A neighbour has an oldish Potterton Performa 28 combi. A non-condensing model. I believe it is similar to Baxi models. Can the old flue be used with a modern combi, condensing or non-condensing? This prevents removing the flue from the wall. If the old flue can be used, does anyone know which models are applicable?
Using old flue
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Why the fook would you want to??
I wrote why.
This prevents removing the flue from the wall.
If a new boiler can be hitched up to the old flue then that is ideal and saves a lot of work.
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It can't be done as the flues are not compatible.
It would take about 1/2 hr to swap the flues on an average house.
It would take about 1/2 hr to swap the flues on an average house.
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It is not an average house it is a flat on the upper floors. Coupling a new boiler onto the old flue would be ideal. I am sure some makers must have used the older flue kits on new boiler range. I wonder if Baxi and Potterton did it. It seems such an obvious thing to do. There are millions of flats around.
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For very obvious reasons that anyone who knows what there doing with gas and boilers will know, the old flues (on any make) can not be used with the new boilers
Is this the same flat that you wanted to fit an SE boiler to, thus ignoring everyone's advice in the process and getting your 2 previous threads locked Mr Drivel?
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The guy who didn't install your SE boiler will be able to advise you far better than we can.....Just as soon as he learns to speak English.
Perhaps when he's learned English he can tell everyone how he got a 5 year warranty on that boiler
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A Vulcan would say that it is illogical, Captain....
Old flue can not be used with new boiler. You have to get new flue to fit with new boiler.
Metal inner flue cannot be used with condensing boiler.
Daniel.
Metal inner flue cannot be used with condensing boiler.
Daniel.
I wouldn't say that Daniel. .
There's more than one type of metal. . But the OP. is a wind up merchant and the mods have his number. .
. There's more than one type of metal. . But the OP. is a wind up merchant and the mods have his number. .
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