Removal of old gas fire and replacement boiler

mike_6480

I have an old gas fire that is connected to my back boiler. I want to remove the gas fire but have been told that I cannot just remove it as it is connected to the back boiler.

What will be the cheapest way of replacing this? i.e. what type of boiler should I go for, and where does it need to be located?

I intend to replace the gas firs with an electric one, and block up the existing hole.

I will need someone to remove the old gas fire and install the new boiler. I can block up the whole where the old gas fire is, and install the electric fire myself. I will have to pay for someone to remove the old gas fire and install a new boiler though.

Would it be better for me to purchase a boiler and then pay someone to install it, or get an all inclusive package (i.e. boiler and installation)?

Does anyone know roughly how much this will cost?


Thanks,
Mike

Aliss

I can't see why you can't replace the gas fire with another one?

Not an expert, just my story here- back boiler died, so we got a new eco condensing boiler. You can have it wherever you like but it has to vent to the outside. We chose to have it in one of the bedrooms as we want a wood burner in the chimney breast where the back boiler was (with a gas fire in front like yours). We would have preferred it in the kitchen but there was no room. :mad: It'd have been £500ish cheaper if we could have done that.

We love the new boiler (Vaillant ecoTec) and it has a remote control thermostat which is very easy to program, plus you can move it round to make sure the temperature in one room is stable (useful for babies).

It cost £2500 all in. To just buy the boiler on its own would have been £800ish. Like I said, it was a more expensive because of the new pipework needed. Also it is now a legal requirement to have all sorts of safety features so we needed new radiator controls/thermostatic doodahs! Plus you need your system flushed as a condition of the boiler warranty. :rolleyes:

If you don't need a new boiler it's a bit daft to replace it but it is a pain having a back boiler. If you're planning on selling your house people won't be impressed (the way the surveyor described it when we bought ours you'd think it was a pile of radioactive waste) and you will save money on heating/water with a condensing boiler. Our bills dropped by £20 gas/£10 electric per month in the middle of winter immediately. But yes, it is an expensive job!

Canucklehead

Good afternoon: I would recommend you get in 3 CORGI installers for a free written quotation as the cost will be dependent on your specific situation..ask your friends, family, colleagues for recommendations or visit https://www.trustcorgi.com to find an installer near you. If you want more info on the specification and installation of gas boilers visit http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/uploads/documents/housingbuildings/ce30.pdf

HTH

Canucklehead

copse

Hi !! We are just having that very job done right now, to replace the ugly fire with another ugly fire was not an option as Fires for back boilers are not very stylish, we decided to rip out the back boiler and had a combi boiler installed in the kitchen this cost £2,500 plus £304 for a new gas fire, it should look nice when its finished... :-) good luck