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when you say cant go up in size on gas ive seen a small length of 22mm coming off meter and then going up to 28mm
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to be fair I have seen a trv on the gas supply to a radiant fire, but it does not make it correct. does no one use 28mm meter unions?when you say cant go up in size on gas ive seen a small length of 22mm coming off meter and then going up to 28mm
as said above, not technically correct, but does decrease pipe friction.
still waiting for an answer as to explosiveness ?!
why do i never hear any one mention vokera as a good boiler ....
what do you think of that make of boiler ?
varuka's are not a gd boiler stay well clear! only get 1 if u want some free golf clubs from plumb center
Just Been offered a new unused Ideal Icos 24kw M3080 , with flue kit for £120 ..
well its cheap.. any other plus points ? .
Chris
50k BTU is just under 15kWLooks like settling on a W-Bosch Greenstar, ?? maybe .. 18 RI seems quite suitable or shall I go up to a 24? just in case ...the old Boiler was only 50k Btu's.
50k BTU is just under 15kW
What does the Boiler Size Calculator say you should have? Get the nearest size larger. There's no point going over the top as you will then be restricted by your radiators.
If the calculator says that you need a 15kW boiler but the house is not getting warm enough, you need to make sure that your rads add up to at least 15kW. You can do this by using the Stelrad Elite Catalogue.
A radiator is not like an electric fire which gives off a constant amount of heat. The output depends on the water temperature. If a rad is rated at 1000 watts, the most you could get out of it is about 1200 watts; and that would mean running at temperatures around 80C. Don't forget that modern condensing boilers run at lower temperatures, so the output from the rads will be less than the catalogue states. Check your radiators using the link I gave; there's no point guessing.That calculator give 13.5 kw , and the rads have been just about ok with the old housewarmer, but they could certainly handle a bit more heat OK
The one I suggested is probably the most reliable. It is also the one recommended by the Energy Savings Trust, Dept of Environment etc.BTW other online calcers have give slightly higher results, up around 16kw.
Then you should recalculate based on the revised roof insulation. It could reduce your boiler size by 10 or 20%. What about other insulation, e.g cavity walls? There are plenty of low cost or free schemes around at the moment. Check out Energy Savings Trust Grant SearchThats using a roof setting of not a lot of insulation, and this year the roof is coming off and being all redone with insulation, felt, slates
That should be OK. The U value you have used is 2.1. The U value of an 18" stone wall is 2.23 and a 24" wall is 1.68.we don't have the benefit of cavity walls just 20 inches of solid stone ( built in 1702). so no thermo rate for that just been using the 220mm.
The Avanta 18kW system boiler is probably the best choice. The output can easily be reduced at the control panel if it is too high. If your installer is unhappy give Remeha a ring (0118 978 3434) and ask for names of installers in your area.So even a 18kw for the new install may be a tad large ??.
So All I have to do is decide and convince my installer man .. to go away for his confort zone and put in a 1. Remeha, 2.w-bosch or Baxi Greenstar
The remeha quinta range has bottom outlets.
They do a stand-off frame which brings the boiler away from the wall so the pipes can run up behind the boiler.Looks like Remaha might be off the menu..
Contacted them today , the Avanta Heating only boiler has its outlets on the top , and isn't changable to outlets below , like W-Bosch etc .
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