I have large victorian end terrace house. The existing boiler is Glow Warm 105-120 open flue boiler.This supplies hot water and feeds 15 radiators over 3 floors.
No problems with the boiler, old betsy never lets us down. This boiler is situated in the old fireplace in the large kitchen with the s/steel flue running up the centre brick chimney stack.
However with so many green issues we are considering a more friendly boiler i.e a condensing boiler. I gather these boilers will not tolerate a vertical flue of plus 6 mts. There is only one place on the ground floor to fit a wall mounted boiler and that means a balanced flue out of the gable wall onto a public pedestrian footpath, albeit at a height of 2.5-3mts above ground level.
Does any know if a more efficient boiler can be installed in the original boiler position.
Does anyone know of a combi-boiler, condensing boiler that has worked for ten years and more without needing any spare parts. Cause thats the last time the Glow Warm boiler needed a gas valve and a pilot light thermocouple.
No problems with the boiler, old betsy never lets us down. This boiler is situated in the old fireplace in the large kitchen with the s/steel flue running up the centre brick chimney stack.
However with so many green issues we are considering a more friendly boiler i.e a condensing boiler. I gather these boilers will not tolerate a vertical flue of plus 6 mts. There is only one place on the ground floor to fit a wall mounted boiler and that means a balanced flue out of the gable wall onto a public pedestrian footpath, albeit at a height of 2.5-3mts above ground level.
Does any know if a more efficient boiler can be installed in the original boiler position.
Does anyone know of a combi-boiler, condensing boiler that has worked for ten years and more without needing any spare parts. Cause thats the last time the Glow Warm boiler needed a gas valve and a pilot light thermocouple.