Central heating

mariaalice

Do you know anyone who still has back boiler central heating and only back boiler central heating? or even no central heating?

Back boilers were a great and economical way of heating a home.

Back in the day, there were grants for installing back boiler central heating, now open fires are a thing of the past in new houses. The public policy changes.

gipi

Buddy of mine bought an old 50s house earlier this year that had 2 open fireplaces (one downstairs, one upstairs) and no other form of heating. There was a back boiler that heated water, that's all.

Previous owner had lived there all his life, till he passed away 18 months ago.

Gregor Samsa

I know someone with no central heating. Just a range in the kitchen, which is the only heating in the whole house. No hot water, other than what's boiled on the range. They're not poor either.

hoodie6029

Lived in a former Airbnb briefly. A stove was the only way to heat the few radiators. It did sh1t job at it too.

Keep the place warm with oil filled radiators mostly.

mariaalice

I know a few who have back boilers and oil central heating and one rarely uses the oil, the stove with the back boiler heats the house brilleantly the sitting room where the stove is, is almost too warm.

onrail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463487#Comment_121463487

As modern 'efficient' homes have people spending hundreds per month extra on their electricity bill for nonsense heat pumps

Hippodrome Song Owl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058325936/central-heating

Yes, my family home has only an open fire with back boiler still.

mariaalice

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463899#Comment_121463899

Does it heat the house?

Hippodrome Song Owl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463911#Comment_121463911

Yes, it heats the radiators and the water cylinder. It's excellent, but labour intensive.

Tork

My aunt and uncle have a stove and a back boiler. They're in a medium-sized bungalow and it seems to do a good job of heating the radiators. They used to mostly burn turf and some of their own wood but I don't know what they're using this winter.