Which boiler

[Tully]

Hi, my boiler is on its last legs nearly thirty years old. I am looking at a new boiler and wonder if to replace with like for like a regular boiler with cold water tank and hot water cylinder. Ive been looking at a combi boiler so I can do away with the tanks but I like a bath and people have told me that the water is never hot enough and is useless in the house for a bath. Any thoughts?
X Tully.

 

[bernardgreen]

If you have functional tanks and cylinder then go for a heat only boiler and not a combi.

To get a decent flow of hot water from a combi it has to be able to produce at least 30 kW of heat, but to keep the house warm may only require 5 kW ( look at the rating of your present boiler ) so teh combi has to be able to work at 30 plus kW and at 5 kW ( of less ). Hence it is a compromise design.

Combis were developed for fitting into small houses and flats where there was no space to install storage tanks and hot water cylinders.

 

[easyflow]

Why is your boiler on its last legs?
If its 30yrs old there,s not a lot that can go wrong with it,
Its going to consist of cast iron sections a gas valve thermostat and some basic wiring.
We look after boilers in excess of 30yrs of age and perform well.

 

[oilboffin]

Yup not much to bust on em usually bomb proof and not so inefficient as people say.Bob

 

[durhamplumber]

would luv it if every boiler I went to was 30 years old....Service engineer heaven and v little hassle.They very rarely breakdown unlike modern combi's that pack up if you look at them wrong!!.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Intergas is almost like servicing a sectional bad boy - so straight forward.