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I live in a terraced house and was thinking of putting a new combi boiler in but it is going to be very expensive. The boiler is working fine, so I was just wondering about the reliability of the model to think if I should change or not?Answer Summary
If the boiler has been serviced and shows no sign of rust then you should just keep it going. If you are changing from a back boiler and cylinder to combi then there are lots of pipework changes and works out expensive. I don't like spending money if you don't have to.
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10/14/2014
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If the boiler has been serviced and shows no sign of rust then you should just keep it going.
The boiler is very basic with only a thermostat, a gas valve and a thermocouple, very little to go wrong.
You can still get back boilers but they have a plastic flue and an electric fire, not very nice to look at.
If you are changing from a back boiler and cylinder to combi then there are lots of pipework changes and works out expensive.
I don't like spending money if you don't have to.
If the boiler has been serviced and shows no sign of rust then you should just keep it going.
The boiler is very basic with only a thermostat, a gas valve and a thermocouple, very little to go wrong.
You can still get back boilers but they have a plastic flue and an electric fire, not very nice to look at.
If you are changing from a back boiler and cylinder to combi then there are lots of pipework changes and works out expensive.
I don't like spending money if you don't have to.
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