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im thinking of replacing my old boiler with a combi in the loft of my bungalow over the bathroom which uses most hot water, but it’s not near a wall, can they be mounted on a wooden frame ?
Yes but it HAS TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
Well I would certainly not be fitting it there. Kop
The frame would be fixed to the roof supports, why wouldn’t you fit it there ?
A lot of boilers must have been fitted in a loft ?
No it wants building from the loft floor over a wall, (stud or masonry ), and then fastening to the trusses . My good pal Mr Kopsta doesn’t like boilers in lofts lol
Can you get it on a gable end ? , stronger and easier flue .
My insulated heating 22mm ring main has been up there for years, as they mostly are in bungalows, and boiler cabinets are insulated, probably even better now than my current 11 year old boiler ?Your dead right there town , I refuse to fit em why would you put a gas fired boiler to heat your home in the coldest harshest environment I could write a book why not to do it but will end it there my advice dont do it . Kop
Your dead right there town , I refuse to fit em why would you put a gas fired boiler to heat your home in the coldest harshest environment I could write a book why not to do it but will end it there my advice dont do it . Kop
Think your right Simon, flue, mounting, and a shorter gas pipe with the boiler mounted on a gable in my case, only draw back would be more difficult access, but with lights already in place, and a little more boarding in the loft, would be needed, and usually, access to a well maintained boiler is only needed, once, maybe twice per year ?First concern for an ideal boiler location is external wall for flueing. An extra few metres of 15mm hot pipework is not a big issue in the scheme of things.
That will be downstairs, in the large airing cupboard, where the HW cylinder is now, and where the space will be gained, so, is a remote filling loop, just two valves and a system pressure gaugeAs long as you have a pressure gauge and filling loop downstairs so you don't need to be up in the loft to check it.
We won't fall out bud your choice op seems to have his made his mind up as Well so good luck with that one just make sure your house insurance is up to date. KopI better mention it now before you fall out with me , I have just bought a new house and I am considering putting the boiler in the roof space lol
We won't fall out bud your choice op seems to have his made his mind up as Well so good luck with that one just make sure your house insurance is up to date. Kop
You know it makes sense.Lol , at the moment its around 60/40 in favour of the boiler staying down stairs .
Remote filling loop on ground floor with a repeater pressure gauge to avoid climbing in loft to fill up every few months. Honeywell frost star to call boiler in when it’s gets cold up there and stop boiler freezing up. Access is essential under building regs for tired gas fitters. No reason why you should not bang a boiler in roof. Some boilers can be hung on outside of building in a weather proof box Rob Foster aka centralheatkingand, my loft is boarded, it has lighting and a 240v supply for sockets, a filling loop is already on my list, what’s a remote filling loop ?
What frost protection do I need ?
I personally would not but a boiler in the roof. However in a gaff with restricted wall space then it is an option which can be considered. I put my 100ff in the garage adjacent and connected to my main building, neve again cause of cold winters. It does not matter now cause my house is being demolished in new year , we found out Friday pmSorry Rob have to disagree with you bud, can't see why anyone would want a gas boiler in a loft it's freezing cold in the winter , boiling hot in the summer it will effect pcbs wiring and components in the boiler , access is awkward a engineers has to access the boiler through a hatch via a loft ladder try and get your tools up and down there pain in the butt mate there's a high risk of damage and injury , many manufacturers won't allow their engineers to go in lofts for maintenance and breakdowns for this reason , you can't see what the boiler is doing if it fails what fault code is showing ? turn it up and down, condense will freeze up in the winter, get a leak then theres a risk of scalding and flooding your home the list goes on mate permanent walkway , fixed loft ladder, permanet lighting , a boiler guard co alarm , fire alarm. There is always another option. Kop
Space is not only the final frontier but an increasingly diminishing asset in modern homes hence combis, no tank no cylinder each system has its right place. The idea is to match needs and availability in my opinion Rob Foster aka centralheatkingSounds like you already have a traditional system, I personally would upgrade your existing system rather than replace with an inferior combi