Recent content by cloverofhampshire

Many thanks all .... sorry to have stirred up such emotions !

Hi I'm not sure of make; you're right though, it was an early condensing boiler. Think it was supplied and fitted by BG. Seems to have been fairly reliable, maintained under service contract with BG. Any comments on longevity of these boilers ? As regards rest of system, would it be...

Believe it is a gas fired condensing boiler - selected for high fuel efficiency (?)

Hi We are considering the purchase of a 4 bed early 1970s house. The heating and hot / cold water systems are OK at present. Gas fired condensing boiler about 10 yrs old. Can anyone comment on life expectancy of this system and when we may reasonably expect to have to renew ? Could...

Many thanks for your comprehensive and helpful reply. Propose to follow your advice. We will need to have a similar inspection of heating system - I expect it is time for a complete re-wire and re plumb as we wouldn't want to do half the job now and half again in 10 yrs or so... Would...

Hi We are considering the purchase of a 4 bed early 1970s house. The electrical systems are OK at present, consumer board replaced. Can anyone comment on life expectancy of this system and when we may reasonably expect to have to rewire ? Could we simply replace sockets, switches...