Gas Stove with Back Bolier?

stellastar_2

Does anyone have one or know anything about them?

I came accross a gas stove with back boiler in a homes magazine and have been trying to find out a bit more about them. I have checked to see if we would be able to get another back boiler installed and our flat does meet the requirements.

I'm just wondering if they are a good idea or if anyone knows about efficiency?

pinksleepybear

http://www.baxi.co.uk/docs/Baxi_Bermuda_Guide.pdf

I think they're not as efficient as combi boilers, in fact you can only get one installed if you can prove that you can't easily fit a combi. You've said that your flat meets the requirements, so I guess you already know this.

Mine is about 20 years old, still going fine and only needed occasional parts fitted during the yearly service. It's never actually broken down. On the other hand, the firefront is as ugly as hell and takes up too much space in the room. I can't change the firefront without changing the boiler (well, I can - but only to one equally ugly) and my house doesn't meet the requirements for a new back boiler.

The range of firefronts is limited and you will only have one provider. You will also need a water tank and not have the benefit of hot water on demand that you get with a combi. Having the boiler in the lounge is noisy, well not that noisy, but annoying sometimes.

I'm planning to change mine for a combi in the kitchen with a separate fire in the lounge.

What is it about the back boiler that appeals to you?

stellastar_2

pinksleepybear wrote: »

http://www.baxi.co.uk/docs/Baxi_Bermuda_Guide.pdf

I think they're not as efficient as combi boilers, in fact you can only get one installed if you can prove that you can't easily fit a combi. You've said that your flat meets the requirements, so I guess you already know this.

Mine is about 20 years old, still going fine and only needed occasional parts fitted during the yearly service. It's never actually broken down. On the other hand, the firefront is as ugly as hell and takes up too much space in the room. I can't change the firefront without changing the boiler (well, I can - but only to one equally ugly) and my house doesn't meet the requirements for a new back boiler.

The range of firefronts is limited and you will only have one provider. You will also need a water tank and not have the benefit of hot water on demand that you get with a combi. Having the boiler in the lounge is noisy, well not that noisy, but annoying sometimes.

I'm planning to change mine for a combi in the kitchen with a separate fire in the lounge.

What is it about the back boiler that appeals to you?

It's actually this sort of thing I've been looking at
http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/stoves_with_backboilers.html

Like you we have the horrible ugly old fire with only equally ugly replacements available! We had decided just to get a new combi boiler fitted (getting a quote today actually) But I just wanted to explore other options after discovering that you can get stoves with back boilers.
Our flat is part of a very old converted granite house, the walls are not far off a metre thick and I've been warned that most people get new boilers installed in the loft due to the cost of installing a flue on these walls, and we dont have a loft so thought another back boiler may be a good option for us if a combi boiler works out too expensive.

We've already got the water tanks and boiler in the living room and haven't been bothered with noise.

Ideally thought we would far rather get a combin in the kitchen, remove the hot water tanks and just get a gas fire installed in the living room.

Fortunately it's been bitterly cold over the weekend and I've been sitting by the fire a lot so I've come to appreciate it's practical side which is making the ugliness more tolerable

richardw

Ooops wrong thread.

pinksleepybear

Ooh, they look lovely. Much nicer than the baxi I've got!

Silly question now - can you use the boiler for hot water without heating the room it's in? My grandparents still have a coal-fired boiler (Grandad was a miner) which doesn't heat the room much, but these look very different. You don't want to be sweating in the summer, just to get some hot water.

All the piccies show wood-burning stoves though many are multi-fuel. What fuel will you use? Will cleaning it be a hassle?

How many BTUs will you need for all your radiators? Some of these will only run 3 or 4 radiators.

The stoves do look so nice...when I retire to the country (after I win the lottery!), I'd love to have one.

stellastar_2

Sorry pinksleepybear, I posted becasue I really dont know a thing about them! I just saw "stove with backboiler" in a magazine and thought it was worth finding out more, I really dont know how they work but was hoping it would just work the same as the current baxi bermuda thing