For various reasons we're considering ditching our knackered power shower and replacing our existing heating boiler with one Combi Boiler in the loft at the same time. The idea is we get space, on demand hot water and a stonking uncomplicated shower in one hit.
We've had two combi boilers in past properties and they have worked well for us, however a quick look round the web and discussion with friends suggest they may be far less reliable, so perhaps we were just lucky.
Are combis to be avoided?
Also we have excellent mains water pressure here. Is there a danger that in future it could drop off significantly to the point where it wouldn't drive a decent shower? If it did we could just install a pump upstream of the boiler, yes?
Finally is the loft a risky position for a boiler? I would imagine it will drop below freezing up there and the tanks that are currently in place seem to have a lot of insulation which would not be present on a boiler.
We've had two combi boilers in past properties and they have worked well for us, however a quick look round the web and discussion with friends suggest they may be far less reliable, so perhaps we were just lucky.
Are combis to be avoided?
Also we have excellent mains water pressure here. Is there a danger that in future it could drop off significantly to the point where it wouldn't drive a decent shower? If it did we could just install a pump upstream of the boiler, yes?
Finally is the loft a risky position for a boiler? I would imagine it will drop below freezing up there and the tanks that are currently in place seem to have a lot of insulation which would not be present on a boiler.