can this be done?

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im looking at buying a 40 year odd plus house and would like to explore my options for heating plumbing the house

current system is gas central heating the boiler looks fairly new at a guess 2 years old

would rather not rip it out but use it purely as a backup

would like to get another system to heat house water

obvious solution is solar i know but not sure payback time on this is worth initial investment

as most of our time seems to spent in the kitchen dining area in our current house,
so i would prefer to go the aga type route with a dual fuel option so basically any fuel could be used, what would installing this entail?

can it be even done

kay 9

A dual fuel AGA will cost many $$$$$$...It entails tying in your existing system to the new and the cost of this depends upon your piperuns and extras involved such as lifting floorboards and cangoing and if some of the old has to replaced also. Are your heating circuits done in copper or gb?

Ps. It can be done, anything can be done with different levels of difficulty;)

etcetc

kay 9 wrote: »

A dual fuel AGA will cost many $$$$$$...It entails tying in your existing system to the new and the cost of this depends upon your piperuns and extras involved such as lifting floorboards and cangoing and if some of the old has to replaced also. Are your heating circuits done in copper or gb?

Ps. It can be done, anything can be done with different levels of difficulty;)

thanks for reply

not too worried about pipe runs etc as extension being added to back of house so any pipework changes can be taken care of at this time

if i remember correctly the Gas boiler is controlled by a 2 way valve. The hot water is heated in a conventional copper cylinder with two coils.electric immersion is fitted presumably using bottom coil.

am i correct in saying a gas central heating hot water system must be sealed i.e a closed system whilst an aga needs an open system?

kay 9

Yes the aga if dual will need an open vent

ntpm

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thanks for reply

not too worried about pipe runs etc as extension being added to back of house so any pipework changes can be taken care of at this time

if i remember correctly the Gas boiler is controlled by a 2 way valve. The hot water is heated in a conventional copper cylinder with two coils.electric immersion is fitted presumably using bottom coil.

am i correct in saying a gas central heating hot water system must be sealed i.e a closed system whilst an aga needs an open system?

The cylinder ypou have probably ony has one heating coil ( flow and return from boiler) the immersion is fitted into the top of the cylinder.
You will need to change cylinder for dual coil (flow return gas and flow return from stove).
You may also consider fitting in a system link manifold to combine the heating sources.

The gas boiler you have is probably a pressurised sealed system.
You can buy open vented gas boilers they are a little more expensive.

You can sometimes convert your gas heating system to an open vented type ( fitting in a small F&E tank in attic) and fitting in a solid fuel AGA/ Stove.

Alternatively,