Can you still buy gas fires for back boilers?
Old Back boilers are Illegal. Old back boilers with gas fires as central heating systems are now illegal. If you really loved your gas fire and back boiler, it is legal to have a new one fitted as long as the old back boiler is removed and replaced.
Do you need a fire with a back boiler?
Back boilers needed to be installed into a fireplace. After proper installation, back boilers are ready to use to heat hot water and provide heating around the home. The heat exchanger multiplies the heat. Back boilers use the heat of a fireplace run by electricity or gas fire.
How long does a back boiler last?
A combi boiler will last you around 10 years. If you service you old back boiler regularly, it will last you a lot longer.
Is a back boiler worth it?
Typically a back boiler is just under 80% efficient whereas a modern condensing boiler could be 98% efficient. This is particularly important when your heating accounts for over 50% of what the average household will spend a year on bills. Therefore an inefficient boiler can really affect your fuel bills.
Are back boilers expensive to run?
Back boilers are quite an archaic form of heating. They can be costly to run and maintain, they also tend to be a lot more inefficient than modern boiler models.
Can you sell a house with a back boiler?
The Short Answer: Yes If we were to take the question at face-value, then yes, you can sell your house with a broken boiler. There are so many old homes in the UK, in different states of disrepair.
Can a back boiler explode?
When a fire is lit in front of a redundant back boiler, left in a sealed condition, it can heat up and the internal pressure can cause the boiler casing to explode. If not removed the boiler should have been left in a ‘vented’ or ‘open’ condition.
Can I sell my house with a back boiler?
The Short Answer: Yes There are bound to be buyers who are more interested in the land and location than they would with the house’s features. As long as your property has many other redeeming qualities, a broken boiler will not prevent you from making a sale.
How often should a back boiler be serviced?
Maintain your back boiler: It is very important they are properly stripped down and serviced every year. A proper service will involve a lot of cleaning and takes about two hours.
How fire works with back boiler?
OPEN FIRES WITH BACK BOILERS When lighting, the boiler damper should be closed so that the flue gases pass up the chimney in front of the boiler. When the damper is open, more heat is directed around the boiler, which will make the fire harder to light.
What happens if you put a back boiler on fire?
The old back boiler water connections were capped but there was still some water in the boiler! When the fire was put in use the flue gas heated the water, the boiler pressurised, became a “bomb”, disintegrated with considerable force and blew the side of the house out!
What kind of boiler is in a fireplace?
Back boilers are a form of ‘heat only’ boiler found mostly in 1960s/1970s homes. They are located in the fireplace and use the brick chimney to flue their gases out of the property. Back boilers work on open vented systems often with a gravity fed hot water system. Most are accompanied by a gas fire.
What’s the best way to replace a back boiler?
The best option would be to buy a inset gas fire and replace the back boiler with a combination or conventional boiler, which would be fitted and supplied by your Local installer. Please see our link below to our inset gas fires :-
Which is the best brand of back boiler?
Baxi are the creators of the original Bermuda Back Boilers and are the only brand of boiler to release a modern condensing boilers back boiler. The new Baxi Bermuda BBU HE is more efficient and has a SEDBUK A efficiency rating.It has a 15KW heat output and has a room sealed appliance removing the need for air vents.