New Boiler

[BoredBloke]

Are you just saying you want a like-for-like replacement for your old system which heated water and put it in a tank?

That's what we did: Baxi Bermuda Back Boiler Unit

Kind of...we have a standard boiler that heats up the water in a cylinder and does the heating. I simply want to replace the old one with a updated new one. There is nothing wrong with the rest of what we have, just that the thing powering the whole system is old and inefficient. I don't want to lose the hot water tank for the reasons mentioned earlier - I don't want unlimited hot water - I like the fact that it is limited by the size of the tank!

[Fred Bloggs]

Kind of...we have a standard boiler that heats up the water in a cylinder and does the heating. I simply want to replace the old one with a updated new one. There is nothing wrong with the rest of what we have, just that the thing powering the whole system is old and inefficient. I don't want to lose the hot water tank for the reasons mentioned earlier - I don't want unlimited hot water - I like the fact that it is limited by the size of the tank!

No problem at all. Like for like replacement if you choose the regular condensing boiler from that Worcester Bosch link. All boiler makers do that kind of boiler. IMO you should also look at upgrading your CH controls at the same time as the boiler by using things like outside temperatue control. The boiler makers websites are packed with stuff like that.

[d000hg]

Kind of...we have a standard boiler that heats up the water in a cylinder and does the heating. I simply want to replace the old one with a updated new one. There is nothing wrong with the rest of what we have, just that the thing powering the whole system is old and inefficient. I don't want to lose the hot water tank for the reasons mentioned earlier - I don't want unlimited hot water - I like the fact that it is limited by the size of the tank!

That's exactly what we set out to do. However because the tank and pipes were equally old they had to do a lot of extra work. Apparently the guys doing it were well peed off especially since most of the extra work they couldn't pass on - took them 3 days instead of 1.5 they quoted for.

So beware, it mightn't be quite as simple as it might sound like it should be. Get someone to come and check it out.