Condencing V "normal"combination boilers...??

kaan_is

Hello everyone...i have "combi" at present..but am concidering the newer condencing ones.Mine is approx 2yrs old.I would like your advice please ... if this is going to be cost effactive..bearing in mind the purchase & the installation costs...many thanks in advance:T

bruce2110

erm, first question, if the boiler you have at present is working ok, why do you need to change it?

if your boiler is working ok, the purchase price plus installation costs would not be re-cooped through the savings made by installing a condensing boiler full stop.

hth,

Bruce2110

p.s. dont forget this site is about moneysaving..........

kaan_is

as i understand these boilers are more(energy) efficient...i.e. savings on gas used.. thus saving money.!!

windym_2

It depends on which boiler you go for. An oil one I was looking at was only marginally more cost effective but over £200 more. Coupled with the fact that some if not most condensing boilers throw out a mist of water at the flue, then I will go for a normal boiler. My flue is near a timber door and the thought of that being sprayed with fine water all day has put me off.

sneekymum

Just keep your boiler until it can no longer be economically be repaired - by then there will only be Consensing Boilers.

john-306

Go here and compere costs of the boiler you have now to the condensing you are looking at. http://www.sedbuk.com/

But like others say I'd stick with the one you've got.

alanobrien

Its not just about the boiler. To get the best efficiency from a condensing boiler the installation has to be capable of the correct temperature drop across the radiators.

If it isnt then the efficiency level drops.

If your boiler was like my 20+ year old one then its worth changing for that alone, but if its less than 10 yrs old as someone already said, run it until it needs replacing, then have a heating engineer look at your whole system for conversion to condensing.