I want to get the smallest electric or gas boiler suitable for
providing hot water for a one bed flat (has electric underfloor
heating). I know electric boilers are more expensive to run but I'm
thinking that for a small flat it won't amount to much difference. Any
recommendation on minimum size I can get away with and recommended
manufacturers? I understand that it must be a condensing boiler, is
this right?


Also need a macerator toilet - I've been led to believe that you need
to be careful what you flush down and they're a little noisy but apart
from that they are very reliable. Is that right? Anybody have any
recommendations for brands?

tia,
Chad

wrote:
I want to get the smallest electric or gas boiler suitable for
providing hot water for a one bed flat (has electric underfloor
heating). I know electric boilers are more expensive to run but I'm
thinking that for a small flat it won't amount to much difference. Any
recommendation on minimum size I can get away with and recommended
manufacturers? I understand that it must be a condensing boiler, is
this right?

Yes, even an electric boiler needs to be a condensing one.


No, sorry, just messing around - no such thing.

As for sizing your boiler, is it just for hot water? In which case what
you're really after is an electric instant water heater, rather than the
type of boiler you might use to run your CH. Someone will be along with
a recommendation shortly.



Also need a macerator toilet - I've been led to believe that you need
to be careful what you flush down and they're a little noisy but apart
from that they are very reliable. Is that right? Anybody have any
recommendations for brands?

Yes, by all accounts they are *very* reliable - at blocking up
regularly. Google the group archives for some great accounts.


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Grunff

In article .com,
writes:
I want to get the smallest electric or gas boiler suitable for
providing hot water for a one bed flat (has electric underfloor
heating). I know electric boilers are more expensive to run but I'm
thinking that for a small flat it won't amount to much difference. Any
recommendation on minimum size I can get away with and recommended
manufacturers? I understand that it must be a condensing boiler, is
this right?

I don't believe there's a requirement for water heaters to
be condensing. You might want to see what multipoint gas
water heaters are on the market. Unfortunately you gave no
details of your existing setup and why/how you want to change
it.

Also need a macerator toilet - I've been led to believe that you need
to be careful what you flush down and they're a little noisy but apart
from that they are very reliable. Is that right? Anybody have any
recommendations for brands?

You don't seem to have read the FAQ...
http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#saniflo

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Andrew Gabriel

Owain wrote:

Andrew Gabriel wrote:
writes:
Also need a macerator toilet - I've been led to believe that you need
to be careful what you flush down and they're a little noisy but apart
from that they are very reliable. Is that right? Anybody have any
recommendations for brands?
You don't seem to have read the FAQ...
http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#saniflo

Also if this is the only toilet in the flat (which it may well be in a
1-bedroom flat), a macerator unit cannot be used, contravenes the
Buidling Regs IIRC.

Owain

Hmmm... that is *very* disconcerting, I really do not want to have to
put the toilet where the waste pipe enters the flat. Will be checking
this out wrt Building Regs but if anybody out there has any more info
about this please let us know.

tia,
Chad

Andrew Gabriel wrote:

I don't believe there's a requirement for water heaters to
be condensing. You might want to see what multipoint gas
water heaters are on the market. Unfortunately you gave no
details of your existing setup and why/how you want to change
it.
Existing setup is empty shell flat. Does sound like I can just go with
a
electric instant water heater as it will only be for hot water and not
CH.


Also need a macerator toilet - I've been led to believe that you need
to be careful what you flush down and they're a little noisy but apart
from that they are very reliable. Is that right? Anybody have any
recommendations for brands?

You don't seem to have read the FAQ...
http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#saniflo
I had seen that (unfortunately) but was hoping it applied only to the
Saniflo range! But surely with all those tiny flats popping up all over
the country there must be a satisfactory solution to this issue?

On 16 Sep 2006 14:58:25 -0700, wrote:

You don't seem to have read the FAQ...
http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#saniflo
I had seen that (unfortunately) but was hoping it applied only to the
Saniflo range! But surely with all those tiny flats popping up all over
the country there must be a satisfactory solution to this issue?

The ones made by Tecma are better:

http://www.tecma.net/house/macerators.html

They're slightly confusingly called 'Sanisplit' but have nothing to do
with Saniflo.

cheers,
Pete.

The ones made by Tecma are better:

http://www.tecma.net/house/macerators.html

They're slightly confusingly called 'Sanisplit' but have nothing to do
with Saniflo.

That's what I installed and it works well, so far.

One thing to note is that (rather sensibly) every dwelling must have a
conventional toilet before they are allowed to install a macerator. Does
this small flat already have a working conventional toilet?

Christian.