I am looking to replace my gas powered boiler in my kitchen for a new one 
( new kitchen being fitted ) but what type is it?  All it does it works from 
a basic mechanical timer and comes on twice a day to heat my hot water and 
all my radiators ( these have indivual valves on ) I dont think its a combi 
boiler because i think these switch on when you call for hot water? right ? 
Should i get a combi boiler? would they be cheaper to run?

so many basic questions, anybody point me in the right direction of a basic 
web site to explain the different types of domestic heating systems......

any help much appreciated....


Daz

Ellesmere Port U.K

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> I am looking to replace my gas powered boiler in my kitchen for a new one
> ( new kitchen being fitted ) but what type is it?  All it does it works
from
> a basic mechanical timer and comes on twice a day to heat my hot water and
> all my radiators ( these have indivual valves on ) I dont think its a
combi
> boiler because i think these switch on when you call for hot water? right
?
> Should i get a combi boiler? would they be cheaper to run?
>
> so many basic questions, anybody point me in the right direction of a
basic
> web site to explain the different types of domestic heating systems......
>
> any help much appreciated....
>
>
> Daz
>
> Ellesmere Port U.K
>
>

Hi

from a previous poster http://www.inspiredheating.co.uk/

has enough info i think to help.

i have no plumbing experience so others may have some input.

Mark

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> "dbroms"  wrote in message
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>> I am looking to replace my gas powered boiler in my kitchen for a new one
>> ( new kitchen being fitted ) but what type is it?  All it does it works
> from
>> a basic mechanical timer and comes on twice a day to heat my hot water 
>> and
>> all my radiators ( these have indivual valves on ) I dont think its a
> combi
>> boiler because i think these switch on when you call for hot water? right
> ?
>> Should i get a combi boiler? would they be cheaper to run?
>>
>> so many basic questions, anybody point me in the right direction of a
> basic
>> web site to explain the different types of domestic heating systems......
>>
>> any help much appreciated....
>>
>>
>> Daz
>>
>> Ellesmere Port U.K
>>
>>
> Hi
>
> from a previous poster http://www.inspiredheating.co.uk/
>
> has enough info i think to help.
>
> i have no plumbing experience so others may have some input.
>
> Mark


Have a look at

http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/plumbing/plumbingpage1.html

For what it is worth any new system would be cheaper to run than the system 
you currently have. A combi may be cheaper to run than a conventional system 
but the quality of the hot supply is not usually brilliant (ie slow flow 
rate)

Adam

Cheers guys, some really useful info on those sites, just had a plumber 
around for a quote on replaceing conventional boiler. He said i must replace 
it with a condensing one due to new regs. I have read up on this somewhere 
so just waiting for the price. Take about 1 day to fit he said.
cheers
Daz
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> "Mark D Smith"  wrote in message 
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>> "dbroms"  wrote in message
>> news:A1kYe.29$wm3.19@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
>>> I am looking to replace my gas powered boiler in my kitchen for a new 
>>> one
>>> ( new kitchen being fitted ) but what type is it?  All it does it works
>> from
>>> a basic mechanical timer and comes on twice a day to heat my hot water 
>>> and
>>> all my radiators ( these have indivual valves on ) I dont think its a
>> combi
>>> boiler because i think these switch on when you call for hot water? 
>>> right
>> ?
>>> Should i get a combi boiler? would they be cheaper to run?
>>>
>>> so many basic questions, anybody point me in the right direction of a
>> basic
>>> web site to explain the different types of domestic heating 
>>> systems......
>>>
>>> any help much appreciated....
>>>
>>>
>>> Daz
>>>
>>> Ellesmere Port U.K
>>>
>>>
>> Hi
>>
>> from a previous poster http://www.inspiredheating.co.uk/
>>
>> has enough info i think to help.
>>
>> i have no plumbing experience so others may have some input.
>>
>> Mark
>
> Have a look at
>
> http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/plumbing/plumbingpage1.html
>
> For what it is worth any new system would be cheaper to run than the 
> system you currently have. A combi may be cheaper to run than a 
> conventional system but the quality of the hot supply is not usually 
> brilliant (ie slow flow rate)
>
> Adam
>