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Gas Boilers

  • 28-12-2004 4:04pm
    #1
    Mairin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭


    I've bought a new house that has a back boiler gas fire in the living room fire place. It's old and ugly. I've been told that replacing it with a nicer back boiler fire will call about €3500 which I can't afford. Will moving it be as expensive as I've been told and can I take the fire place off as I don't think that I need it for heat. All suggestions will be appreciated.


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  • #2
    pipers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭pipers


    Mairin wrote:
    I've bought a new house that has a back boiler gas fire in the living room fire place. It's old and ugly. I've been told that replacing it with a nicer back boiler fire will call about €3500 which I can't afford. Will moving it be as expensive as I've been told and can I take the fire place off as I don't think that I need it for heat. All suggestions will be appreciated.


    You cannot move a back boiler, consider fitting a wall hung one elsewhere.


  • #3
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    That price sounds like porkies.Tradesmen inflate prices particularly if the potential customer seems to know nothing or is a woman ( my neighbour experienced this :( ). €3500 sounds like a price for whole new system. Get a few more quotes from heating comapnies you think you can trust. Those fancy new gas fires are certainly less that €1000 and you could probably disconnect that boiler. And yes the fireplace can be removed OK, was done in my own family home.


  • #4
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,062 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    What are you planning on doing with the boiler once you get rid of he fire and fireplace?! €3500 sounds reasonable to me for a new system. Your best bet would be to ring BGE and get them to set up a sales lead for a new system - the guy who comes out will take a look around and tell you your options - it's free so you're not obliged spend any money it might give you a better idea of what you want to do....


  • #5
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    A wall hung fan flue or conventional flue boiler (preferable since much quieter and more reliable) would be the best option. AFAIK the firefront/back boiler combos can't be separated into two separate units so if you remove the firefront the boiler can't/shouldn't be operated independently.


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