Morning, wondering I could ask a a few questions regarding a replacement system we're having installed potentially this week.
We've just moved into a property (Victorian style 3 floor + a cellar). We're a family of 4 with two boys under 3. The house has a ground floor toilet with basin, a shower room on the 1st floor and a bath in one of the bedrooms. The 2nd floor wer'e looking at installing an en suite as we're looking to convert this into either our son's new room or a guest room.
The existing system consists of a Vaillant Thermocompact boiler which I believe is getting on for around 25 years old and a Megaflow h/w cylinder.
We've had a couple of quotes to replace the system like for like but I'm wondering if a combination boiler is the way to go. We asked both plumbers whilst they were surveying and both suggested we keep with the cylinder/vented boiler setup.
I'm worried, along with plenty others i imagine about the rising costs of energy and particularly electricity. Would opting for a large combi boiler both a; improve efficiency and b; provide lower energy costs. Is there much between the running costs of say a Megaflow and a combi boiler?
I know a lot of this depends on usage. I'd say we are fairly average when it comes to our hot water and central heating habits.
Any advice would be very helpful and apologies if I've missed anything out.
Cheers
We've just moved into a property (Victorian style 3 floor + a cellar). We're a family of 4 with two boys under 3. The house has a ground floor toilet with basin, a shower room on the 1st floor and a bath in one of the bedrooms. The 2nd floor wer'e looking at installing an en suite as we're looking to convert this into either our son's new room or a guest room.
The existing system consists of a Vaillant Thermocompact boiler which I believe is getting on for around 25 years old and a Megaflow h/w cylinder.
We've had a couple of quotes to replace the system like for like but I'm wondering if a combination boiler is the way to go. We asked both plumbers whilst they were surveying and both suggested we keep with the cylinder/vented boiler setup.
I'm worried, along with plenty others i imagine about the rising costs of energy and particularly electricity. Would opting for a large combi boiler both a; improve efficiency and b; provide lower energy costs. Is there much between the running costs of say a Megaflow and a combi boiler?
I know a lot of this depends on usage. I'd say we are fairly average when it comes to our hot water and central heating habits.
Any advice would be very helpful and apologies if I've missed anything out.
Cheers