Just bought a house - should i change the boiler

pearson27

hi all

i just bought a house and i am now considering changing the boiler.

it was installed in 2009 and seems to have a wireless thermostat (it has batteries in it) and i have gas central heating and what appears to be a storage tank in the bathroom

i live in a large three bedroom house.

is it worth installing a new combi boiler and stick with what i have.

im pretty certain i dont have a combi at present because they dont come with a storage tank do they ?

thanks in advance

ElkyElky

Why spend money replacing something that I assume works perfectly well? If you don't need to spend 1000+ on a new boiler then don't!

Buy a new boiler when you need to, i.e... when your current one is beyond economical repair. Replacing a 4 year old boiler is absurd.

evoke

It depends if your plans are to renew the central heating or not as part of a general refurbishment programme. If you're going to renovating the house anyway and you've got the budget then it's probably worth it - it'll save a lot of headaches in a few years time.

Check the service records and get a proper flush and boiler service done as a cheaper alternative.

pearson27

All the radiators seem new ish. But I thought having a storage tank will resuly in massive bills

Can a combi have a storage tank

Myser

Have you spoken to someone in the trade who has advised you to replace the existing system boiler and hot water tank with a combi!? Are you looking to use the space where the hot water tank is currently sited?

pearson27 wrote: »

is it worth installing a new combi boiler and stick with what i have.

Did you mean or above? As you can't have a combi boiler and a hot water tank.

pearson27

No one has advised me
Was under the impression storage tanks were no good

Mr_Ted

pearson27 wrote: »

No one has advised me
Was under the impression storage tanks were no good

:rotfl:Sorry but your impression is wrong, they are far less hassle and more reliable than a combi will be, and not necessarily more expensive to run

My advise would be unless its broke, don't fix it

For more advise the Make and Model of the existing boiler would get you more info on the reliability of the Boiler, which will be more valuable than the fact you have a cylinder

pearson27

I am at work currently but will update later

Myser

If you have adequate water pressure from the main, then you can install a combi and do away with the hot water tank. If you have a large family with children/teenagers and a high hot water usage requirement, keeping the hot water tank would be better.

Do you know which boiler and type of tank you have installed at the moment?

pearson27

I don't have a family as yet but I think the house may be too big for a combi but then I thought about expensive bills

sk240

If the existing system is in full woring order leave as is.
If you want to use the space that the tank takes up then you could swap to a combi if your water pressure/flow rate is good enough, even then i would get some use out of the current one.
What size is the property? a combi should give plenty of hot water, my vailant one can run two large showers at the same time with capacity to spare.
being a 2009 it should be fairly efficient but would need make and model to confirm