Hot air heating

Beebrown

Hi, I have read through a few posts on the forum regarding the removal of hot air heating and not quite found the answer I was looking for so hoping someone could help....

We have an offer accepted on a property. The house has combi boiler and radiators throughout which look to be pretty new. The vents and what I can assume is the heating unit for the old hot air heating, in the bedroom, are still intact. Lots of people on the forum are talking about completely removing the whole system and I'm just wondering... Can the vents just be covered up and heating unit removed? Leaving all the ducting intact and not having to get involved with asbestos removal (if needed). We plan on renovating the property but only to the extent of plastering, decorating, new kitchen and bathroom. I guess my question is... Will a gas engineer just be able to remove the heating unit and will there be any potential problems in the future by just covering up the Vents in the walls? Or even just get some decorative vents and replace the old ones.

Any advice much appreciated.

knightstyle

If the system is no longer in use you can get rid of the vents. You only need a gas safe engineer to disconnect the gas supply from the unit then anyone can dismantle and remove it, even DIY.
Just make sure anyone disposing of it has the correct waste disposal is on the Register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers. Google it.

ProDave

My experience of these systems is mostly the big electric storage heater type blown air heating. I can say almost without exception, the cupboard these units were in, were lined with asbestos, not plasterboard.

If you are happy to leave it as a cupboard and just paint it, you will be okay, but any surveyor worth his salt will flag the potential asbestos presence.

But chances are this redundant cupboard in the centre of the house will be in the way of making the kitchen bigger for example.