Please recommend a heating system...

[SimonH]

Hi all,

Firstly, please be gentle with me as I know next to nothing about boilers

We wish to replace our Gledhill Gulfstream - it has not worked properly for over a year now (overheat cutout trips constantly) and nobody, not even Gledhill themselves, has been able to fix it (and of course Gledhill have now closed their boiler operation...).

The Gledhill is floor mounted in an internal cupboard (i.e. not on an external wall) with flue into the attic. It has a thermal store so we have no separate hot water tank.

The house is a large 4 bed with 2 bathrooms.

We have been given two alternatives so far - a system boiler with a new hot-water tank, or a combi boiler such as a Worcester-Bosch 440.

Both approaches sound expensive (haven't had a firm quote yet though), the 440 sounds most like a straight replacement - but I worry that it is similar in approach to the troublesome Gledhill.

Please let me know your thoughts on the best approach for us.

Thanks in advance

 

[Jimbob]

well if the boiler hasnt got a fault, has a fault on the system been ruled out. Blockage of sludge? has it been flushed?

 

[SimonH]

Hello Jimbob, sorry not to be clear, the fault is with the boiler and cannot be repaired hence the need for a replacement

 

[Plucky]

Is it SimonH from TA?

 

[princeknight]

a new heating system is dependant on your requirements. system boiler and combis have their pros and cons. combi boiler lacks hot water pressure. but its hot water when needed. system boiler stores hot water so needs energy to keep it hot, but water pressure is same even if all taps opened at same time.

 

[stevetheplumber]

a new heating system is dependant on your requirements. system boiler and combis have their pros and cons. combi boiler lacks hot water pressure. but its hot water when needed. system boiler stores hot water so needs energy to keep it hot, but water pressure is same even if all taps opened at same time.

combis very seldom lack preasure for the hot water however the do have reduced flow rates compared to other systems