Repair or upgrade

cathy01

:rolleyes:
Sorry everyone.Im turning into a bore.
My plumber was over.

Hes going to put thermostatic valves on all my rads.He thinks we should just get a new boiler or burner in the oil burner.
I was thinking of getting gas, cause its cheaper.Then he said not really.
So, should I just get my old burner//Boiler , what ever that thing is out my back that makes the rads tuen on, or get one of those condensing ones.Which are 96 % super.I dont need hot water from them , as I have a soler panel.
Thanks,Cathy

JohnnieK

If it's natural gas your talking about then I would switch. If your property is within 15m of the main it's €280 for connection.
It would be possible to get a smaller output boiler to match your heat load and with the addition of an outside weather comp and the fact your hot water is not connected it would make your gas bills very affordable.

Installation might not be that expensive if the option is there to locate the boiler close enough to the meter. MHO of course.

cathy01

JohnnieK wrote: »

If it's natural gas your talking about then I would switch. If your property is within 15m of the main it's €280 for connection.
It would be possible to get a smaller output boiler to match your heat load and with the addition of an outside weather comp and the fact your hot water is not connected it would make your gas bills very affordable.

Installation might not be that expensive if the option is there to locate the boiler close enough to the meter. MHO of course.[/Quote


We already paid to get it to the front of the house before we got the garden cobblocked. So having the gas is not the problem. We are thinking of getting the termastatic valves and just repairing the oil boiler. Then when it does kick in all together get the condenser. We are very well insulated doors walls roof it's just not knowing if paying the extra 1400 or what ever for a condenser is worth the money, I reall really appreciate you taking the time to reply. Honest thanks

JohnnieK

How old is the burner? There's not much to go wrong with the boiler it's self it's just a water jacket really. Provided it's serviced properly and regularly its the burner that has the most perishable parts on it.

cathy01

cathy01 wrote: »

:rolleyes:
Sorry everyone.Im turning into a bore.
My plumber was over.

Hes going to put thermostatic valves on all my rads.He thinks we should just get a new boiler or burner in the oil burner.
I was thinking of getting gas, cause its cheaper.Then he said not really.
So, should I just get my old burner//Boiler , what ever that thing is out my back that makes the rads tuen on, or get one of those condensing ones.Which are 96 % super.I dont need hot water from them , as I have a soler panel.
Thanks,Cathy

Maybe keep what you have untill it stops working then have a system update that will have more controllability leading to a more efficient system, also NAT gas is cheaper than oil.

cathy01

hi , and thanks for the reply.
We have saved for a year to get it right , as I have a 9 month old baby and dont want to go cold during the winter.

I think , we are getting the valves., and just repair what we have.
,Can anyone recommend a type of thermostatic vale or are they all the same.
Thanks,Cathy

ccsolar

cathy01 wrote: »

hi , and thanks for the reply.
We have saved for a year to get it right , as I have a 9 month old baby and dont want to go cold during the winter.

I think , we are getting the valves., and just repair what we have.
,Can anyone recommend a type of thermostatic vale or are they all the same.
Thanks,Cathy

Hi
Check out the HR40 from Honeywell
It's a thermostatic valve with a built in timer
Cc