We are in the process of buying a run down house, which to be honest will mainly be knocked down in about 9 months. However as funds are restricted we are going to have to live in it whilst we go through the planning process.
To this end there are various things that we need to do in order to make it habitable and as we move into the Winter heating is one of them. There is currently a very old floor standing boiler and I wouldn't trust it with a barge pole. So we have 2 options. Have a new (or nearly new) boiler fitted. It's heat only as there is a hot water tank. Or we survive with electric radiators for 6 months. I did a rough calculation on the electric radiators (5 needed) and worked out that they would cost me about £1900 to buy and run for 25 weeks.
I obviously need to get a gas fitter to quote on fitting a boiler but had a couple of questions first.
The Gas pipe at the boiler is only 15mm. It is 22mm at the meter and I am not sure where the size drops down as it is in the roof somewhere. Can we instead run a new 22mm gas pipe down the outside of the house and into the kitchen that way.
Are there any restrictions with vent height that we need to be aware of - its a bungalow and at present and the existing vents through the roof - I would move the boiler slightly and vent through the wall instead as I think this would be easier!
To this end there are various things that we need to do in order to make it habitable and as we move into the Winter heating is one of them. There is currently a very old floor standing boiler and I wouldn't trust it with a barge pole. So we have 2 options. Have a new (or nearly new) boiler fitted. It's heat only as there is a hot water tank. Or we survive with electric radiators for 6 months. I did a rough calculation on the electric radiators (5 needed) and worked out that they would cost me about £1900 to buy and run for 25 weeks.
I obviously need to get a gas fitter to quote on fitting a boiler but had a couple of questions first.
The Gas pipe at the boiler is only 15mm. It is 22mm at the meter and I am not sure where the size drops down as it is in the roof somewhere. Can we instead run a new 22mm gas pipe down the outside of the house and into the kitchen that way.
Are there any restrictions with vent height that we need to be aware of - its a bungalow and at present and the existing vents through the roof - I would move the boiler slightly and vent through the wall instead as I think this would be easier!