Replacing an oil boiler.

[hilux]

Thinking of changing my oil central heating boiler. No where near gas, so what would be my other options. The farmhouse is on top of a hill in an exposed location. Can't keep the house warm enough in the winter . Got a wood burning stove ( efel 14kw put in early eighties) keeps the front room warm and not much else. Getting fed up of the wife moaning how cold the house can be.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Change your wife . [emoji849]

 

[hilux]

Change your wife . [emoji849]

It'll cost me to much!

 

[Dave6170]

I know a few folk ripping out pellet and log boilers to put the oil boilers back in.

 

[Grass And Grain]

Might not be the answer you're looking for, but we spent the money on insulation. Transformed the place. 30% less oil used, and now toasty warm.

 

[hilux]

I know a few folk ripping out pellet and log boilers to put the oil boilers back in.

Why? Extra work? Cost?

 

[hilux]

Might not be the answer you're looking for, but we spent the money on insulation. Transformed the place. 30% less oil used, and now toasty warm.

What did you do?

 

[br jones]

Gas tank in garden ,calor installing for free,rent to pay on tank ,gas is 37p a litre

 

[farmerm]

Pellets boiler here replaced gas but only due to generous RHI at the time. Running costs similar to previous LPG boiler but it’s more work.

 

[Dave6170]

Why? Extra work? Cost?

Using more much more pellets than they thought. Price and availability of pellets. And the internal parts of the boilers failing. More hassle than its worth

 

[Grass And Grain]

What did you do?

Kingspan bonded plaster board dot and dabbed upstairs. Same material onto battens downstairs. Skimmed, 2 coats of Gyproc drywall sealer (for extra vapour barrier.

Big job as need new skirting boards, window reveals etc.

Pulled up the floor boards, strung a net over floor joists, fibreglass stuffed between joists, chipboard flooring refitted.

Expensive, but should be good for a couple of hundred years.

 

[rollestonpark]

My sister fitted a boiler stove and heats her whole house with that, It's is fairly well insulated mind you (the house that is), however, if you had a stove working with the oil boiler (and a buffer tank maybe) you could probably set the boiler to only come in when it gets very cold, thus much reducing the oil consumption.

Works for her really well, with logs from the farm. She should have had a buffer tank installed with it however in my opinion. So that when the stove goes out overnight, it's charged the buffer for morning.

You need a stove that puts as much heat to the water as poss and only a small amount to the room.
Plumbing will be needed obviously.

Chris

 

[Smith31]

Insulate, insulate, insulate the first 25mm of Kingspan will make the biggest difference.

 

[akaPABLO01]

Seal your roof and insulate the loft minimum 300mm

Then get a quote for a ground source heat pump with rad pack.

 

[cricket1987]

Thinking of changing my oil central heating boiler. No where near gas, so what would be my other options. The farmhouse is on top of a hill in an exposed location. Can't keep the house warm enough in the winter . Got a wood burning stove ( efel 14kw put in early eighties) keeps the front room warm and not much else. Getting fed up of the wife moaning how cold the house can be.

i would advise putting in a senko cooker with back boiler if you wish to keep the price down and have access to logs. http://www.thebiomasshut.co.uk/Products/35kw-central-heating-cooker.html
About £2500 delivered providing 35 kw heat output.

 

[neilo]

Pellets boiler here replaced gas but only due to generous RHI at the time. Running costs similar to previous LPG boiler but it’s more work.

^this. Without the RHI payments, biomass boilers are a non-starter IME. With them, they are a no-brainer.

 

[Rowland]

New oil boiler will be much more efficient than the old one . Also consider looking at changing stove if it’s not putting much heat out . If not check that all the seals/rope is working as it should. Obviously you’re burning nice dry logs . Get a stove fan the circulate the air a bit
Get your central heating system flushed out chances are it’s full of sludge.
I’ve been down the route of oil boiler and wood burning link to heating and hot water. Keeping the stove going is like a extra job you can well do with out .

 

[tomlad]

i would advise putting in a senko cooker with back boiler if you wish to keep the price down and have access to logs. http://www.thebiomasshut.co.uk/Products/35kw-central-heating-cooker.html
About £2500 delivered providing 35 kw heat output.

Anyone any experience of those stoves
Seem good , never heard of them b4

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Gas tank in garden ,calor installing for free,rent to pay on tank ,gas is 37p a litre

+1

 

[Pie face]

Anyone any experience of those stoves
Seem good , never heard of them b4

New oil boiler will be much more efficient than the old one . Also consider looking at changing stove if it’s not putting much heat out . If not check that all the seals/rope is working as it should. Obviously you’re burning nice dry logs . Get a stove fan the circulate the air a bit
Get your central heating system flushed out chances are it’s full of sludge.
I’ve been down the route of oil boiler and wood burning link to heating and hot water. Keeping the stove going is like a extra job you can well do with out .

There was a solid fuel Rayburn cooker that also did the heating and hot water in our first house after putting up with it for a couple of years ripped it out and put in an oil boiler and an electric cooker best thing I ever did. I think people underestimate the constant work needed to keep these things going.