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Is it worth upgrading a boiler?

  • 10-11-2011 2:15pm
    #1
    elcollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi -
    We have a Potterton Suprima wall-mounted gas boiler. It's about 12 years old. Will upgrading the boiler to a new one be of benefit at all?
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    Yes, a modern hi-efficiency boiler will average 10-15% lighter on fuel
    Look at your gas bill for heating, and see how long it would take to pay back the installation cost at 10% of your bill


  • #3
    mari2222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 568 ✭✭✭mari2222


    SEI have grants for some upgrade work - might include boilers, google sustainable energy ireland ...:)


  • #4
    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    you mean SEAI, they rebranded themselves, must have too much money!

    there is a grant, but you need to upgrade your heating controls aswell as the boiler, an possible savings could be up to 30%


  • #5
    elcollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭elcollins


    Thanks. Will check into the re-branded SEAI and also my bills. 10% saving would take a while to pay-back but guess would be worth it in the long run with the price of gas going up.


  • #6
    glassmullan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭glassmullan


    Hi, wondering if you upgraded your Gas Boiler, if you did did you see much savings etc

    I have the same boiler and i too am thinking of upgrading to a new more efficient Boiler. Also wondering if you dont mind the cost involved

    Thanks in advance


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  • #7
    sullzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭sullzz


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    glassmullan wrote: »
    Hi, wondering if you upgraded your Gas Boiler, if you did did you see much savings etc

    I have the same boiler and i too am thinking of upgrading to a new more efficient Boiler. Also wondering if you dont mind the cost involved

    Thanks in advance

    If you have a suprema , the best thing you could do is get rid of it , they are probably the worst boiler ever made , if you decide to keep stock up on a pcb board or two , , if you do decide to replace your boiler i wouldn't expect to see any savings on fuel bills by simply replacing a boiler cb, you would need to do a couple of other things such as flushing your system , fitting a magnetic filter and upgrading controls .


  • #8
    elcollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭elcollins


    Hi there, Afraid not is the answer. We priced it and got a good quote from a guy in Tallaght. However we could not get a good gauge on how much it might improve efficiency so we reckoned it would take over 5 years to pay off if not more so we did not go ahead. However with our recent bill we might reconsider!
    Good luck.


  • #9
    TheNewMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭TheNewMe


    Hi,

    I used to have a Potterton boiler - also about 10-15 years old. I got rid of it last summer and installed an Ariston. I also installed TRVs and added cavity wall pumped installation.

    I was going over my gas bills last week to see whether I should switch or not :) and decided to compare the changes from last year.

    Anyway for Aug 2010 - Apr 2011 I used 1435 units and for Aug 2011 - Apr 2012 I used 990 units. I figured it was about 200 euro cheaper. Much more important to me was that the house is now much cosier.

    Even though this winter was mild compared to last I was much less disciplined with the heating this year compared to previous years - more rads on for longer. An added benefit is I now also get power showers direct from the boiler at mains pressure biggrin.gif I also calculated that the electric shower running cost was 10x the shower driven direct from the boiler.:eek:


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