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Hi Folks, Just a quick one to put my mind at rest (or not..). I recently had an unvented cylinder installed. I'm no expert but aware installers need G3 certification and have to notify building control. I've just been chasing up my installers to make sure the building control stuff is...

Morning, A plumber has drilled through one of my bricks to feed through a copper blow out pipe from an unvented cylinder. However when drilling through it has taken a good chunk of the front of the brick off to a depth of 0.5 -1 inch. I have kept the pieces of brick. Basically can anyone...

Morning all, got my boiler sorted last week and now finally decided to get the unvented cylinder. My installer recommended a 200 litre tank and wonder if this is big enough? 2 adults and 2 children (who will grow up of course). 1 bathroom and 2 ensuites. At the min I shower in the morning and...

Thanks Muggles - you are very knowledgeable. Just to update I was a little unsure about the cylinder therefore I have decided, for now, just to get my boiler replaced and probably look to put a cylinder in next year when I can have time to make a considered decision as currently under pressure...

Thanks- in what way is the Joule better? (quality / efficiency / reliability?). I don't know much about cylinders. I obviously want a decent one in terms of reliability and efficiency, but wouldn't want to pay through the nose for it.

OK he got back to me - the cylinder is a Telford Tempest - stainless steel if that means anything to anyone. I've had a quick look - only a 2 yr guarantee on the components (lifetime on the tank itself). Slightly concerned or am I reading far too much into this? Just beginning to wonder if I...

Thanks, it was cheaper than I expected. For a lay person like me it is hard to determine who is going to do a good job. I have a plumber/gas engineer who I have used for years but he can't fit unvented systems so i've had to rely on sites which give ratings/reviews. He did ask me which boiler...

Basically it is for a 210l unvented tank (doesnt state which), with a Baxi Ecoblue Advance 19 heat only boiler, with smart thermostat system fitted (I am querying which). We have quite a big house (5 bed 1 bath, 2 ensuite with around 15 rads I think). I imagine some changes to pipework needed...

Hi all. Following my recent threads, my boiler has now been written off and I am now obtaining quotes for a new boiler and unvented cylinder. I've had a good quote today, however I have been quoted for a heat only boiler. I thought a system boiler would be more appropriate for an unvented...

Thanks for replies - definitely leaning towards UV cylinder route. GER - I have thought about solar panels in the past, but when the feed in tariff got slashed I lost interest. Our roof is West facing and we are up north so not the most ideal situation. I'm bracing myself for the quotes...

Many thanks for the replies and advice so far. I'll get some quotes tomorrow. I must admit I am leaning towards the unvented option.

Morning all, I called our home emergency cover yesterday and a heating engineer came out to basically say he think's our boiler is beyond economical repair. I also have a Gledhill Systemate 2000 which has two leaking pump valves and he advised I get rid of this also (it, like the boiler, is 14...

And just to check, if getting another boiler it should be rated similar (in kW) to the existing boiler? Current boiler has an output range of 14.65 - 17.58kW. If I were to get a Baxi Ecoblue Heat only for example, would either a 16kW or 19kW seem like the most sensible option given that it's...

Yes, understand thanks. Definitely will just go for heat only. If I replace the thermal store in the future I therefore assume you can get pumps fitted locally to the cylinder in a similar way. In an ideal world I would replace the boiler and thermal store with an unvented cylinder and system...

It was just what my heating engineer stated last time he was in to do a service. I assumed because it is a big house basically with lots of rads. However my glow worm is something like 14-17kw and manages fine. Therefore something of the same order should do in that case? (even if get an...

Just another q. The manual for my thermal store states if using a boiler >20kw that the pipe must be 28mm. I think mine is 22mm. We have a 5 bed house so thought a bigger boiler would be needed and planning unvented cylinder in the future. Daft q but could I get a 28kw boiler and just turn it...

Im happy to go heat only. I just wanted to make sure it would be compatible with an unvented as wouldnt want to have to change the boiler again! Thanks for the replies.

I'd like to go for a system, but will it be compatible with my current heating system? The thermal store has 3 pumps in it. Ideally I would rip it out now and get an unvented cylinder in, but not sure if I can get that done within a few days. I know my usual heating engineer cant install...

It is thank you. I wasn't sure if a heat only boiler worked with an unvented system because it doesn't have a built in pump. I assume therefore you can have external pumps fitted?

Morning all, It looks like my boiler is in trouble. I've noticed this morning that my electrics have tripped and I have isolated the fault to my boiler. I have a several year old Glow-worm. By the looks of it, it is a heat only boiler. I was thinking about a new boiler anyway, so I dont want to...