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Can a 15 year old non-condensing gas boiler be moved?
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.05 PM
Hi, We're planning on having a lot of work done in a house we've recently bought and one of the jobs is moving a downstairs toilet from the middle of the house, back about 2 metres to back-on to an external wall. Currently the space is occupied by in-set kitchen appliances/units. We have no problems with removing those to make the space but the boiler is currently right in the back corner. We're happy with the boiler being in the room with the toilet but its size and current position on the internal wall to the side of the room will make it very cramped/awkward to fit/use the toilet. It already vents to the back wall so we would like it rotated 90 degrees to sit on the external wall just underneath where it vents, rather than the side wall under and next to where it vents. That should give enough room to comfortably sit the toilet. Because of the boiler's age and its non-condensing nature, I wanted to check that it can actually be moved (i.e. doesn't class a new install and therefore require it to be a condensing-type) and whether the costs of moving would be significant enough to warrant getting a new one. The current boiler is a Worcester 14/19CBi, which I believe is about 79% efficient, so not horrendous, but obviously not as efficient as a new one. We don't particularly want to pay a load of money to replace it if its working fine, but it is old and I don't like being cold so I'd hate to pay a large amount to move it, only to have it fail in a year or two of hard winter use. Any advice would be appreciated! Many thanks, Dan.
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