Hi
Background:
My elderly mother has a conventional CH system (2 feeder tanks) powered by a 15 year old Baxi Boston 50RS boiler. The system is over 15 years old and was originally powered by a Solid Fuel boiler. She has 90% of the house with radiators with no thermosatic valves fitted. The control for the CH pump is a standard clock type control which has two settings for on and off. (its old but the type of control is like the Danfoss Randall 102). She does not have any room stats at all. All radiators work perfectly with no bleeding necessary and most of the time the heating is on as is the case with most elderly people (like an oven when I visit)
Now with this system the gas consumption is high and I am after ways to reduce this down. BG visited today (badgered by mother until she gave in) and quoted for a new boiler (even though they are still quite willing to service it under contract and is in perfect working order) which included things like a wireless thermostat and gold plated radiator valves (the quote was sky high so I assumed they would be gold plated) plus they added things on which I don't think are necessary.
My thoughts are this:-
A wireless room stat would be useful as would possibly radiator stats. The boiler might not be the most efficient now but the savings quoted would only be £200 yearly and given the outlay of the new boiler it would take 15 years to get this back so I don't think a boiler change is required.
What are the experts thoughts on this please? What else could help here to "freshen up" this system?
Thanks
Anthony
Background:
My elderly mother has a conventional CH system (2 feeder tanks) powered by a 15 year old Baxi Boston 50RS boiler. The system is over 15 years old and was originally powered by a Solid Fuel boiler. She has 90% of the house with radiators with no thermosatic valves fitted. The control for the CH pump is a standard clock type control which has two settings for on and off. (its old but the type of control is like the Danfoss Randall 102). She does not have any room stats at all. All radiators work perfectly with no bleeding necessary and most of the time the heating is on as is the case with most elderly people (like an oven when I visit)
Now with this system the gas consumption is high and I am after ways to reduce this down. BG visited today (badgered by mother until she gave in) and quoted for a new boiler (even though they are still quite willing to service it under contract and is in perfect working order) which included things like a wireless thermostat and gold plated radiator valves (the quote was sky high so I assumed they would be gold plated) plus they added things on which I don't think are necessary.
My thoughts are this:-
A wireless room stat would be useful as would possibly radiator stats. The boiler might not be the most efficient now but the savings quoted would only be £200 yearly and given the outlay of the new boiler it would take 15 years to get this back so I don't think a boiler change is required.
What are the experts thoughts on this please? What else could help here to "freshen up" this system?
Thanks
Anthony