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2600 included 6 trv's and the magnet system (on the circulation to remove crud from the sytem but sorry i have forgottent what its called)

Valiant ecotech pro 28 Vertical flu up through the tiles

The loft was boarded and had temporary lighting i.e.(plugged into landing mains) and a loft ladder. What i was getting at is i knew i was going to have to spend a lot of money but it felt like the only guys coming round to quote were wideboys or drove high value cars!:C putting the boiler in...

Thanks for all your responses. I have had the work carried out now. Had the old baxi boiler and hot water tanker ripped out and installed a combi in the loft space. As advised i got British Gas in who wanted to do the job for £4200. I ended up using a plumber off ratedpeople who turned out to...

Just to clear up any confusion, i am now aiming to replace the baxi boiler with the latest version without a gas fire front....this could mean either a false front on the fireplace or an electric fire front as mentioned above. The gas fire would be decommissioned to allow the removal of the vent...

Thanks ever so much for your help.......so my best bet would be to replace the baxi boiler with a new boiler only unit and remove the gas fire entirely. This will allow me to remove the vent in the wall subject to the vent requirements of the new boiler?? For information, i am in hornchurch in...

Thanks, I was not planning on doing anything DIY in terms of this, i just wanted to be sure before British Gas come round to quote for a new boiler on the 28th. Relatively speaking, does the associated central heating and hot water pipework system lend itself to a simple conversion to a combi or...

Thanks Pete, will post details of the two units tonight.

I have just moved into a 1930's terraced house with a baxi boiler in the chimney breast of the main room with a gas fired front unit. My aim is to insulate the house as far as possible (loft, under ground floor, external walls) to help reduce energy bills. My understanding of the baxi boiler...