Anyone replaced an Oil boiler recently ?

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Jonathan
7 years ago
In the middle of replacement boiler quotes although mine is gas.
The cost of the boiler depends on how big you need. My Mums boiler was around £1000 but mine is likely to be twice that.
The installation of mine is quoted as about £2400. My mum paid a little less but not much.
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minnie101
7 years ago
Hi Karen. If you scroll through this there are indicative numbers. If does depend on size though and whether there are other issues though. We had to have our gas boiler replaced when we moved in and the BG quote was just under 9k (with a discount!) as the boiler had to be moved outside as there wasn't inspection access to the flues plus some other issue! (We were condemned with big danger signs!). I think we ended up paying around 6.5k. Good luck, I hope it doesn't cost too much and you're not freezing

http://www.homeadviceguide.com/boiler-installation-cost-guide/
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OnePlan
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7 years ago
Thank you all ! I'm sitting here at home in my duck down ski jacket !! Lol !!
The boiler chap came over today - and will come back again on 27th to try and fix it ! He won't even contemplate putting a new boiler in until spring ! In the mean time I have emersion heater keeping the water hot and one lpg gas fire, and thankfully, electric UFH in the kitchen - I just hope it doesn't snow !!!!
Victoria
7 years ago
Is the boiler in the house or an outbuilding? I only ask as my parents' oil fired boiler is in the garage. Regulations tightened up a lot a while ago around flues etc for gas boilers, not sure about oil. Will cost more if you have to make changes to the flue
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Victoria
7 years ago
This website has some useful info
http://www.oftec.org.uk/consumers/flues-chimneys-and-ventilation
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7 years ago
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Thanks Victoria ... it's in the house currently - just off the boot room - so an area with a flat roof above - it currently vents straight upwards .... if we need to move it outside that's a possibility!
bocas321
7 years ago
We just replaced our very old and inefficient oil boiler with an external one. It cost us approx £1800 + vat plus fitting. This is a more powerful than average boiler due to the size of house.

I can't find the costs for fitting, but it involved a lot of extra work as we have very thick stone walls, and It was expensive!

We have seen a major difference in warmth and oil consumption, so hopefully it was worth it in the long run. The extra space inside means I can also have a new dedicated laundry room. At last!
Caroline McKechnie
7 years ago
Hi there, we had our oil boiler replaced this week..ours cost about £3000, but that included everything (Instalation, new flue, v.a.t.) hubby says to get three quotes to get the best price...good luck.
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7 years ago
Thanks Caroline and Bubski !
I have had one chap out and he won't be back until end of the month ( bonkers !) and another chap I hoped might be able to do it sooner said he'd come today - then texted that he won't be ! So I'm still sat in the cold !! Might zoom out to the local wholesaler and buy some electric oil radiators tonight as this is ridiculous !!
User
7 years ago
Why don't you consider a wood pellet boiler? I had one fitted 2.5 years ago and at that time there were very favourable terms. I get a payment every quarter from the government for using biomass. It will go on for a total of 7 years. By the end of it I will have got all my money back and about as much again. Running costs at the moment are similar.
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7 years ago
Thanks Rob ... interesting - although I think I've missed out on the government scheme ?! I'll look into it !
Coco Nuts
7 years ago
I would also recommend wood pellet system. Here in Ireland there was a generous grant to put them in which was extremely helpful at the time.
User
7 years ago
I think it's still available. In fact from one site I checked the tariff has increased. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/domestic-rhi/applicants
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7 years ago
Thank you !! I'll go look while I wait for this drawing to render !! ;-)
shelleyuk
7 years ago
Don't go with Biomass Karen. It was completely the wrong decision for us (although ours is log fired rather than pellets). The cost of the wood is currently far greater than the cost of oil (although this might change) and our electricity bills are much higher than they were before due to the cost of running the boiler. During the winter the log cost of running heating and hot water would be about £40 a day! We self supply but have to pay a fee for the privilege of doing so.. Pellets might be slightly cheaper but you still have to have the storage space.
shelleyuk
7 years ago
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I still kick myself over the fact that we paid £15k to install the system.
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OnePlan
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7 years ago
Omg !!! That's outrageous !!

I must admit I think the storage might be a problem for us - as our outbuildings are either open to the elements in places or full of garden things!
User
7 years ago
I store at most two pallets (approx £235 per pallet) of pellets which each take up an areas of 1m x 1,2m x approx 1.6m high. The pellets come in 15kg bags. I've just done a quick add up of the worst year we had which was 5 tonnes of pellets, plus my current electricity usage and it works out at just over £6/day. Bear in mind there are only two of us, but that is a 160 year old stone farmhouse, it's all our central heating, hot water and electricity and also includes electricity usage for my workshop from which I run my furniture making business. It cost about £8.5K to install including a large hot water tank. I receiver approx' £600/qtr RHI payment and will do for 7 years from date of installation. If I sell within this time the new owner will receive the balance. The downside is I have to load the pellets into the boiler which in winter is every 2-3 days. I can put 4 bags in at a time. In summer it's about 1-2 bags per week tops. The bags are shower proof. Mine live in an open barn. Our system lights itself on a timer or thermostat in the same way a gas/oil boiler would, so can be set to have everywhere warm when you get in rather than having to load and light, like a log gassification boiler
shelleyuk
7 years ago
Yes that sounds better than a log gasification boiler. Log gasification is shite and frankly hard work.

I have a large boiler with a 3000 litre tank. It takes about 6 large wheelbarrow loads of logs in the winter every day (although house is large and I work from home). In theory I get back a max of £3200 per annum but in reality its coming out at more like £2400. So it will still cover the installation cost over the 7 years but it won't also cover the fuel and certainly won't cover the hassle factor. Electricity bill is up from about £80 per month to about £120 per month because the fan is on constantly. Log self supplier fee is £25. But my rate was almost 9p and its now down to about 4p and so I struggle to see how anyone could make it worth the effort now unless they had a small house and a plentiful free supply of split and seasoned wood

I spend lots of time hauling/splitting wood and the boiler has to be cleaned out every week.
shelleyuk
7 years ago
and on that note I need to go and get another wheelbarrow load of wood...
User
7 years ago
The only people I know who use log gassification do ok. However one buys in unseasoned timber at about 10 tonne a go and cuts and stacks it. He has enough space to have 3 years worth at a time. The other one gets a better rate as he is classified as commercial. He heats his home which is also a B&B and also sprays cars at his premises and uses the boiler to heat the spray booth. It is a constant job.
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OnePlan
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7 years ago
I shall discuss with Mr OnePlan at the weekend ... I'm not so sure I could manage big bags myself (or a wheelbarrow full of logs, without breaking a nail!!) but it's good to have other options to think about ! Thank you ! (I'm not really as precious as that makes me sound !)
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OnePlan
Original Author
7 years ago
I'm so cold I can't sleep ! Brrrrrr
LTS
7 years ago
Oh no! I hope you enjoyed your night away & enjoyed being warm. Fingers crossed this is all sorted soon!!
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OnePlan
Original Author
7 years ago
There's a man in my boot room as I type ! Lots of oooh and arrrrr noises ?! I'm hoping they positive ones ?!? Oh I hear banging now !!!
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OnePlan
Original Author
7 years ago
My night out in London was fab thanks !! And yes a lovely warm apartment there ! I my have to decamp there for a bit if this isn't fixed soon !
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OnePlan
Original Author
7 years ago
Poop - not fixed tonight !
LTS
7 years ago
Oh no!! Is he coming back today?
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OnePlan
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7 years ago
Yes yes yes !! Finally fixed I'm happy to say ... this old boiler can limp on for another few months I hope ( found the paperwork for it ... it was installed well over 20 years ago !!!)
So I'm warm again at last !!! Yipppppeeeedeeeedoooo !
Coco Nuts
7 years ago
My wood pellets are delivered by the tonne. I have 3 tonne delivered once a year. They are blown in to a purpose built store from which I fill a hopper once a week which feeds the boiler. It heats my large five bedroom house no problem and we have more hot water than I need. I had oil before and it just doesn't compare.

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