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How do you choose a new heating system?

Prudent · 2010-01-10 20:20:51

I have a baxi GF gas fire back boiler and run 7 radiators of it. I am not sure of its age, but I guess its fairly elderly. It is a gravity flow system.The radiators also look elderly and are possibly from 1974 when the house was built. They have no thermostats etc. There is one thermostat in the lounge. There are the usual…

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inmypocketnottheirs Posts: 4,745 Forumite

12 January 2010 at 8:13AM

fluffymuffy wrote: »

The condensing pipe doesn't have to discharge outside. As long as there's a 75mm trap it's fine to go into the soil pipe if it's inside.

Providing of course the condensate will run into an inside drain. An electric pump may be required. Using 32mm pipe for the condensate run will eliminate freezing. A condensating boiler discharges about a litre an hour when in use.

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