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    One boiler or two?

    That's what I thought you meant. You were quite clear but I think dancinpluma misunderstood or disagreed. I'm with you and thanks again for the input.
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    One boiler or two?

    As the non expert here can I say that I never understood Dirksplumbing to be saying that solid walls don't lose heat - merely that some solid walls lose less that you might think. A 700mm stone wall that is dry and breathing properly is probably reasonable but could be made better by proper...
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    One boiler or two?

    There was obviously a difference of opinion over heat loss through solid stone walls. I've never been very clear about that - you hear contradictory views. I think it also gets mixed up with the heat store effect of the sheer mass of stone. I've just found an interesting SPAB ( Society for the...
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    One boiler or two?

    I think it's 22 but size varies enormously - smallest 2 x 1.5 ft to biggest 8 x 5ft. Take the sitting room which is approx 25 x 18ft. It has 1 window 5 x 3, 1 at 6 x 4 and 2 stone mullioned windows each with 4 sections approx 6 x 1. Every room is different, and in some rooms each window is...
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    One boiler or two?

    Thanks Dirksplumbing. I'm afraid double glazing really is a non starter - most of the windows are leaded and with very old glass so there is no way they could be replicated. There are a couple with oak frames and float glass where it might be acceptable to insert double glazed panels but for the...
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    One boiler or two?

    Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. The consensus is clearly to stick with two boilers. This surprises me because I had assumed one boiler would be much cheaper to run than two of the same total output. That's good to know given that replacing one at a time is the cheaper initial option...
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    One boiler or two?

    Thanks everyone for the replies. I have got someone coming in to look at the options but I was hoping to get a broader view of the pros and cons in case he too says "its up to you". The cheapest option short term is no doubt to replace the one that is particularly bad and do the other in a year...
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    One boiler or two?

    I currently have two Ideal HE24 boilers each with unvented tanks supplying two wings of my house. The wings were originally separate houses and when I bought the second part a completely separate system was the simplest solution. One wing is all radiators, the other mainly underfloor heating...
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    Time to replace Ideal HE24?

    The building is listed and is laid out in two distinct blocks, originally two homes which I combined. One has radiators, the other has underfloor heating and they tend to be used at different times of day. For these reasons I was advised to keep them separate - flexibility and resilience. Given...
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    Time to replace Ideal HE24?

    The guy who installed it doesn't deal with Ideal anymore and said he has problems getting parts - I think what he meant was that unless he carries a van load of parts it's difficult to handle a repair quickly. Several other local people just said they don't deal with Ideal. A couple didn't reply...
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    Time to replace Ideal HE24?

    I'm in Stroud, Gloucestershire. I should have said, the system has 10 large rads and an unvented tank.
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    Time to replace Ideal HE24?

    I have a 6 or 7 year old Ideal HE24 which is giving problems, currently ignition failure LF. It has never been very reliable with LF being common, replaced PCBs, leaking air vents etc. I also suspect it is not very efficient - I don't recall my gas usage dropping when it replaced the previous...
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    Ideal HE24 LF failure

    Fair enough so that's a no no. Mind you, getting anyone to work on an Ideal boiler is not easy. Even Ideal are less keen ( and more expensive ) these days. The serious problem seems to be they're just rubbish boilers. And I have two of them! So this one's heading for the scrap heap.
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    Ideal HE24 LF failure

    My Ideal HE24 is getting persistent LF failures yet again. The condensate drain is clear, there are no gurgling noises or anything odd when it is running. It usually fails to start when reset, just going through the cycles until it LFs again. However is the inner cover is removed it invariably...
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    Ideal HE24 LF error - yet again!

    Brendan - you're right about the fixed price. I think I paid £240 or thereabouts 2 years ago and it did cover 12 months. But it doesn't seem to be available from Ideal anymore. In fact their website doesn't seem to have anything about engineer call out except under warranty. I'll maybe give them...

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