On Monday, 18 March 2019 23:35:25 UTC, Steve Walker wrote:
On 18/03/2019 19:11, ARW wrote:
On 18/03/2019 08:26, Brian Reay wrote:

Personally, I'd not feel comfortable without having an immersion
heater as a back up. While we've not had many issues with our heating,
not having hot water for showers etc is a big issue.


That's everyone with a combi boiler up **** creek then.

Apart from the ones with electric showers:-)


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Adam

The very reason I have resisted changing to a combi-boiler.

Even if power failed and we had neither boiler nor immersion, we'd still
have 40 gallons of hot water and with care could eke that out for a
couple of days before it became freezing cold to shower.

The house still has the option of using the gas fire and/or portable
electric heaters in the cold months.

We have had our boiler fail a couple of times over the years - just fan
bearings siezing and the backup has proved itself useful until bearing
could be obtained.

SteveW

I should have made it clear that, whilst I do have an immersion heater in the hot water tank, it is not permanently connected. I have had to use it twice in the last 10 years when the gas valve on the boiler failed. When it has been needed, I've, shall we say, made temporary arrangements to power it..