From: "Tumbleweed" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: OT: New Gas Boiler
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:51:02 +0100


"Gordon"  wrote in message 
news:tS1K6NKeywGFFwb7@g3snx.demon.co.uk...
> Colin Forrester  wrote
>>Gordon wrote:
>>
>>> What annoys me is that if I have to replace my combi boiler I understand 
>>> that I will have to have a boiler with a tank which stores a huge 
>>> quantity of hot water.
>>
>>Uh?  Surely you just replace the combi with another one.  We did just that 
>>early last year.
>
> Well, maybe my information is incorrect!   I understood from a friend who 
> had one fitted recently that the plumber implied that they are regarded as 
> ecologically unfriendly these days.   :)  I'll check with him tomorrow....
> -- 
> Gordon Harris
>
It does seem to be confusing.

At this site http://www.wholesaleheating.co.uk/erol.html

they say
"Why are only high efficiency (condensing) gas boilers listed on our site? 
This is due to Building Regulations set by the Government which now make it 
illegal to install a standard efficiency boiler except in extreme 
circumstances


Building Regulations
Part L
From 1 April 2005, the Government raised the energy performance standard for 
new and replacement gas-fired hot-water central-heating boilers. From that 
date, in normal circumstances when you plan to install a new boiler or 
replace an existing one, you will need a condensing boiler to meet the 
higher standards for energy efficiency. Similar standards applying to 
oil-fired hot-water central-heating boilers will come into effect on April 
2007. "

But on the other hand they also say here


"The high efficiency condensing combi or combination boiler is an ingenious 
space-saving idea, and an increasingly popular choice in UK homes. In fact, 
combis now account for well over half of all the new domestic boilers 
installed in Britain every year."

Does this imply that combi boilers are also (or some types are) condensing 
boilers?
Ahah, yes it does because on the same page it also says
"There are 3 different types of high-efficiency condensing boiler:
Combi
Regular
System "

And on the home page of this site they have a combi boiler prominently 
advertised.

-- 
Tumbleweed

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