On Oct 7, 8:03 pm, Derek ^ wrote:
On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:12:38 +0100, "John"
wrote:







"Derek ^" wrote in message
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On 7 Oct 2006 05:57:24 -0700, "Alex Flaherty"
wrote:

Back Boilers are now deprecated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecated (just in case). ;-)

So I wouldn't chop any more holes in your living room floor for now.

AIUI CORGI fitters will no longer repair back boilers, and probably
BAXI will no longer supply the parts. Shortly in the future if not

What a load of crap. We've had a Baxi Bermuda 552 for over 10 years. It's
regularly serviced (once a year) by British Gas as part of their 3-star
central heating cover (or whatever it's called now) the latest service
having been done just over a month ago - plenty of parts still available and
no mention whatsoever of having to do away with it.

John.http://snipurl.com/yfe6

From: Dave Plowman (News) - view profile
Date: Tues, Sep 26 2006 7:03 pm

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I presume you mean scrapping the back boiler and installing a new one
in the loft?

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From: Ed Sirett - view profile
Date: Tues, Sep 26 2006 7:19 pm

You do not want to move that boiler anywhere except to the scrap man.
You may not reuse it, it is too old to be of any further use.
You almost certainly may not replace it with another back boiler.

You could do worse that to look over the BoilerChoice FAQ below.

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I rest my case.

R.U. Receiving me?


Loud and clear, but I think it's you who needs to test their reception.

(1) There's a big difference between not being allowed to fit new (or
move existing as in quote from Ed Sirett) inefficient boilers, except
in documented circumstances where a condensing boiler is innapropriate,
and CORGI engineers refusing to repair them in-situ.

(2) There's no evidence that the OPs boiler needs repairing, he just
wants to move the vent.

MBQ