Do You Know Of An Older Gas Boiler Than This Still In Use?

[cashjob]

Fitted a new tap for an old dear the other day. In her kitchen she has a Vaillant water heater that was fitted in 1970. It's an open flued job, which still works perfectly.

Are there any gas boilers out there even older, or is this a record? Surely some tight-wad is still running an Ascot?

 

[Agile]

I have seen ( removed ) a 1954 boiler!

I am still using a 1970 Ascot CH501 in a launderette to heat the water!

Tony

 

[petit_pablo]

There's quite a few 1970s back boilers and warm airs round my way. Oldest I've seen was a stelrad floor standing boiler circa. 1963. Had a circular burner and 3 pronged pilot.

 

[DeltaT]

I know a team that won the World Cup in 1966, however, they'll never win it again.

C'mon the Yanks!!!!

 

[mrgas]

I know a team that won the World Cup in 1966, however, they'll never win it again.

C'mon the Yanks!!!!

Have you lost the plot Tricky?

 

[Axel]

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• Axel
• 11 Jun 2010
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It would probably work better if fitted vertically...

 

[AlanE]

But you would need more room above the window.

What sort of person only tiles part of the ceiling though??

 

[heatserve]

My mates dad has an old vulcan which I fitted a new thermocouple to a few years ago. Got to be about 45 years old.

 

[45yearsagasman]

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• Axel
• 11 Jun 2010
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It would probably work better if fitted vertically...

That looks like an Ascot 709 or similar and when fitted in a bathroom as they used to be,claimed many a victim.

 

[boabcelt]

A few months ago I was at a Halcyon Sugg warm air unit. Fitted in 1960 when the place was built. Cast ring burner on it.And a massive mechanical clock, like the old sangamo type with the perspex cover, so you could see all the cogs. They dont make em like that now. Thank god!

 

[Axel]

It is in a bathroom, in a hotel in Cairo! Connected to a big old gas bottle, horrendous flame picture, no ventilation unless the window was open.(I opened it and held my breath in the shower!)

Funnily enough, the name plate on the side said it was manufactured in North Circular Road NW10, not far from where I live!

 

[45yearsagasman]

It's good advice that when visiting countries with suspect gas fitting regs that people should pack along with the sun creams a CO detector.

 

[Boilerman2]

No signs of Spillage though!!
Great picture took me back to my apprentice days, I lost my eyebrows on one of those in 1973!!

 

[Bunnyman]

Took a Vaillant vcw15 out in January 1978 that's the oldest Vaillant combi I seen

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• Bunnyman
• 26 Mar 2010
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[Bunnyman]

That was confusing sorry meant I took it out in January this year an it was installed in 1978lol

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• Bunnyman
• 26 Mar 2010
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