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Size of combi boiler?

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  • 20-09-2013 2:22pm
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    Dennymul
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Excuse my ignorance regarding this topic. I want to heat a very small renovated 1 bedrm cottage and provide hot water. Interested in a used combi oil fired boiler. I found a used one but it is for a large house, 45kw. Will it be inefficient for my purpose?


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    corkgsxr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    45kw is huge. You sure thats right.

    That's commercial size.


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    Dennymul
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Dennymul


    Yes, it is available at a very reasonable price. I have an adjoining shed to put it into but I dont what something that is inefficient.


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    Dennymul
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Dennymul


    Thanks for your reply Shane0007, the boiler is a Geminox Megalithe 45s and is apparently 5 years old. The seller claims he heated a large house with 22 rads and kept a warm house because of young children. He claims it use about 1000 lts of oil per year. Boiler ran about 4 hrs a day during the coldest part of year. Heated water in the summer for only about 15mins per day.


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    Dennymul
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Dennymul


    Thanks again Shane0007, I was worried about short cycling and inefficiency, I will look elsewhere. Cheers!


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    jimf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,955 ✭✭✭jimf


    slightly off topic what are the general views on combi boilers outside of efficiency


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