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Old Back boiler heating system off fireplace

  • 04-07-2011 08:57AM
    #1
    tanco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi all,

    We have an old house with a heating system that heats the radiators off the fire. It was put in 1988 and still works fine.


    Here is the question for any of you in the know about plumbing.
    Can we buy a oil boiler and just link it into this system...???

    We dont have a budget for this so in an ideal world we would replace the lot.

    i e can we slot in an oil boiler instead of the back boiler system.?


    Thanks for any help


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  • #2
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    Yes you can attach an oil boiler to it but it must be done correctly and non return valves at the boiler. Make sure you get someone who knows what there doing.


  • #3
    tanco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭tanco


    Cheers Johnie,

    Any idea of the cost of an condensing oul boiler.?

    Its a small house , about 1200 sq feet and only 7 rads.


  • #4
    JohnnieK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭JohnnieK


    It depends on where the boiler is going to be sited in relation to the rest of the system. You can expect to pay around the €2000 mark maybe more to do it right.


  • #5
    99nsr125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭99nsr125


    JohnnieK wrote: »
    It depends on where the boiler is going to be sited in relation to the rest of the system. You can expect to pay around the €2000 mark maybe more to do it right.

    This is pretty much on the money

    Garage/boilerhouse unit can be got for 1000 tank another 300
    then connect up pipework and fit thermostat

    Proper external unit is 2k or thereabouts


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