Remove Thorn boiler, install new boiler in alternate location. Remove tanks
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.27 PM
We have just moved into a property with a working Thorn boiler situated low level in the kitchen which is reliable but not economical and is also taking up valuable kitchen space. We will require this to be updated but need advise on what new system we should choose and will need it to be able to sufficiently accommodate a 4 bedroom detached home, which has 1 kitchen, 1 family bathroom, 1 ensuite and 1 ground floor wc and 9no radiators. We would like Any advice on the system to choose. We would like the boiler to be relocated to either a kitchen wall or a bedroom cupboard depending on what is easiest, and the water tanks removed to free up space in the bedroom and loft.
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
What you propose is achievable but only in part. The boiler can be changed for a wall hung Conventional/Regular boiler such as a Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDi Classic Regular, as regards your hot water requirement's you will need an un-vented cylinder due to the amount of bathrooms you have, as you do not mention how many occupants live in the house I can only assume it will be more then 2 so the family bathroom will need an adequate supply of constant hot water too.
The only practically way to achieve this is a previously mentioned by installing an un-vented cylinder, this delivers adequate hot water at mains cold water pressure, but if your cold water pressure is poor so will your hot water! I think you will have to consider where to locate the new un-vented cylinder as this item of equipment is essential, perhaps seeking professional advice on alternate locations!
Recommend you now invite Gas Safe heating engineers to attend and advise which will involve a survey so as to provide you with more thorough information leading to quotations regarding size of boiler and the un-vented cylinder size to suit your requirements'/needs.
if you chose a combi you will need to make shore you have a water main with a good enough incomimg main to support it,check pressure and volume at a time of high demand ie 6am to 9am in morning and 4pm to 8pm in evening.some combi makers claim to be able to serve multiple outlets but if you do not have pressure and volume for a combi you will be disapointed.dont forget the fact your water board will not gaurante pressure and volume.proberly your best bet is a system boiler with unvented cylinder but even with unvented cylinder for it to work at its best you need pressure and volume from your incoming water main.
