Replacing old oil CH boiler

Carolinemjs

My existing CH boiler is about 30 years old and I'm afraid it will need to be replaced soon.
Should I look to replace it with a new  oil boiler  or what are my options?  I haven't a clue where to start looking and limited resources .

Mstty

If you have limited resources then another oil boiler will probably be your best option.

diystarter7

Carolinemjs said:

My existing CH boiler is about 30 years old and I'm afraid it will need to be replaced soon.
Should I look to replace it with a new  oil boiler  or what are my options?  I haven't a clue where to start looking and limited resources .

Hi
Contact the council see if any grants available - of subject to criteria, often if someone on benefits, low income, house is disrepairs, etc, etc

Thanks

Apodemus

Depending on the type of boiler, (and assuming you can find a real heating engineer rather than a fitter) you may be able to simply replace the burner, rather than the whole boiler, which could be a cheaper option in terms of up-front cost.   However a new condensing oil boiler is likely to be substantially more efficient, have a higher up-front cost, but lower running costs.

Carolinemjs

Thanks to everyone for your comments, i'm awaiting visits from 3 local companies to discuss what to do next.

macman

It's worth asking, is mains gas available to you? It may not have been 30 years ago, but might be now.?

diystarter7

Carolinemjs said:

Thanks to everyone for your comments, i'm awaiting visits from 3 local companies to discuss what to do next.

Thank you for updating

strawb_shortcake

If our oil boiler needs replacing whilst we are still living in our current home  we are having the boiler moved outside, so an option to bear in mind.

lohr500

When we finally scrapped our 30 year old + oil boiler in 2021, we had the new boiler installed outside.

It has freed up space in the kitchen, reduced noise and taken away the faint smell of kerosene that was always present.
Fortunately there was an ideal space for the new boiler directly on the other side of the external kitchen wall so the amount of plumbing needed was minimal.

In our case,it was becoming increasingly difficult to get spares for the the old boiler. Whilst I did consider a new burner unit, I had concerns over the main boiler water jacket integrity and decided to replace the whole thing.

The old boiler was non condensing and the new one is. The theoretical efficiency went up from 70% to over 90% and we are certainly seeing the benefit in reduced oil consumption.