Time for a new boiler, but needs to go in bathroom

boliston

If it's in the loft it would not be easy to check the pressure gauge and it would not be easy to adjust any controls on it. I like the way my boiler heats tap water AND radiator water but I would only pay to replace a boiler if it stopped working and was beyond economic repair (I would use a local independent plumber rather than anyone even remotely connected with british gas!)

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J_B wrote: »

Why do you feel the need to renew the radiators?

They are single large radiators and do not seem to give out a lot of heat. When we had a new kitchen we had a new radiator and you can feel the heat coming off that one, in the lounge you have to put your hand more or less on it to know that it's on.

Alex1983

Do you get cold spots on your rads when there on, maybe drain a small radiator down and see what the water quality is like. A thermostat will save you money on your heating bills.

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Alex1983 wrote: »

Do you get cold spots on your rads when there on, maybe drain a small radiator down and see what the water quality is like. A thermostat will save you money on your heating bills.

No we don't normally get cold spots, my husband normally goes round and checks them in autumn when the heating goes back on after the summer.
I did think about getting a thermostat but thought it might be better waiting until we got a new boiler? As it would have to be done again ? For new one?

Biggles

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it's 'wasting gas' it has a pilot light

But it works OK? And you want to buy a new one?? Now, that's just wasting money.

Not having a thermostat will be the main problem your gas bills are going up, and it's a lot cheaper to fix.

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Biggles wrote: »

But it works OK? And you want to buy a new one?? Now, that's just wasting money.

Not having a thermostat will be the main problem your gas bills are going up, and it's a lot cheaper to fix.

It does work, and I had it serviced a few months ago, it was a new chap as bloke I used to use has given up, guy was very surprised to find a boiler in the bathroom and such an old boiler. He told me a new one would be much cheaper to run as it would not have a pilot light and would be more energy efficient, although at no point did he try to sell me a boiler.
We only tend to have heating on when we are in and turn it off when we are warm, my husband is up first and he will put it on when he gets up if it's frosty, although we do have a timer. Am I right in thinking if we had a thermostat it would come on and off when it got to a set temperature?

Alex1983

A new boiler may save you money on gas but how much will depend on model, do you know the model.
A room thermostat will control the house temperature to whatever you set it for. You can still turn the heating on and off when you want but when it's on it will go off when up to temperature.

FreeBear

Alex1983 wrote: »

A new boiler may save you money on gas but how much will depend on model

Also need to factor in the annual gas consumption.

I've got an old Baxi boiler - Not particularly efficient which I could replace it with a modern condensing boiler and save maybe 20% on gas. But based on current prices, that would save me around £60 per year. The return on investment would be twice (or more) the expected life of a replacement boiler.

Alex1983

All depends on model, what sort of house and as you say usage to your estimated saving.
For outlay room stat will save the most to cost.

diy1950

Our combi boiler was in the loft. We needed a repair which was to cost over £400 and since the boiler was over 15 yes old decided to go for new boiler which came with10 yrs parts and labour guarantee.

We then considered moving boiler downstairs as we are not getting any younger and might find it difficult to access in the future.

A local company said it was no problem to leave boiler where it was and fit a remote gauge and filler tap. This was the option we went for. No more climbing into loft and can check pressure on a daily basis if so desired.