Hi Guys, I just moved into a new house, new house to me but a 1880s Victorian 3 story semi. When I viewed the house 3 months back I noticed the old Potterton boiler in the kitchen was sitting in the place where a cooker range would happily sit. The Potterton pipe from top goes out of old kitchen chimney and therefore fumes rise out of chimney at top of house. I negotiated 4K from house price so I could pay for new boiler and install.
Since moving in I realise boiler only heats water (tiny tank for house on first floor in cupboard) when central heating is on. So therefore I have to have hot water and heating coming on at set times to heat water. I have turned off all rad’s so my house is not a sweat box but I can see boiler is on last legs and as I have one baby and another coming in October I want to get this all renewed ASAP. I want to clear the space in the kitchen for a range cooker and relocate boiler onto first floor.
The top floor of the house is a large open plan room which is crying out for a on-suit bathroom. Also in this room (loft room style) is a big cold water tank stored in the eve’s.
All the Rad’s are good so I think (hope) I can just have a new boiler. There are two bathrooms both on 1st floor, one has a bath and sink, water pressure is lousy running bath. The other bathroom has double shower which is run via a pump in the same cupboard with hot water tank. The pump is noisy and not very powerful for such a great shower.
This cupboard does not back onto a side wall so therefore I would of thought that if a boiler could be housed in this cupboard the flu could be run into the smallest bedroom along top of wall and out onto side of house.
My question/s are what would be a recommendation brand of boiler for a house this size that will give me good or better still very good water pressure that will also happily serve the loft rooms on-suet (when I have money to fit), and the 2 bathrooms and kitchen.
One other thing is the house is halls adjoining so under the stairs there is a big space which would be a great downstairs loo but toilet water waste would have no place to go. Is there any system that can go in a house like this ? I did hear of a ‘Pump Toilet’, what is that?
James
Since moving in I realise boiler only heats water (tiny tank for house on first floor in cupboard) when central heating is on. So therefore I have to have hot water and heating coming on at set times to heat water. I have turned off all rad’s so my house is not a sweat box but I can see boiler is on last legs and as I have one baby and another coming in October I want to get this all renewed ASAP. I want to clear the space in the kitchen for a range cooker and relocate boiler onto first floor.
The top floor of the house is a large open plan room which is crying out for a on-suit bathroom. Also in this room (loft room style) is a big cold water tank stored in the eve’s.
All the Rad’s are good so I think (hope) I can just have a new boiler. There are two bathrooms both on 1st floor, one has a bath and sink, water pressure is lousy running bath. The other bathroom has double shower which is run via a pump in the same cupboard with hot water tank. The pump is noisy and not very powerful for such a great shower.
This cupboard does not back onto a side wall so therefore I would of thought that if a boiler could be housed in this cupboard the flu could be run into the smallest bedroom along top of wall and out onto side of house.
My question/s are what would be a recommendation brand of boiler for a house this size that will give me good or better still very good water pressure that will also happily serve the loft rooms on-suet (when I have money to fit), and the 2 bathrooms and kitchen.
One other thing is the house is halls adjoining so under the stairs there is a big space which would be a great downstairs loo but toilet water waste would have no place to go. Is there any system that can go in a house like this ? I did hear of a ‘Pump Toilet’, what is that?
James
