete swap out of what I have?