Combi boiler reducing house value?

Roundabouts

Hi, I live alone in a small 4 bedroom house which has one bathroom and one en suite shower room. Heating and hot water are provided by a conventional gas boiler and a connected thermal store ( a sort of hot water cylinder). A fault has developed with the cylinder and I was thinking of getting a new combi boiler which would mean I could get rid of the cylinder altogether.
However as the hot water flow rate from a combi boiler is limited it would then be difficult to run a shower and the bath at the same time, etc. This wouldn't be an issue for me as I live alone but I am concerned that as I live in a family home that it would be an issue for any prospective buyer in the future potentially reducing the resale value. Am I right to be concerned on this point? Thanks for any information or views.

Mrs_Imp

Don't forget that with a cylinder, the hot water can run out. For me that would be more of a worry when looking to buy. Mr Imp and I lived in a flat with a cylinder for a while. I couldn't have long showers or a bath if he wanted a shower at the same time or shortly afterwards. That was just with two of us and not a family.

If you're not planning on selling now, and would like a combi boiler to make your life easier, then I don't see any reason you shouldn't go for one.

That's just my opinion though.

SecondTimeBuyer

Spend a bit more on the combi boiler and get a high flow rate combi-boiler (like the Worcester Greenstar Highflow 440) and you won't have a problem with two taps running at the same time. Boiler technology has moved on a lot in the past 5 years. Look for a boiler with a hot water flow rate of around 20litres a minute .

angrypirate

SecondTimeBuyer wrote: »

Spend a bit more on the combi boiler and get a high flow rate combi-boiler (like the Worcester Greenstar Highflow 440) and you won't have a problem with two taps running at the same time. Boiler technology has moved on a lot in the past 5 years. Look for a boiler with a hot water flow rate of around 20litres a minute .

Obviously that depends on the pressure you are getting in from the mains.

Roundabouts

SecondTimeBuyer wrote: »

Spend a bit more on the combi boiler and get a high flow rate combi-boiler (like the Worcester Greenstar Highflow 440) and you won't have a problem with two taps running at the same time. Boiler technology has moved on a lot in the past 5 years. Look for a boiler with a hot water flow rate of around 20litres a minute .

Thanks, great suggestion. I just checked and the highflow boilers all seem to be 'floor standing.' I can't think where I'd be able to put this in my kitchen without demolishing my kitchen units. I think I need a wall mounted boiler like the I currently have.

Abbymoo

For me a combi boiler is a must, I wouldn't want a normal cylinder at all, to me they're just awful! But then I do use a lot of hot water, there's nothing worse than your bath going cold when you're in there, engrossed in a good book and having to lie there shivering whilst the tank heats up again! Not to mention the cost of putting the immersion on in the first place. A normal cylinder would really be offputting and I'd pay more for a house with a combi boiler than a cylinder. Just my opinion

Dunroamin

I would've thought a new combi boiler would be a selling point rather than a deterrent.

Typhoon2000

Better yet would be to get a pressurised Hot water system like the Megaflo. You can use your existing bolier and the hot water tank can go anywhere in the house including the garage if you have one. Capacities are normally much larger than traditional hot water cylinders and you get mains pressure hot water even on the upper floors.

Lokolo

I got a free cupboard converting to a combi boiler....

googler

Many houses have been built in recent years with standard combi boilers, a bathroom, ensuite, perhaps an extra WC/cloakroom w basin, etc - it doesn't seem to have put people off buying them....

jennifernil

Abbymoo wrote: »

...... Not to mention the cost of putting the immersion on in the first place.

If you have CH you would normally be heating your water with your boiler, not using an electric immersion heater. The electric one is just there as a back-up.