condensing boiler

rexel

i have a oil boiler which is over 20 years old is it worth fitting a condensing boiler at a cost of £2000 or wait until old boiler packs in

forrest38

wait until it packs in. but when you do need it my advice if you are looking a condensing boiler is to try spendlove c jebb. there is one in Lderry enniskillen, newry, duncrue, belfast, lisburn

thornbridge

I tend to wait till all my appliances pack in much to the dismay of my Son's who are nagging me to get a flat screen tv a dvd recorder when i have an old tv great picture never let me down 9 years at least and a video recorder about 10 years old also never broke down both sanyo which i don't think you can buy anymore.

Although a condenser will save you more on your heating/water needs if your boiler lasts say another 2 or 3 years i bet the condensers have come down in price

declanh

i would take advice on this.. you may find that you cannot do a straight swap with
a non condensing boiler to a condensing one.


I looked into this a number of years ago.... and I was told

1) Condensing boilers run colder than ordinardy
2) there have been some suggestions that they require larger size rads to get the same overall heat as the water temp is lower...

a google has found this
http://www.modbs.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/743/New_boilers_for_old_radiators.html
which does contracdict that to an extent with the right conditions/setup....