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ffutures My gas central heating and hot water conked out some time Friday night, with something badly enough wrong that it trips the earth leakage breaker. It was a bit noisy that evening and my guess is that the fan or water pump has died. Won't get an engineer until Wednesday, and given it's 32 years old I suspect that they will advise replacement rather than repair. Even if they fix it, I think it may be time to bite the bullet and look at getting a new one. Meanwhile I'm making do with a couple of electric radiator heaters and heating water in the kettle when I wash - fortunately I have a washing machine and dish washer so that isn't nearly as bad as it might otherwise be.
So - recommendations for a replacement boiler? Preferably available in the UK and suitable for London, so it's probably going to have to be gas. If possible I'd prefer to continue to use the existing radiators, since putting in new pipes etc. would be a nightmare - they'l probably need flushing and new valves though. It's a flat on two floors with five rooms - two living rooms plus small kitchen and bathroom on the lower floor, bedroom in the attic.
What I'm primarily looking for is a brand with a good track record on continued support - this is one of the problems with my boiler, some parts including the actual boiler (the tubes etc. the water passes through when being heated) are no longer made.
Any suggestions?
So - recommendations for a replacement boiler? Preferably available in the UK and suitable for London, so it's probably going to have to be gas. If possible I'd prefer to continue to use the existing radiators, since putting in new pipes etc. would be a nightmare - they'l probably need flushing and new valves though. It's a flat on two floors with five rooms - two living rooms plus small kitchen and bathroom on the lower floor, bedroom in the attic.
What I'm primarily looking for is a brand with a good track record on continued support - this is one of the problems with my boiler, some parts including the actual boiler (the tubes etc. the water passes through when being heated) are no longer made.
Any suggestions?
