Central heating question

[bouncer123]

Hi there,

My question is this, I used to have oil central heating a long time ago and eventually did away with it though i have recently been wanting to get gas heating fitted but have never had the £££ required to get all the new fittings done. I was told by a friend (He claims he did this) that all i need to do is get a new boiler and linked up to gas and that it can be ran through my old heaters i used when i had the oil central heating and that it costs much less that getting an entire new system fitted. Is this possible?

Thanks for your help

Sean

 

[dontknowitall]

Yes - the radiators use water whichever heating system (also known as a wet system). The boiler will connect to the wet system.

A new boiler must be installed by a competent person (qualified who belongs to a scheme). With oil this is OFTEC and with gas this is GasSafe. You're not allowed to touch gas unless qualified but you are allowed to fiddle with an oil boiler.

To make matters easier (and usually cheaper for you) it's best to find someone you're happy with and go with their recommendation and their price. If you try buying the boiler yourself, on eBay for example, you might find it difficult to get a plumber to fit it for a decent price as we tend to use a supplier we trust and a brand we like working with.

Unfortunately you might have to have your heating system upgraded (building regs) so if you haven't a room thermostat, hot water cylinder thermostat, thermostatic radiator valves, pump, etc then this will add to the cost. If these are already fitted and work then you don't need new ones.

I'm not suggesting you're going to try any of this yourself but thought it might be helpful to tell you in case some of these things had crossed your mind.

To sum up, the answer to your question is "Yes". Unusual to change fuel source but all the radiators will stay the same and some primary pipework might need changing around to fit the new boiler. Any plumber worth their salt will want to see the job before they give a firm indication of price.

 

[Essex Fitters]

strongly agree with above, leave it alone and get a GasSafe guy to check it out. Get a couple of quotes and away you go. Ask the engineer to use his electrician to wire the states + programmer.

Supply & install about £1700 - £2000 depending on boiler size required and gas run.

 

[fuzzy]

Hi there,

My question is this, I used to have oil central heating a long time ago and eventually did away with it though i have recently been wanting to get gas heating fitted but have never had the £££ required to get all the new fittings done. I was told by a friend (He claims he did this) that all i need to do is get a new boiler and linked up to gas and that it can be ran through my old heaters i used when i had the oil central heating and that it costs much less that getting an entire new system fitted. Is this possible?

Thanks for your help

Sean

when you say heaters do you mean heat emmitters or radiators? if so i dont see why not but without looking i wouldnt know, get a gas guy