Replacing / Moving Boiler

6 years ago

Moving into an 1890s cottage. 3 bedroom with 2 reception rooms. Has an old boiler which is currently situated upstairs in a box room. I'm thinking of replacing the boiler and also putting in a new kitchen. Is there any real advantage to moving the boiler downstairs into the kitchen? The box room at present has boiler and some space for storage, and my only real use for it would be shelving / storage.

I'm also thinking of changing the electric shower, as don't like them and would prefer one that runs off a combi boiler. Bit naive with this sort of thing, so wondered if there was anything I needed to consider in this respect.

Many thanks.

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Jonathan
6 years ago
Moving a boiler location is expensive so only do it if you have to. The kitchen is not the only location- it could go in an attached garage, cellar, loft etc etc.

A combination boiler heats water as you need it. An electric shower heats water as you need it so there may be no difference. Often boilers are more powerful than your shower but there are higher powered electric showers- to know if the boiler option is going to be better you need your plumber to investigate your water pressure and flow rate.
It may be that your mains supply is poor in which case you need to investigate mains pumps or a conventional boiler where your hot water is stored in a tank until you need it.
titiankim
6 years ago
We need to move and replace our boiler because the kitchen was moving. We put it in the loft because we wanted a cylinder and didn't want to lose the space in the new utility. Only now we're considering a loft conversion, which wasn't on the cards at all then.... So definitely think about your long term plans for the house (or if you're not planning to stay, what would be most appealing for buyers)
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