New combi boiler - kitchen or bedroom?

gas4you

Some combi's are very quiet in operation, others are not eg Baxi/Potterton/Main/Glow Worm

The noise would only really be noticable when a hot tap is run, so if one of you gets up early and has a bath or shower, then the other may be disturbed.

majjie

SuzieSue wrote: »

You might lose some storage space in the kitchen but there's no reason why you can't use the airing cupboard for storage as long as it isn't something vermin would be attracted to.

Are you kidding!? If you store kitchen stuff upstairs in the airing cupboard - you'll just never use it. People don't like the effort of reaching round into an awkward corner - let alone trotting upstairs!

My boiler has never woken me up - I have to concentrate really hard to tell whether or not it's on - and my gas man reckoned it was much more important to have a carbon monoxide monitor downstairs for the gas fire. He wasn't in the least bit worried about the boiler in the bedroom.

Yorkie1

My Baxi is in my bedroom and is really noisy. I have had to switch off the dial which (I think) keeps the hot water permanently ticking over - it was switching on every 30-40 minutes overnight and waking me up. Means the water takes longer to heat up but I do sleep better.

If I had the choice and space, I'd put it in the kitchen.

zzzLazyDaisy

Having just lived through the coldest winter in recorded history and had my condensate pipe freeze up three times knocking the boiler out, my only and over-riding concern would be to do whatever it takes to ensure the condensate pipe can survive cold weather!

macman

Yorkie1 wrote: »

My Baxi is in my bedroom and is really noisy. I have had to switch off the dial which (I think) keeps the hot water permanently ticking over - it was switching on every 30-40 minutes overnight and waking me up. Means the water takes longer to heat up but I do sleep better.

If I had the choice and space, I'd put it in the kitchen.

But leaving the hot water circuit on overnight is just throwing money away...
It just needs to be set to come on an hour or so before the morning demand for hot water.

Yorkie1

macman wrote: »

But leaving the hot water circuit on overnight is just throwing money away...
It just needs to be set to come on an hour or so before the morning demand for hot water.

Thanks macman. I agree it makes little sense to keep the hot water circulating / topped up overnight and when at work.

NB. I could well be misunderstanding the controls on my boiler but there isn't a timer for the hot water, just for the central heating (there's no separate hot water boiler tank). So it isn't possible to set the hot water on a separate timer from the heating. Apart from the shower, I don't use too much hot water from the taps so it's not a major problem (dishwasher and w/m are cold fill).

London_Town

Thank you so much to everyone that took the trouble to post a reply. I'm going to arrange to see my plumber over the weekend to discuss the options and your comments have really given me some stuff to think about.

macman

Yorkie1 wrote: »

Thanks macman. I agree it makes little sense to keep the hot water circulating / topped up overnight and when at work.

NB. I could well be misunderstanding the controls on my boiler but there isn't a timer for the hot water, just for the central heating (there's no separate hot water boiler tank). So it isn't possible to set the hot water on a separate timer from the heating. Apart from the shower, I don't use too much hot water from the taps so it's not a major problem (dishwasher and w/m are cold fill).

So where is your hot water stored if not in a tank? if no hot water storage, then you have a combi bolier and the hot water is 'on demand'.

birkee

ormus wrote: »

virtually all modern boilers are room sealed now.
hence you dont require a vent/air brick.

Then where do the combustion gases go? It must have an outlet pipe.
I have a new boiler, and it still requires an outlet, even if it doesn't require an airbrick to keep the room supplied with air.

macman

It's sealed to the room. The flue both takes fresh air in and vents the combustion gases out. Therefore it does not rely on a supply of fresh air from within the room.