On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:15:16 -0000, "Nick" wrote:


"Owain" wrote in message
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On 2 Dec, 18:44, "Nick" wrote:
Location is in a hearth in what is now a utility room, this hearth is
ducted
directly to an airbrick. The existing firefront has not been used in 25
years (and is quite hideous).
We don't have available space for a more conventional boiler.

Could you knock out the front of the chimney (extend the fire opening
upwards with a new lintel) and mount a new boiler between the side
walls of the chimney? That wouldn't take up any more space - indeed,
could give you some extra storage space beneath the boiler.

On a quick skim through the Baxi thing, I didn't notice any mention of
condensate drain

Owain

It would be possible to extend the existing fireplace to accommodate a
conventional boiler.
This would involve quite considerable work including major structural annd
pipework modifications etc.
It is our intention to leave this house within a couple of years.
The house will be left in good and working order but you may understand that
we don't want to make unneccessary expenditure.
It took me some while to find decent specs for this Baxi thing (even on the
Baxi site).
The boiler contains a cistern to collect condensate and a pump to clear that
cistern via 10mm pipework.
This sounds fine in theory but I am not convinced that it would work well in
the long term.
However, and unfortunately, I would not expect any boiler to give the 30
years + that the existing New World gadget has done.
From what I have read 5 years is good and 10 years extraordinary for any
modern appliance.
Thank you for your reply.

If you are leaving the house soon then why replace the boiler?

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