Moving hot water cylinder from bedroom

mumboojumboo

One of the houses (1930's semi detached) we've viewed and liked had this in the (master) bedroom (1st floor)

"Rear aspect window, textured ceiling, radiator, picture rail, feature cast iron fireplace, double built in wardrobe and airing cupboard housing factory lagged hot water cylinder."

The kitchen in the ground floor has a concealed wall mounted gas fired boiler serving central and domestic hot water.

How easy/costly is it to move the cylinder in the bedroom elsewhere, preferable to the utility room downstairs near the kitchen?

Thanks for any replies

ess0two

Personally i'd consider a new boiler to do away with cylinder.

lincroft1710

It would make more sense to install new combi boiler and remove cylinder and tanks.

clutton_2

new condensing boiler - maybe £3k including fitting and taking away the old stuff

mumboojumboo

Thanks.

Are the combi and condensing boilers one and the same?

Canucklehead

Hi

Has anyone considered that the boiler might already be condensing?
Maybe they don't need a combi ,maybe the water pressure is too low to have a combi.

OP,
How far is the cylinder from where it is now to where you want it.?
Floor coverings; laminate, carpet or bare boards?
Too many variables to put a cost on it over the web.

If you are doing any more renovations it might be worthwhile looking up some of the terminology used. For example a condensing boiler can be a combi ,system or heat only boiler.


GSR.

mlz1413

agree with canucklehead, I have a combi upstairs in a bedroom but a downstairs bathroom but the water pressure was so bad I ended up having to get a seperate supply from the mains, no problem for me as was completely renovating, but if you have carpets down and furniture in its a nightmare.

I would get a plumber round to quote for the work you want doing in that house, he can then discuss with you any issues in that house.

mumboojumboo

Canucklehead wrote: »

Hi

OP,
How far is the cylinder from where it is now to where you want it.?

The cylinder is in the 1st floor bedroom to the left. The boiler is in the utility room which is in the downstirs to the right.

Think a new combi boiler would be the way to go. Thanks for your replies.

besonders1

Be warned that although combi's are fashionable today and are promoted as cost efficient, they don't last very long. You will be lucky to get 5-8 years out of a combi whereas back boilers / conventional last much longer my mums Baxi Bermuda lasted 20 years. I have just had a quote to replace a Halstead combi approx 10 years old for £1500-£2000 for another combi (like for like in the same place, using existing radiators). Almost like paying to have central heating re-installed again.You are better of not wasting your money and just getting the cylinder moved. If you are considering a combi make sure you have British Gas breakdown repair plan insurance as you will be spending most of your days off work waiting for the engineer to call.

gasbag1602

besonders1 wrote: »

Be warned that although combi's are fashionable today and are promoted as cost efficient, they don't last very long. You will be lucky to get 5-8 years out of a combi whereas back boilers / conventional last much longer my mums Baxi Bermuda lasted 20 years. I have just had a quote to replace a Halstead combi approx 10 years old for £1500-£2000 for another combi (like for like in the same place, using existing radiators). Almost like paying to have central heating re-installed again.You are better of not wasting your money and just getting the cylinder moved. If you are considering a combi make sure you have British Gas breakdown repair plan insurance as you will be spending most of your days off work waiting for the engineer to call.

You have that oppinion because you have a halsted boiler, thay are awful boiler. You need to get a good quality boiler any of the 3 german makes would be a good start and you will get 12-15 years out of it.

BUY CHEEP, BUY TWICE;)

BillTrac

If you relocate the hot water cylinder you will need to reroute/extend pipework and even then you probably won't have the height to have anything come out of the tap. The cylinders tend to be on the first floor for this reason unless they almost back onto the sink.