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Removing Parkray fire & Putting Gas in
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Currently the house is heated by a Parkray solid fuel room heater fire which heats the radiators and hot water tank.
Is it possible to have a gas fire fitted in it's place to do the same job as the Parkray but without having a modern gas boiler and new central heating installed?
Property currently does not have a gas connection but the gas main runs outside the boundary under the pavement.
Is it possible to have a gas fire fitted in it's place to do the same job as the Parkray but without having a modern gas boiler and new central heating installed?
Property currently does not have a gas connection but the gas main runs outside the boundary under the pavement.
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You would need more than a gas fire to heat the water and rads.
Did I miss something?Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)0 -
Canucklehead wrote: »You would need more than a gas fire to heat the water and rads.
Did I miss something?
One of those gas fires they used to fit in the 80s/90s with the back boiler.0 -
I see.
It's the back boiler (gas) that heats the water not the fire.
You have to have a modern condensing boiler fitted including back boilers.
One drawback is the fire front is electric.
The answer to your questions are:
No to the boiler.
Yes you would keep the heating circuit.Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)0 -
Yes I know the back boiler heats the water up. I'm asking if it would be a case of just ripping out the Parkray and having one of these old style gas fires with back boiler installed. Without having to have a separate boiler/combi boiler/whatever box on the wall in the kitchen too.
Tight budget wise I would just have the whole central heating replaced and have no fire at all (like a new build house).0 -
Whatever you decide, and IMO you wont get a back boiler due to current regulations, make sure the old back boiler(Parkray) is totally removed and not just capped off!
(correction - Baxi do make a condensing back boiler http://www.baxi.co.uk/back-boilers.htm electric fire front though so no gasfire)
If it is just capped and a new heat source is used in the fireplace explosions have occured?
There is regulation to cover this!
http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/localgovernment/boilers.htmSignature removed0 -
Thanks, think I can live with just an electric fire in front.
The current Parkray fire is all one unit. There isn't a separate back boiler so when the Parkray is removed, that would be gone too.0
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