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I am in the South East Area Junc 4 M3, and looking to get a Combi boiler installed to replace my noisy and old back boiler currently in the living room.
anyone got any prices, for something similiar, anyone got any one they could recommend to do the job, in Farnborough/Camberley area.
thanks all.
might be better to email me any recommendations if it means not conflicting with ted's advertising policies. :-)
anyone got any prices, for something similiar, anyone got any one they could recommend to do the job, in Farnborough/Camberley area.
thanks all.
might be better to email me any recommendations if it means not conflicting with ted's advertising policies. :-)
Depends on the size of the house/flat etc. Personally I wouldn't go for one.
We have one in our house, and the moment anyone turns on a tap flushes a toilet etc the water pressure goes instantly as does the hot water. Particularly helpfuk if you are under the shower at the time!
We have been in the house for 8 months, and it has transpired that the biloer unit was replaced as it was faulty 4 months before we moved in. We have already had the gas board out 4 times, and the last time the guy came he said see you in a couple of months!
Get a proper boiler with a hot water tank, far better!
We have one in our house, and the moment anyone turns on a tap flushes a toilet etc the water pressure goes instantly as does the hot water. Particularly helpfuk if you are under the shower at the time!
We have been in the house for 8 months, and it has transpired that the biloer unit was replaced as it was faulty 4 months before we moved in. We have already had the gas board out 4 times, and the last time the guy came he said see you in a couple of months!
Get a proper boiler with a hot water tank, far better!
parrot of doom said:
I live on my own and have a Combi-boiler - its excellent. Very quiet, cheap to run, bloody hot water.
If you have a huge family though I'd think twice....
When you live on your own you struggle to turn on another tap etc whilst in the shower! You have ultimate control over who uses what soa cmbi is fine.
However move a girlfriend/wife in and it all goes pear shaped, as you can bet they will flush the toilet, out the washing machne one etc at least once a week whilst you are in the shower, reducing wateflow to a trickle!
So if single and staying that way for ever you can go combi, otherwise dont!
chrisgr31 said:Alternatively, get a girlfriend/wife that is marginally intelligent (or maybe I'm just spoilt by having one of those
When you live on your own you struggle to turn on another tap etc whilst in the shower! You have ultimate control over who uses what soa cmbi is fine.
However move a girlfriend/wife in and it all goes pear shaped, as you can bet they will flush the toilet, out the washing machne one etc at least once a week whilst you are in the shower, reducing wateflow to a trickle!
So if single and staying that way for ever you can go combi, otherwise dont!
)! We've had a combi in our rented house for two years, and I cannot remember a single instance of one of us turning on a kitchen tap or starting the washing machine / dishwasher when the other is in the shower. A great plus side for us is that it turned the shower into the most powerful I have ever used, as the hot water is at cold mains pressure!
chrisgr31 said:
Depends on the size of the house/flat etc. Personally I wouldn't go for one.
Get a proper boiler with a hot water tank, far better!
I agree
We have no pressure at all in our area come the sumertime
But if you still want to push on ahead with a combi, rough pricing will be £1500 and upwards all depending if its a straight swap out or something more complicated ,be warned as in most things in life you get what you pay for a £300 boiler will not be as good as a £1500 one
Make sure who ever you use is Corgi as well
I had a word with the plumber I use but alas your too far from him Get someone to check out the dynamic pressure of you abode also consider the maximum litres per minuet (combi seldom do better than 12lpm at delta T 30o) so if you have four bathrooms its probably a non-starter. You mention a back boiler so you property is likely to be old and supplied by a half-inch water main witch is not ideal but often proves to be adequate. The best bet is to get advice from someone that knows what that are doing (and that is not necessarily British Gas).
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