Convert central heating with 1 meter into separate controls & meters

[wondering]

Would it be a big job? Would floorboards have to be taken up etc? How long would it take? Each unit is a single-person flat. Would tenants have to move while it's done, or could it be done in a short time...say within a day?

It's an old building - heating is from 70s or 80s. The type of heating is a gas-powered boiler in shed outside(attached to house). It's a 2 storey building.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Gasmk1]

With only one boiler would be quite hard also how would you split the bills only way would be with heat meters or 2 boilers 1 each with each one of sub meters and main meter supplying them

 

[wondering]

With only one boiler would be quite hard also how would you split the bills only way would be with heat meters or 2 boilers 1 each with each one of sub meters and main meter supplying them

It will be separate controls and separate meters ...and probably separate boilers? Or is there a way to do it and keep the 1 main boiler? I don't know anything about it so trying to find out and also how big a job it would be.

 

[Murdoch]

Forget it - you'll need 2 boilers, 2 meters, 2 sets of controls and "probably" lots of pipework changes ......

Then if you split the heating then you should probably do the electrics too, which may mean a complete rewire, adding fuseboards etc etc

 

[wondering]

Forget it - you'll need 2 boilers, 2 meters, 2 sets of controls and "probably" lots of pipework changes ......

Then if you split the heating then you should probably do the electrics too, which may mean a complete rewire, adding fuseboards etc etc

Electrics are separate meters already.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Easier to divide the bill into x amount and charge per flat

 

[wondering]

Easier to divide the bill into x amount and charge per flat

It has to be done. It won't be until May or June at earliest... Tenants will have to know to move their stuff, move themselves, or if they can stay while it's being done - I'm just trying to get a rough idea at this stage, as to size of job, how disruptive it will be etc.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Big job will have to have a whole new central heating system and rads with heat meters etc tenants will be out

 

[wondering]

Big job will have to have a whole new central heating system and rads with heat meters etc tenants will be out

for how long?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

2-6 months depending on size or property

 

[wondering]

2-6 months depending on size or property

😲
I thought it would be more like converting existing than whole new system. The current rads work fine. Anyway thanks for that info.

 

[SimonG]

Just read post number 1.

Nothing to add, it's just the funniest thing I've seen today, "in a day"!

 

[SJB060685]

To do what you want could be achieved in a couple ways but none are cheap or quick unfortunately. Whatever approach the design engineer took it would take a lot of time to install. You said the property was split into flats over two floors. How many individual flats are we talking about?

 

[Murdoch]

Electrics are separate meters already.

which flat is the boiler connected to ? Surely this is unfair AND is there an immersion heater which is shared ?

this all sounds a right mess

 

[wondering]

which flat is the boiler connected to ? Surely this is unfair AND is there an immersion heater which is shared ?

this all sounds a right mess

Each flat has its own immersion heater for their own hot water. Electricity is completely separate.
The one gas boiler heats all 4 flats at the same time. It is set to come on at same time every day on timer.

 

[SJB060685]

Your best bet would probably be HIU’s for each flat. These can have built in heat meters. There are other options but whichever approach it won’t be quick or cheap