"Stephen" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:00:07 +0100, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:

Outdoor boilers are a great idea, Keep the stuff out of the house.
Fitting
an external oil combi is a great idea - all outside.

Making space in the kitchen is a definite plus point but OTOH I'm
still concerned about an external one on a cold day during a power
cut, wouldn't it freeze then? And I had not appreciated what others
have said about it being uncomfortable to work on in winter weather.

I do not have a combi. I have a HW cylinder. Perhaps combis are better
that you only heat what you need. I doubt we use a cylinder a day.
What advantages are there to having cylinders: better flow rate and
the ability to connect a shower?

Thanks,
Stephen.

You can get anti-freeze for the system but we never have, the box and pipes
are insulated: and I hope we don't get long power cuts, it depends where you
live we didn't have a frost to freeze pipes last year or this

http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog...ntifreeze.html