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Hello everyone,
I need to change my boiler and I am very confused. I don't know very much about boilers and which one is best for me and my family and so I decided to get several quote - very wise! I have a 4 bed 2 bathroom house with a conventional boiler and tank in an airing cupboard. It has 13 radiators in total and I am currently in the process of getting quotes for new bathrooms as they are very dated now. The boiler is old and so I thought to do the boiler first so that it gave me more flexibility with power showers for the new bathrooms. There are 4/5 people in the house (son is at Uni), but we never take 2 showers at the same time.
First heating engineer. Said to go for a unvented boiler system. Said it would be expensive and needs to be fitted by a specialist.
Second heating engineer. Said to go for a large combi boiler with either a combistore or Flue Gas Heat Recovery Device fitted. Again expensive but will save money in the long run.
Third heating engineer. Measured the flow rate of my water (15L/min or 12L/min at 1.5bar) and said to go for a conventional condensate boiler and install a larger tank in the airing cupboard. Again expensive because of the changes to boiler and tank.
I am now even more confused than before. I have been in this house for 15 years and have had rubbish showers because the water is gravity fed. I just want my new bathrooms to have decent showers with hot water and pressure.
Any advice would be welcomed.
Thanks.
I need to change my boiler and I am very confused. I don't know very much about boilers and which one is best for me and my family and so I decided to get several quote - very wise! I have a 4 bed 2 bathroom house with a conventional boiler and tank in an airing cupboard. It has 13 radiators in total and I am currently in the process of getting quotes for new bathrooms as they are very dated now. The boiler is old and so I thought to do the boiler first so that it gave me more flexibility with power showers for the new bathrooms. There are 4/5 people in the house (son is at Uni), but we never take 2 showers at the same time.
First heating engineer. Said to go for a unvented boiler system. Said it would be expensive and needs to be fitted by a specialist.
Second heating engineer. Said to go for a large combi boiler with either a combistore or Flue Gas Heat Recovery Device fitted. Again expensive but will save money in the long run.
Third heating engineer. Measured the flow rate of my water (15L/min or 12L/min at 1.5bar) and said to go for a conventional condensate boiler and install a larger tank in the airing cupboard. Again expensive because of the changes to boiler and tank.
I am now even more confused than before. I have been in this house for 15 years and have had rubbish showers because the water is gravity fed. I just want my new bathrooms to have decent showers with hot water and pressure.
Any advice would be welcomed.
Thanks.