Oil Boiler

[coolforgot]

I am about to replace a burnt out Wilson Oil Boiler,,at the moment the flu goes up a chimney, I have been told by warmfront,that a new boiler cannot use a chimney or with a liner put in,and becase i'm not on an 'outside' wall,a boiler would HAVE to go out-doors ? correct ? please advise on regs, Mike

 

[simond]

You can of course stick a condensing liner up a suitable chimney - both Grant and Worcester, for instance, offer their own solutions, others are available.

If you are taking the taxpayer's money, you will have to accept their methodology.

 

[Boilerman2]

Warmfront ALWAYS try to take the easy route Stick to your guns as simond has said both Grant and Worcester do a flexible liner for condinsing applications and both do a Twin pipe liner system
Personally I would not want a Worcester oil fired boiler as they are hell to service I would go for the Grant Vortex
P.S. congratulations on keeping your old wilson W/F going for so long!!

 

[gasandoilman]

love working on the w/f wilson i have a couple still going nr stanstead..

just to add to the above you will of course need to get rid of the condensate and im not a fan of pumps

Go for grant worcester "oil" are crap wish they didnt buy out boulter
now they were good

 

[Boilerman2]

Cor! your'e lucky I have just lost my last Wilson 60 in Cambridgeshire (Rotor failure) they're fitting a Grant Vortex ASAP ! I've still got a Hess Brick Central and a Danesmoor FAP60 in fine form though!!

 

[coolforgot]

Warmfront ALWAYS try to take the easy route Stick to your guns as simond has said both Grant and Worcester do a flexible liner for condinsing applications and both do a Twin pipe liner system
Personally I would not want a Worcester oil fired boiler as they are hell to service I would go for the Grant Vortex
P.S. congratulations on keeping your old wilson W/F going for so long!!

Thanks, But My Wilson caught fire Xmas,3 days before,Fire brigade job ! been OFF ever since and I'll slowly proceding with a warmfront grant,should be in by this Xmas !!

 

[mysteryman]

Wilson and other oil fired boilers were good in their day - when oil was 1p per litre and the railways were steam powered.

They use half as much oil again as a new properly controlled boiler.

 

[mysteryman]

Sorry - I meant 'other oil fired wall-flame boilers'.

 

[oilman]

If the chimney is more than 2m from the nearest alternative exit point for a flue, then you can use a non-condensing boiler. This will save you money on purchasing, installation, servicing and maintenance. It will cost you 3 to 4% more in oil. The boiler will probably last longer too.

 

[Boilerman2]

Oh yeah coolforgot - I know who you are now!!!!