Combi v Heat Only Again

[iewalsh]

Hi,

I've had a look through old threads but wanted a current thinking response.

Current setup is classic heat only, cylinder in bathroom (Albion?), tank in loft. Boiler is a Ferroli Sigma 40-60 (everyone laughs yes) which came with the house.

House is a 4 bed 15 year old classic modern. Bathroom, ensuite, cloak. Showers in both bathrooms are thermostatic and not electric. Three live here mostly with the eldest two returning during summer etc.

Getting three guys out to quote but on the phones they're all trying to push me towards a combi. The wife would love the extra space in the bathroom for towels etc but I'm a little concerned of no backup for washing etc if the combi fails.

So, stay heat only or move to combi? Also, how are Baxi regarded now-a-days?

Cheers

 

[Dan Robinson]

Opinions won't have changed since last week.

A Combi will do what a combi will do.

You're either happy with that or not.

 

[Aquaheat]

You need your mains water testing for pressure and flow rate to know what you are dealing with.

Having said that, with two showers, a kitchen and two other basins then I think a combination boiler really wouldn't suit your situation. Could you cope with only one outlet working properly at any one time?

If you wanted mains pressure hot water then a system boiler and unvented cylinder would be the way to go.

Jon

 

[iewalsh]

Thanks for the response. Just had a quote in for a Baxi Ecoblue 24. I'd assumed a powerflush was required for the warranty? Is this not the case?

 

[ScottishGasMan]

The baxi quote, is that a combi or heat only?

Powerflush is not required for warranty. But clean system water is, up to the installer how they go about ensuring it is cleaned and kept that way.

 

[iewalsh]

Hi, its Heat only.

 

[HootingOwl]

24kw boiler in a 4 bed modern? Replacing an 18kw model? Are you planning an extension in the future?

 

[iewalsh]

24kw boiler in a 4 bed modern? Replacing an 18kw model? Are you planning an extension in the future?

Hi, I checked the ferroli and noticed the smaller rating. I never mentioned an extension to the plumber. Is it over-specced?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Yes.

 

[iewalsh]

Yes.

Any enlightenment?

 

[Dan Robinson]

I thought you said you'd been reading the old threads on this?

 

[iewalsh]

I thought you said you'd been reading the old threads on this?

Does it mean you can't add some information here? If not, then why are you wasting your time?

 

[Dan Robinson]

It means this stuff gets asked on a weekly basis. The information is here ad nauseum.

If I wanted to repeat myself, I have a perfectly good 7 year old.

 

[iewalsh]

But I assume you repeat yourself "ad-nauseum" on all the other threads. Do one fella.

 

[Dan Robinson]

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