Hi
This is my first posting so apologies f this has already been discussed to death
I live in a medium to large sized house which has a terrible heating system - Johnson starley hot air system (heater on teh ground floor). The hot water is heated via an immersion heater in a tank on the first floor.
The fan unit has brunt out (woke up to burnt plastic smell) - quotes to have it repaired seem seem (£400-600) SO i thought i bite the bullet and go for a new install.
At my work place we have an alpha cd50 storage combination boiler with 50 lites tank - its excellent for that purpose (which is just taps being used simultaneously)
At home i have 2 bathrooms with mixers.
I have 5 questions:
1) As i live alone and look to start a family over 5 years or so i presume a combination storage boiler will be sufficient? Do you agree?
2) I have been advised by my plumber to go for one with a big tank (i.e. the potterton storage combination boiler which can hold 150 litres on demand.
I see the choice for storage combination boilers as alpha vs potterton vs worcester (small tank) vs valliant (my plumber is not a fan)
He is pushing either alpha or potterton and thinks it will not make a difference - his preference for me wanting a future proof system is the potterton
I do not know what the pressure of the water inlet is
3) my plumber does not like the sound of my suggestion to pipe the house up in 22mm copper instead of 15mm to all to the radiators. My lay thought about this is i can heat the house up quicker. Is this is a good idea if i`m happy to spend more now?
4) can someone suggest the best quality radiator that is not overpriced.
5) he mentioned useing plastic piping in some places - is this ok . my father suggests this should be all copper - any problems with going with some plastic in places.
the house is basically been renovated soon and i would prefer this to be the system which is used for the next 20 years. I am happy to replace the boiler but would prefer not to have to redo the pipework after.
Thanks for your help in advance
This is my first posting so apologies f this has already been discussed to death
I live in a medium to large sized house which has a terrible heating system - Johnson starley hot air system (heater on teh ground floor). The hot water is heated via an immersion heater in a tank on the first floor.
The fan unit has brunt out (woke up to burnt plastic smell) - quotes to have it repaired seem seem (£400-600) SO i thought i bite the bullet and go for a new install.
At my work place we have an alpha cd50 storage combination boiler with 50 lites tank - its excellent for that purpose (which is just taps being used simultaneously)
At home i have 2 bathrooms with mixers.
I have 5 questions:
1) As i live alone and look to start a family over 5 years or so i presume a combination storage boiler will be sufficient? Do you agree?
2) I have been advised by my plumber to go for one with a big tank (i.e. the potterton storage combination boiler which can hold 150 litres on demand.
I see the choice for storage combination boilers as alpha vs potterton vs worcester (small tank) vs valliant (my plumber is not a fan)
He is pushing either alpha or potterton and thinks it will not make a difference - his preference for me wanting a future proof system is the potterton
I do not know what the pressure of the water inlet is
3) my plumber does not like the sound of my suggestion to pipe the house up in 22mm copper instead of 15mm to all to the radiators. My lay thought about this is i can heat the house up quicker. Is this is a good idea if i`m happy to spend more now?
4) can someone suggest the best quality radiator that is not overpriced.
5) he mentioned useing plastic piping in some places - is this ok . my father suggests this should be all copper - any problems with going with some plastic in places.
the house is basically been renovated soon and i would prefer this to be the system which is used for the next 20 years. I am happy to replace the boiler but would prefer not to have to redo the pipework after.
Thanks for your help in advance