Changing an oil fire boiler
Discussion
Our oil fired boiler is now 20 years old and starting to show its age. Despite regular servicing it trips out fairly regularly.
As such, I'm thinking that it might be time to bite the bullet and replace it. Presently we have a conventional system - hot water cylinder in airing cupboard, cold water tank in loft. Again, fairly typically, we have a pump fitted to improve water pressure, particularly to the showers. Serves a reasonable size four bed house.
I'm trying to decide on a number of things:
a) should we move to a boiler mounted in a cabinet on the exterior of the house, to free up wall space when we do over the kitchen
b) is there significant additional value in switching to a combi.
In terms of the former, it'd be nice, but not essential.
The latter interests me, as it opens up the later option of a loft conversion, but we don't really need the space anytime soon. I'm more interested in whether we'd notice performance gains from swapping to an oil combi.
If we were on gas, the decision is easy. I'm new to oil though, so interested in thoughts.
As such, I'm thinking that it might be time to bite the bullet and replace it. Presently we have a conventional system - hot water cylinder in airing cupboard, cold water tank in loft. Again, fairly typically, we have a pump fitted to improve water pressure, particularly to the showers. Serves a reasonable size four bed house.
I'm trying to decide on a number of things:
a) should we move to a boiler mounted in a cabinet on the exterior of the house, to free up wall space when we do over the kitchen
b) is there significant additional value in switching to a combi.
In terms of the former, it'd be nice, but not essential.
The latter interests me, as it opens up the later option of a loft conversion, but we don't really need the space anytime soon. I'm more interested in whether we'd notice performance gains from swapping to an oil combi.
If we were on gas, the decision is easy. I'm new to oil though, so interested in thoughts.
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