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Insert Boiler for my mother house

  • 24-03-2015 5:24pm
    #1
    DaraDali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    My mother is leaving the country for 3 weeks and want to put a insert boiler in while shes away :)

    At the moment she has a open fire with a back boiler - new tank just in last year.

    Need the new stove to heat 7 normal rads and 1 double.

    Based in Limerick but would love to hear about your experiences with these.

    Or if anyone could recommend one.

    I think we will keep the boiler thats there and just have a stove in front of it.

    regards
    D
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  • #2
    agusta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    its makes no sense to leave the back boiler thats there and put a stove in front of it.insert boiler stove or a free standing boiler stove


  • #3
    Sanchez83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭Sanchez83


    Hi Dara,
    It's not possible to have both the existing boiler and an insert boiler I'm afraid.
    You would have to remove the existing back boiler I'm afraid.


  • #4
    DaraDali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭DaraDali


    Hey guys thanks for the quick response on this. Yes you both are correct, I meant to say fire front and keep the back boiler in place.

    But also could rip that out and put in a insert boiler stove. what's the difference between insert stove and normal stove?


  • #5
    Sanchez83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭Sanchez83


    Rip it out.
    I'd be sceptical about those fire fronts.
    No real difference bar cost between insert and freestanding.Which do you think your mother would prefer? If a small room I'd go with the insert.


  • #6
    DaraDali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭DaraDali


    Sanchez83 wrote: »
    Rip it out.
    I'd be sceptical about those fire fronts.
    No real difference bar cost between insert and freestanding.Which do you think your mother would prefer? If a small room I'd go with the insert.

    Have to say the insert's do look really nice some i've seen. trying to keep the cost to a min as doing a good few jobs while shes away.

    @sanchez do you have one in your room? which did you go with?


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  • #7
    therealmccoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭therealmccoy


    Ya, don't bother with a firedoor. If the budget allows, you are MUCH better off taking out the back boiler and putting in a boiler stove.
    If the room is bigger than 12x12 (ft) then go for a freestanding boiler stove as they give better heat to the room, if the room is smaller an Inset would be the finest (and is convenient in that it takes up very little space).

    Brands to look at:
    Inset:
    Henley Achill Inset Boiler 17kw around the €1250 mark.
    Inis Bofin Inset Boiler around €1500 (Irish Made)
    Freestanding:
    Inis Oirr MK2 Boiler around €1500 (Irish Made)


  • #8
    DaraDali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭DaraDali


    Thanks for all the replys,

    Just talked with my dad and its a Triple pass boiler thats in place on the open fire, so would it still be a good idea to replace it?


    Budget sadly is around the 1000 euro mark

    Looking into a second hand one something along these lines : http://www.donedeal.ie/heating-for-sale/mulberry-stove-back-boiler/8918117?offset=16


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