David wrote:
In article .com,
writes

Yes. Well some have been one bedroom flats, and others 3 bed semis. All
have to be tip top and atractive to sell ASAP to as near to asking
price as possible.

I think then that this is where you differ with many in the group
timegoesby, its not resale and space saving that are issues for a lot of
us.

I would say it is. Most people do things in their homes with a view to
add value. That is all people go on about, the value of their homes.

Many of us bought houses to live in and have systems that suit our
lifestyle without needing the space that removing a cylinder would give
us.

If you are satisfied with your system then leave it. I am not saying go
out and buy a Rinnai because it is the new thing to do. Through
initially doing it the wrong way, and saved by Internet forums as I was
pretty ignorant of CH and water matters, I look at it from an angle of
delivering the pressures and flow rates, saving space and cost. That
does not mean slapping in an inferior cheap and nasty system. At times
saving space and delivering the flow rates is important with cost is
way down. Expectations of people are high these days, and many people
who buy my houses are not British and come from countries where high
pressure showers are not a luxury. I have to deliver. I try to buy
products with quality brand names if possible. Bosch has a quality
image, so if I can install a Bosch then I will. A Bosch or Neff hob is
essential as the name is on show.

The reason John gets into so many arguments is that he won't accept
that other people have different needs and not all of us want to change
over to a combi when we have well designed systems that give us the
performance we require. I am not an expert on heating systems (I have
installed three to date though) but even I can accept that there are
alternatives to the sort of system I prefer and would change to suit.

I have found combis a God send at times and I know that the more
powerful models can fill baths fast enough. The much mocked idea of two
combis (on this forum) saved my bacon once, being highly cost effective
as well and saved a hell of a lot of installation hassle. Two Bosch
Juniors. For what I wanted they were just the business. The Bosch name
gave them appeal. When one shower was operating the shower off the
second combi had no influence at all. Joining the two to fill the bath
meant it was filled in a few minutes.

There are many ways of skinning a cat and I naturally go the quality
combi route as first option (I don't buy stuff from B&Q), and now
looking at the Rinnai route too if need be, until they can't cope,
for whatever reason, and then look at cylinders.

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David