Can anyone give me a ballpark figure for new central heating?

t_obermory

Hi, if anyone could give me any advise I'd be grateful.

My DH and I have decided that it's time to overhaul our dilapidated heating system. We live in an old terrace with a kitchen/ downstairs bathroom extension, we're also on a shared water feed which means water pressure can be abysmal at certain times of the day. We currently have an old Main Mersey boiler which just heats the water and storage heating. We want to get rid of the storage heating and have central heating throughout.

I know we can't have a comi boiler because of the water pressure, am I right in thinking that we'd need to have a cold water tank, hot water tank and boiler system (I don't know the correct term for this) in order to be able to run a central heating system off our water pressure?

If this is the case could anyone give me an idea of how much it'll cost to put this in? We'd need 3 radiators downstairs and 3 upstairs, there's no pipe work currently in the main house its all in the kitchen and bathroom; I'm not fussed about having the pipework running up the walls as it can always be boxed in.

Also we'd need to have the wiring for the storage heating taken out, though we're happy to remove and dispose of them ourselves, could anyone give us an idea of how much that'd cost?

We're in Derbyshire if that helps; thanks very much.

AdrianW2

t_obermory wrote: »

shared water feed which means water pressure can be abysmal at certain times of the day

You'd have to pay or DIY but you could apply for your own connection to the main.

t_obermory

AdrianW2 wrote: »

You'd have to pay or DIY but you could apply for your own connection to the main.

I had considered it was under the impression that it'd be an expensive option?

Canucklehead

t_obermory wrote: »

Hi, if anyone could give me any advise I'd be grateful.

My DH and I have decided that it's time to overhaul our dilapidated heating system. We live in an old terrace with a kitchen/ downstairs bathroom extension, we're also on a shared water feed which means water pressure can be abysmal at certain times of the day. We currently have an old Main Mersey boiler which just heats the water and storage heating. We want to get rid of the storage heating and have central heating throughout.

I know we can't have a comi boiler because of the water pressure, am I right in thinking that we'd need to have a cold water tank, hot water tank and boiler system (I don't know the correct term for this) in order to be able to run a central heating system off our water pressure?

If this is the case could anyone give me an idea of how much it'll cost to put this in? We'd need 3 radiators downstairs and 3 upstairs, there's no pipe work currently in the main house its all in the kitchen and bathroom; I'm not fussed about having the pipework running up the walls as it can always be boxed in.

Also we'd need to have the wiring for the storage heating taken out, though we're happy to remove and dispose of them ourselves, could anyone give us an idea of how much that'd cost?

We're in Derbyshire if that helps; thanks very much.

Good evening: You could have a system boiler with a cold water storage cistern and hot water cylinder: a F&E tank wouldn't be required as you would have a sealed system. More info on the specification and installation of gas central heating is available from the Energy Saving Trust

I don't know what prices are up in Derbyshire but down here in the southeast for a property your size, removal of the NSH and the Main Mersey, pipework, radiators, hot water cylinder, controls and boiler could cost in excess of £5000 depending on the products used eg. type of TRVs, model of boiler, controls pack, lagging of pipework, flueing and condensate waste requirements etc.

A RGI, after conducting a site survey, would be best placed to advise.

When you get a quote in, post the full spec. here and those in the know could comment.

HTH

Canucklehead