removing water tanks in loft, to fit a combi boiler

Eastender

I am a bit confused as to how the plumber is going to remove the tanks in the loft, when he is going to install a combi boiler.

Just purchased a terraced house with a working system boiler. We want to replace all that with a Vaillant combi boiler. When I spoke to my new neighbour, she told me that they won't remove the tanks, as they're too big to take it, they would just disconnect it.

Is that true? or do they take the whole tanks out, I know the cylinder in the airing cuboards are fairly easy. Never had tanks before, comming from a flat, where water tanks are not seen.

Talking about installing boilers, I'm now leaning towards Vaillant eco tec model. Our local installer recomonds Plus 831 model, but we don't want fancy built in gadgets but better build quality and reliability. He quoted £2.4 with a filter and power fulsh.

Also can we replace the rads in diff locations after the install, at a later date. As our budget is fairly limited.

phill99

It's common to leave the tanks in the loft. The plumber will just disconnect them. If you ask him to remove hem he probably will, but at a cost. It's probably a half days work to cut the tanks up in the loft so that they are in small enough pieces to get through the loft hatch, so this extra work will be charged.

Leif

Mine is still in the loft, but disconnected. And it is made from asbestos, which is not uncommon, so the cost to remove would be silly.

Why would you be unhappy if the tank was left in place? As far as I can see mine does no harm.

suelizab

I had a new system put in last december and they removed the tank from the loft, the hot water system from the airing cupboard and all the pipe work. This was all included in the price . The airing cupboard is deep so has become my wardrobe .

Canucklehead

Hi.

RE: The tanks. You could ask your installer ?

GSR.

amcluesent

If they are metal, has some scrap value.

SailorSam

My tank is heavy steel, i struggled to move it to the hatch in the ceiling before i realised it was to big to go through, now it's left there.
It must have gone up there before the roof went on.

art_for_arts_sake

Didn't you say in another post you were having a ceiling replaced? It might be worth waiting till the old ceiling's down. It probably won't come down in one piece so you might as well do both jobs at once.

cyclonebri1

Yes, they were often fitted prior to the roof or final ceiling joists being fitted, as all have said, no real need to remove at this stage so why not save money?

Leif

art_for_arts_sake wrote: »

Didn't you say in another post you were having a ceiling replaced? It might be worth waiting till the old ceiling's down. It probably won't come down in one piece so you might as well do both jobs at once.

Is the ceiling being overboarded? Anyway, the joists may well be too close together. My guess is that the width of the loft door is a measure of the joist spacing.

Eastender

art_for_arts_sake wrote: »

Didn't you say in another post you were having a ceiling replaced? It might be worth waiting till the old ceiling's down. It probably won't come down in one piece so you might as well do both jobs at once.

yes, the ceiling of one of the bedroom will be replaced by a plasterboard and plaster and keeping the wood joist in tact, not sure if it's called overboarding.

Now he identified that our through lounge and hall ceiling needing changeing, for that he is asking £1.65k including skip hire. do you think that's resonable?

will speak to the builder about tanks to clarify and if that's included in the price.:) Had not realized that many people have kept their tanks, to be honest have not yet even seen the loft.