Son moved into new house a year back. No central heating, but hot
water from an antiquated boiler/thingy that has been repaired twice
since he has lived there, and is now pronounced dead. Financially,
installing central heating is not an option for a couple of years, but
the boiler/thingy has to be replaced just to have hot water at least.
Can a combi boiler be installed, just to provide hot water now, and
then be connected to pipes and rads at some point in the future? Seems
a financial pity to spend around £500  for something to give hot water
now, and then have to replace it again in a few years time to handle
central heating.

TIA

JD

john_dolan3319@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> Can a combi boiler be installed, just to provide hot water now, and

Yup, you will need a loop of pipe to replace the rad circuit, and it 
will need to be filled and pressurised as if it were a rad circuit.

> then be connected to pipes and rads at some point in the future? Seems
> a financial pity to spend around £500  for something to give hot water
> now, and then have to replace it again in a few years time to handle
> central heating.

Indeed.



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In article <BcKdnaQaQPUmljrVnZ2dnUVZ8qLinZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
	John Rumm  writes:
> john_dolan3319@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> 
>> Can a combi boiler be installed, just to provide hot water now, and
> 
> Yup, you will need a loop of pipe to replace the rad circuit, and it 
> will need to be filled and pressurised as if it were a rad circuit.

You could install just one radiator nearby the boiler.

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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
> In article <BcKdnaQaQPUmljrVnZ2dnUVZ8qLinZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
> 	John Rumm  writes:
>> john_dolan3319@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>>
>>> Can a combi boiler be installed, just to provide hot water now, and
>> Yup, you will need a loop of pipe to replace the rad circuit, and it 
>> will need to be filled and pressurised as if it were a rad circuit.
> 
> You could install just one radiator nearby the boiler.

or one rad in whichever room is currently hardest to heat - would add 
less than £100 to the bill if one DIYed the rad with some plastic pipe, 
ready to be connected.

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john_dolan3319@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Son moved into new house a year back. No central heating, but hot
> water from an antiquated boiler/thingy that has been repaired twice
> since he has lived there, and is now pronounced dead. Financially,
> installing central heating is not an option for a couple of years, but
> the boiler/thingy has to be replaced just to have hot water at least.
> Can a combi boiler be installed, just to provide hot water now, and
> then be connected to pipes and rads at some point in the future? Seems
> a financial pity to spend around £500  for something to give hot water
> now, and then have to replace it again in a few years time to handle
> central heating.
> 
> TIA
> 
> JD
Yes it can be. However an immersion heater is a lot cheaper to install, 
and by the time you have gotten around to saving the money, combis  - 
and indeed the price of gas /oil versus electricity, may make it a less 
attractive choice anyway.