I wonder if anyone can advise me ,I amrenovating a bathroom next week in an old farmhouse that has a 50 year old AGA oil fired boiler /cooker, the boiler only heats the domestic hot water cylinder and an old radiator in the downstairs hall and a brass towel rail in the upstairs bathroom,the central heating has a separate boiler for the rest of the house, I want to remove the old towel rail ,cap the pipes and fit a modern towel rail fed from the new boiler, would this be feasible and can the downstairs old rad be the heatsink, I can't see a feed/expansion tank for the aga only a tank to the cylinder ,so would this be a direct cylinder,this is all new to me and is the first time I have seen an Aga, any thoughts .?
AGA heatsink removal possible???
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Heating your water with a AGA is very inefficient and anyway the boiler inside the old AGA is probably leaking. Best to get rid of it all, remove the boiler, use a modern condensing boiler for water and heating and just enjoy the AGA for cooking and keeping the kitchen warm and well ventilated.
You can find independent AGA specialists if you look at AGAs on Ebay; these are AGA trained engineers who have gone freelance and unlike AGA accredited engineers, don't charge as if you are a wealthy toff living in a manor house.
You can find independent AGA specialists if you look at AGAs on Ebay; these are AGA trained engineers who have gone freelance and unlike AGA accredited engineers, don't charge as if you are a wealthy toff living in a manor house.
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The cylinder is probably a Primatic, which you can learn about before you go back. I don't think it is likely that the AGA boiler is leaking - but it is obviously possible. I wouldn't hang DHW on a new AGA installation, but if it already up and running, leave well alone, especially if there is no mains gas. They will still have warm towels without running the central heating in summer.
If it is a direct or primatic cylinder, and you opt to replace the towel warmer with another, still heated by the AGA, bear in mind that many towel warmers are unsuitable for use on an 'open' system.
They may be fine on a 'closed' primary, whether sealed or open vented, but you cannot use corrosion inhibitors etc. with primatic or direct cylinders.
They may be fine on a 'closed' primary, whether sealed or open vented, but you cannot use corrosion inhibitors etc. with primatic or direct cylinders.
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If the old rad in the hall is a cast iron one - you have a direct cylinder
If it is a pressed steel one the cylinder is a primatic - simples . The old rad needs to have either no valves - or if they are fitted they need to be disabled open so they can`t be shut- then the rad on it`s own will be a heatsink - the towel rail can be removed and whatever you like can be installed in the bathroom off the central heating boiler . DIYnot Local
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