Warm Air to Radiator Heating

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Talldave wrote: »

They are, but in response to the OPs comment about none of the people with gas central heating having their properties for sale at the moment, your reply implied that this was because those people (with gas CH) are happy with their warm air heating (which they don't have?!).


I was confused!

I thought the OP was asking why the only bungalows for sale still had warm air heating and not radiators

Neil49

My old house had warm air heating and I found the dust issue to be annoying to say the least.

Given that it was turned off in the summer I made a point of removing the vent covers and vacuuming the cavities before switching on in the autumn. This made a significant improvement in the quantity of dust initially blown out so I recommend that you have this done should you decide to leave the vents in place.

Regardless of that, I would definitely recommend that you replace the system with radiators and a combination boiler. This also frees up the old water tank cupboard for more storage.

I also recommend going for a boiler that is more than adequate for the task. I've come across installations where the shower is only just hot enough to use in winter because the incoming water is very cold and the boiler can't heat it up fast enough to cater for the flow required.

jefaz07

Neil49 wrote: »

My old house had warm air heating and I found the dust issue to be annoying to say the least.

Given that it was turned off in the summer I made a point of removing the vent covers and vacuuming the cavities before switching on in the autumn. This made a significant improvement in the quantity of dust initially blown out so I recommend that you have this done should you decide to leave the vents in place.

Regardless of that, I would definitely recommend that you replace the system with radiators and a combination boiler. This also frees up the old water tank cupboard for more storage.

I also recommend going for a boiler that is more than adequate for the task. I've come across installations where the shower is only just hot enough to use in winter because the incoming water is very cold and the boiler can't heat it up fast enough to cater for the flow required.

Any decent fitter should be taking flow rates and basing his choice on that.
‘More than adequate’ isn’t good advice.
Not only will the purchase price be more but it won’t run efficiently due to cycling.
Make sure your boiler is sized correctly.

nannym19

Gosh what have I started but very interesting view points. Because my husband has COPD we would need to change any Warm air system hence the question how difficult to do and how much. Now armed with useful information thank you all for your responses. Can now view properties with knowledge.