"Mike" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
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Why do builders assume that people want the central heating boiler
in
the
kitchen?

I would welcome the idea of an ugly but reliable boiler that could
be
fitted
in a cupboard (like a big meter cupboard) on the outside of the
house.
Less
hassle when replacement is needed as changes to pipework wouldn't
disturb
the appearance of the room.

Such boiler are available. Come in highly insulated outside cabinets
that
mount on the wall.

Special commercial units.

Nope. Grant do options on most of their oil boilers like this.


Indeed, there was one outside a cottage we rented recently. It was floor
mounted (and oil fired) and was about 1m high and 600mm square. Can't
remember the make but, as combi's go, not bad at all (apart from [duck] slow
bath fill which was quite acceptable as it was the sort of building that
didn't actually have space for tanks). A little noisy on a quiet evening
too. I can't say the cabinet appeared to be "highly insulated" as it didn't!


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