Need help choosing a new heating system!

Jules2054

matelodave said:

Anything much less than a 28kwh combi boiler will make your hot water run painfully slowly, especially in the winter. 
I guess you've sorted out whether to go for LPG or Oil. I'm not sure why you need lots of fans and TBH you don't really need a co monitor either as boilers are room sealed although you could fit one in the same room as the boiler.

Ideally you should get a programmable thermostat so you've got more control over temperatures and heating times and nowadays TRV are virtually compulsory.

Despite what Gerry says, we had a combi for 15 years, and both my daughters have them (both daughters have husbands and two kids each and their houses have two bath/shower rooms) and neither of them , nor us have had any problems with failing boilers or low, slow flow rates. I'd also suggest that a burst water main would cut off both your hot and cold water supplies whether you had a hot tank or not - just saying.
 You are also less likely to have a frozen pipe problem if the the tank and piping are removed from the loft and TBH if an immersion heater fails you still don't get any hot water so it's a bit of a spurious arguement

He said there will be a programmable thermostat/timer unit put in the hallway, and TRVs on each rad. 
Cheers! 

tim_p

What are these fans that are mentioned?  

Gerry1

tim_p said:

What are these fans that are mentioned?  

They're to get rid of all the CO, CO2 and the heat from the radiators ! 

Jules2054

tim_p said:

What are these fans that are mentioned?  

Exactly! He said I had to have them in every window for ventilation? 

Jules2054

Gerry1 said:

tim_p said:

What are these fans that are mentioned?  

They're to get rid of all the CO, CO2 and the heat from the radiators ! 

Lol! 

tim_p

Jules2054 said:

tim_p said:

What are these fans that are mentioned?  

Exactly! He said I had to have them in every window for ventilation? 

So is it some new reg or something? We had a new boiler a couple of years ago and no mention was made of any window fans.  Are they just some old fashioned spinny things?  Don’t sound very energy efficient to me!
Does the installers quote mention a specific make/model? How would they work with double glazed sealed units?

Jules2054

They said they're going to start Monday, so I'll tell them when they arrive, that I'd dont want the kitchen rad or any of the window vents. 

Jules2054

tim_p said:

Jules2054 said:

tim_p said:

What are these fans that are mentioned?  

Exactly! He said I had to have them in every window for ventilation? 

So is it some new reg or something? We had a new boiler a couple of years ago and no mention was made of any window fans.  Are they just some old fashioned spinny things?  Don’t sound very energy efficient to me!
Does the installers quote mention a specific make/model? How would they work with double glazed sealed units?

I have no idea if it's a new reg, but all my windows/doors etc are double glazed, so I'm not having anything fitted that could potentially wreck them! 

Robin9

A contractor who quotes on Friday and starts work on the following Monday -  ?

Do they also tarmac driveways with material left over from a job ?

tim_p

Robin9 said:

A contractor who quotes on Friday and starts work on the following Monday -  ?

Do they also tarmac driveways with material left over from a job ?

If it’s a good earner then there will probably be a very unhappy customer or three out there who was expecting him in on Monday to fix a dripping tap!
Most tradesmen, in my limited experience, have no scruples or loyalty.