Recommend me an oil boiler for central heating only.

[Lazy Sod]

I have a Grant boiler, put in 2012. Serviced every year and has never missed a beat.

 

[serf]

I've gone and jinxed things ....
does anyone know if poss to buy the boiler without the burner anywhere ?

 

[Hampton]

As the thread title says I am looking for recommendations. Currently our central heating system of the house consists of an old oil boiler and a woodburner. Next year I need to replace the oil burner as it is on its last legs. Can you recommend me a good one as I have no experience with them. No need for it to include a hot water supply to the house as that is on a separate relatively new system.

Can you explain your system a bit more.
Is the current boiler linked to a back boiler on wood burner?
Is it gravity? Do you have a header tank?
Is the hot water on an immersion?

 

[Turnip]

Can you explain your system a bit more.
Is the current boiler linked to a back boiler on wood burner?
Is it gravity? Do you have a header tank?
Is the hot water on an immersion?

Wish I could explain the system as its a mess. Even our local plumber looked at it and scratched his head and could not make heads nor tails of it.

There is a woodburner which is actually a large jacketed pipe with a door on one end and a flue on the other the water in the jacket is heated by the fire. In parallel to this woodburner is an oil burner so we can use one or both of them. There is a single pump pumping hot water, fed from the woodburner and oilburner, into the house to feed the radiators and in the loft is a cold water storage cistern to ensure there is water in the system.

Hot water for shower etc is created by a separate cylinder.

So the plan for next year is to put a buffer tank with the woodburner to be able go cope with the "uncontrollable" heat source, install deaeration and magnetic cleaning, and install a mixer putting the heat sources on a separate loop from the house.

 

[solo]

I've gone and jinxed things ....
does anyone know if poss to buy the boiler without the burner anywhere ?

Mistral boilers in Telford Manufacture and would probably help. Much thicker plate used in the boiler jacket when I compared with Worcester boilers. Our cellar installed one has been in use since 1996 and is on its second Rielo burner, but the rest is original and in good order too. Just serviced each year in May.

 

[serf]

Mistral boilers in Telford Manufacture and would probably help. Much thicker plate used in the boiler jacket when I compared with Worcester boilers. Our cellar installed one has been in use since 1996 and is on its second Rielo burner, but the rest is original and in good order too. Just serviced each year in May.

Thanks for that will have a look

 

[ollie989898]

I have a Grant boiler, put in 2012. Serviced every year and has never missed a beat.

Ours is way older than that, was left off (and ran out of juice) for a time (previous owner) and we have had it serviced a few times, works like a charm. Grant are the only ones to have.

 

[dave mountain]

I've gone and jinxed things ....
does anyone know if poss to buy the boiler without the burner anywhere ?

got to ask why you would want to do that? wouldnt be much cheaper than buying the whole thing

also newer boilers use newer burners so may not be compatible

 

[Grass And Grain]

Grant here on recommendation of retiring heating engineer (so he wasn't going to get a sale or commission). He said they need least amount of repairs of any make. 11 years and faultless so far.

 

[DDD]

Grant here on recommendation of retiring heating engineer (so he wasn't going to get a sale or commission). He said they need least amount of repairs of any make. 11 years and faultless so far.

Grant here brilliant

 

[serf]

got to ask why you would want to do that? wouldnt be much cheaper than buying the whole thing

also newer boilers use newer burners so may not be compatible

The burner I got is good and newer addition to the boiler which was second hand and thought if the shells were sold separately could use existing burner , early days so not priced things up yet , may just buy complete and sell old burner

 

[dave mountain]

The burner I got is good and newer addition to the boiler which was second hand and thought if the shells were sold separately could use existing burner , early days so not priced things up yet , may just buy complete and sell old burner

just buy a grant and sell your burner, riello burners are the best you can get anyways

 

[serf]

just buy a grant and sell your burner, riello burners are the best you can get anyways

Looking that way , never bought new before so it's always been a mishmash of two , may be bit of culture shock at the prices though

 

[dave mountain]

Looking that way , never bought new before so it's always been a mishmash of two , may be bit of culture shock at the prices though

if its a conventional or system boiler they are only 1300-1700+vat, the combis are a fair bit more. tbh screwfix is as cheap as anywhere else on grant boilers

 

[serf]

if its a conventional or system boiler they are only 1300-1700+vat, the combis are a fair bit more. tbh screwfix is as cheap as anywhere else on grant boilers

Will have to have propper measure up to see which kW is needed the existing is prob over kill for the job with the wood stove spliced into the system too.

 

[dave mountain]

Will have to have propper measure up to see which kW is needed the existing is prob over kill for the job with the wood stove spliced into the system too.

it wont hurt having larger than required, it just wont run as much as a smaller one.

if you go like for like kW then it doesnt matter if you cant be bothered to light the fire on a particular day

 

[br jones]

had a grant ,never worked properly,leaked ,broke down constantly ,took it out after 6 years of dissapointment,bought a worcester and never had a problem

 

[dave mountain]

had a grant ,never worked properly,leaked ,broke down constantly ,took it out after 6 years of dissapointment,bought a worcester and never had a problem

im gonna guess they werent fitted by the same person...

 

[Adeptandy]

The burner I got is good and newer addition to the boiler which was second hand and thought if the shells were sold separately could use existing burner , early days so not priced things up yet , may just buy complete and sell old burner

To save a lot of pain, just buy the thing complete

Would you buy a new tractor and stick a second hand engine in it if you had it laying around

 

[Adeptandy]

it wont hurt having larger than required, it just wont run as much as a smaller one.

if you go like for like kW then it doesnt matter if you cant be bothered to light the fire on a particular day

With the new condensing boilers it better to run longer than quick short bursts, sizing it to the property is far better unless your planning an extension in the next 10 years.