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sm_jamieson wrote:
Don't bother with a combi. They are ****e of the devil. Put in a
conventional system ie with roof tanks and the HW storage tank (well
lagged). There's such a thing as too much technology. You will still
have to have a condensing boiler. It will cost you more but there
will be far less trouble and expense with repairs and spare parts.
This also means you can install a solar hot water roof panel which you
can't with a combi. Also your bath will fill quickly.

And do you have a noisy pump to get a power shower ?

That would depend entirely on the head from the header tank. In my case
the shower is more than OK without a pump.

And what do you do when your hot water runs out ?

Mine will give an adequately warm shower constantly, even if you start
with no hot water left. Uses a fast recovery cylinder. But this doesn't
matter much in practice - only discovered it after coming back from
holiday.

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*He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Dave Plowman London SW
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