On Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:52:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 01/02/2020 11:13, Bev wrote:
I'm more tempted by a system with cylinder as I have also read some
reviews that say that kerosene combi are not as good at producing HW as
a gas fired.
The one thing I have noticed is that oil boilers have never failed to
provide decent hot water.

Thanks

I'd put a mains pressure tank in the loft - then you have all the
advantages of the combi - mains pressure hot water, no shower pumnps -
and all the advantages of a system boiler with a tank - high flow rate
of hot water.

Again thanks

If your water is hard, put in a water softener to protect it.

Fortunately we have a soft water supply