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Two boilers in our house?!
Purple-flower
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Hello everyone,
I'm wondering why in our house there are two boilers?? is this normal? There is one upstairs oldish looking (like a barrel) but works because we hear it whirring. I think the previous occupants mentioned it was for upstairs water or something. But that can't be the case because if the hot water is finished upstairs the same goes in the kitchen. Then there is one downstairs in the kitchen to which the central heating seems to be co-ordinated with! Is is possible for us to have just one boiler? and do you think that having two boilers is more expensive? Thank you:)
I'm wondering why in our house there are two boilers?? is this normal? There is one upstairs oldish looking (like a barrel) but works because we hear it whirring. I think the previous occupants mentioned it was for upstairs water or something. But that can't be the case because if the hot water is finished upstairs the same goes in the kitchen. Then there is one downstairs in the kitchen to which the central heating seems to be co-ordinated with! Is is possible for us to have just one boiler? and do you think that having two boilers is more expensive? Thank you:)
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Are you sure it's a boiler and not just a cylinder with maybe a pump? What would it use for fuel? If you're still in any doubt, you could ask the pros on the DIYnot.com forum."Never underestimate the mindless force of a government bureaucracyseeking to expand its power, dominion and budget"Jay Stanley, American Civil Liberties Union.0
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just been to check, we have a cylinder upstairs and then the barrel looking thing (also upstairs) and a boiler (downstairs)?! Surely one of these is unnecessary?!0
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Purple-flower wrote: »Hello everyone,
I'm wondering why in our house there are two boilers?? is this normal? There is one upstairs oldish looking (like a barrel) but works because we hear it whirring. I think the previous occupants mentioned it was for upstairs water or something. But that can't be the case because if the hot water is finished upstairs the same goes in the kitchen. Then there is one downstairs in the kitchen to which the central heating seems to be co-ordinated with! Is is possible for us to have just one boiler? and do you think that having two boilers is more expensive? Thank you:)
Post photos of the two 'boilers' for further comment...serious stab in the dark at the moment.;)
CanuckleheadAsk to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)0 -
Goodness knows then. Try DIYnot.com, it's a really useful forum. Loads of pros post on there just for the love of it. They're really helpful."Never underestimate the mindless force of a government bureaucracyseeking to expand its power, dominion and budget"Jay Stanley, American Civil Liberties Union.0
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I think you may have a system boiler and a hot water cylinder with maybe an immersion heater. You can get rid of the cylinder if you install a combi boiler.0
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I will get the camera out in a bit and take photos of all three. Is a combi boiler more cost effective? it will certainly be more space saving!0
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Barrel could that actually be an expansion vessel on a sealed system?
http://www.advancedwater.co.uk/header-634-146-EXTRAVAREMHEATINGVESSELS.html
Unless the barrel is a electric boiler I cant see it being a gas boiler.
Take it your downstairs boiler is a gas one?0
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