Moved house and now have boiler quandry

[simonpdl]

Just moved into my new place and am wondering whether it's worth getting a combi boiler fitted and if i do - what size?

At the moment I have a baxi (solo??) in the back bedroom which is making a regular kettling noise when on. It's around 20 years old and doesn't seem to have had a service for many a year and so is probably hideously inefficient.

I've got seven radiators. 3 sinks. It's a three bedroomed victorian terrace. At the moment I've got a hideous electric shower but want a mixer.

I've been quoted just under £2000 for fitting a Valliant ecotec Pro 28 but I'm thinking of going for Glow Worm Ultracom hxi 24 which has been given best buy in Which?

Is 24w powerful enough for my needs?

 

[Barry98]

24 should be but if your thinking of staying and doing an additional work that may require more rads/bathrooms etc id go for 28kw.

where are you located ?

 

[GQuigley67]

24kw would be fine with your current set up as you have an electric shower, but if your getting a mixer shower I'd suggest a 28kw or 30kw

 

[stevetheplumber]

24kw is only just enough to provide basic hot water needs i never fit less than 28kw unless the customer insists

 

[Barry98]

ive not had a problem in similar properties where ive fitted 24kw ,

 

[cr0ft]

We have a 24KW Vaillant Ecotec fitted in our house. Hot water supply is perfectly fine for running one shower. Not great for running a bath as you would expect but we get a fantastic shower from it. All depends on incoming mains pressure and flow rate to be honest.