Hi

I have just had an offer accepted on a house and apparently the central heating and water is heated by a back boiler.
This is inside the wall behind a gas fire in the kitchen.
The fire is really old fashioned and I was hoping to be able to get rid of it completely but don't know if it is needed to work the boiler in some way.
Anyone know anything about them???

Thanks
S

try having a look at the Baxi website, and you may be able to e-mail them with any other questions you may have :thumbsup:

Thanks Strix!
I've found a phone number on there so I'll give them a ring.
It looks like I might need to leave the fire there though which is a shame cos it's awful!!
S

You may be able to swap it for a more modern one though :thumbsup:

I think I might have to - looks like it belongs in my grannys house!

My parents had a back boiler, but it broke down so they had it replaced with a normal boiler in the kitchen.

no prob to take it out & replace it witha nother in the loft or kitchen etc.u will need a new one to make heating work.

Originally posted by willman
no prob to take it out & replace it witha nother in the loft or kitchen etc.u will need a new one to make heating work.
Not unless the current one has actually broken down. And a back boiler is still a very good use of space, so a replacement back boiler shouldn't be discounted.

If SarahJane is lucky, she'll be able to replace just the fire with a compatible newer one :thumbsup:

Yep, the fire is normally linked to the boiler. I had one in my first house, and it was always going wrong as it was so old and when we did replace it the flue was completely blocked with fallen soot from the chimney so it was amazing we didn't get carbon monoxide poisoning...

Originally posted by sarahjane
I think I might have to - looks like it belongs in my grannys house!

Surely that just means it looks 'retro' which might not be the in thing nowadays [sorry haven't watched the home improvement shoews for a while] However I'd like to bet that in a few years that old fashioned look will once again be the be's knee's.
So leave it in as a 'feature' and make sure all your visitors admire it as you start the new trend for 'granny gas fires'.

Originally posted by Strix
Not unless the current one has actually broken down. And a back boiler is still a very good use of space, so a replacement back boiler shouldn't be discounted.

If SarahJane is lucky, she'll be able to replace just the fire with a compatible newer one :thumbsup:

if the fire operates the boiler & she is removing it - she will need a new boiler, which i though was her question originally. the most economical & environmentally friendly allegedely are condenser boilers.

I have lived in two houses with Baxi back boiler gas fire combinations. I cant fault them. They are really warm and I have never had a problem with them going wrong or the pilot going out. They are serviced and tested annually, and this includes a test for the flue. Yeah the fire looks a bit retro, but get a nice surround...

I would recommend them.