How long do boilers take to fit?

alanwsg

I think I might be in a similar position, my boiler's as old as the hills - it's an "Ideal standard E Type CF50 (Series 4)", know anything about them?

CashStrapped

alanwsg wrote: »

I think I might be in a similar position, my boiler's as old as the hills - it's an "Ideal standard E Type CF50 (Series 4)", know anything about them?

Considered to be an old but super reliable boiler. As it pre-dates efficiency testing the range may be in the region of 55 -70% efficient. Hard to know.

This is an interesting article about your very boiler and it re-iterates what I have said above.

http://www.theadamsons.co.uk/central_heating.htm

matelodave

IMO it's better to keep the old boiler working for as long as possible and putting a few bob away for the time when it's definitely past it.

As said above, you aren't really going to get a sensiible payback if all you are trying to do is save money.

I only changed our boiler because water was pouring out of the badly corroded cast iron heat exchanger and that, apart from a gas valve and a burner, was all there was to it. (my next door neighbour kept the gas valve & burner as spares for his boiler).

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