Combi in Roof Space ?

[Rob Foster]

and, my loft is boarded, it has lighting and a 240v supply for sockets, a filling loop is already on my list, what’s a remote filling loop ?
What frost protection do I need ?

Remote filling loop on ground floor with a repeater pressure gauge to avoid climbing in loft to fill up every few months. Honeywell frost star to call boiler in when it’s gets cold up there and stop boiler freezing up. Access is essential under building regs for tired gas fitters. No reason why you should not bang a boiler in roof. Some boilers can be hung on outside of building in a weather proof box Rob Foster aka centralheatking

 

[king of pipes]

Sorry Rob have to disagree with you bud, can't see why anyone would want a gas boiler in a loft it's freezing cold in the winter , boiling hot in the summer it will effect pcbs wiring and components in the boiler , access is awkward a engineers has to access the boiler through a hatch via a loft ladder try and get your tools up and down there pain in the butt mate there's a high risk of damage and injury , many manufacturers won't allow their engineers to go in lofts for maintenance and breakdowns for this reason , you can't see what the boiler is doing if it fails what fault code is showing ? turn it up and down, condense will freeze up in the winter, get a leak then theres a risk of scalding and flooding your home the list goes on mate permanent walkway , fixed loft ladder, permanet lighting , a boiler guard co alarm , fire alarm. There is always another option. Kop

 

[quality]

Sounds like you already have a traditional system, I personally would upgrade your existing system rather than replace with an inferior combi

 

[Rob Foster]

Sorry Rob have to disagree with you bud, can't see why anyone would want a gas boiler in a loft it's freezing cold in the winter , boiling hot in the summer it will effect pcbs wiring and components in the boiler , access is awkward a engineers has to access the boiler through a hatch via a loft ladder try and get your tools up and down there pain in the butt mate there's a high risk of damage and injury , many manufacturers won't allow their engineers to go in lofts for maintenance and breakdowns for this reason , you can't see what the boiler is doing if it fails what fault code is showing ? turn it up and down, condense will freeze up in the winter, get a leak then theres a risk of scalding and flooding your home the list goes on mate permanent walkway , fixed loft ladder, permanet lighting , a boiler guard co alarm , fire alarm. There is always another option. Kop

I personally would not but a boiler in the roof. However in a gaff with restricted wall space then it is an option which can be considered. I put my 100ff in the garage adjacent and connected to my main building, neve again cause of cold winters. It does not matter now cause my house is being demolished in new year , we found out Friday pm

 

[Rob Foster]

Sounds like you already have a traditional system, I personally would upgrade your existing system rather than replace with an inferior combi

Space is not only the final frontier but an increasingly diminishing asset in modern homes hence combis, no tank no cylinder each system has its right place. The idea is to match needs and availability in my opinion Rob Foster aka centralheatking

 

[dan_the_plumber]

I live on an estate where boilers in the attic are common place. They don’t seem to give many problems. Just make sure all pipes are lagged and that you use a wireless time and temperature control

 

[Eyes]

Defo not the best place for a boiler, but it can be done if necessary, to insure a good relationship with your engineer 1. Install a quality fixed loft ladder 2. Install fixed floorboards in the loft 3. Install a good quality light near the boiler without creating shadow ( fitting a 13amp socket outlet will really impress him or her 4. VERY IMPORTANT keep area between loft access and all around boiler clear permanently so that the engineer dosent have to move your Christmas tree 5. Have steaming hot cup of coffee ready for engineer when he/she have got set up in cold loft (sticky bun will move your relationship to new heights, well, loft height ). You will be warm again in no time.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one

 

[David J]

Thanks Simon, that’s now planned in, it’ll be downstairs in the space left by the removal of HW Cylinder etc, hopefully fitted mid January

 

[Rob Foster]

Defo not the best place for a boiler, but it can be done if necessary, to insure a good relationship with your engineer 1. Install a quality fixed loft ladder 2. Install fixed floorboards in the loft 3. Install a good quality light near the boiler without creating shadow ( fitting a 13amp socket outlet will really impress him or her 4. VERY IMPORTANT keep area between loft access and all around boiler clear permanently so that the engineer dosent have to move your Christmas tree 5. Have steaming hot cup of coffee ready for engineer when he/she have got set up in cold loft (sticky bun will move your relationship to new heights, well, loft height ). You will be warm again in no time.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one

‘I’m a dreamer’ Supertramp ...
Breakfast in America popular band in the 1970’s...centralheatking

 

[David J]

“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one”
From “Imagine” by John Ono Lennon

Is siting my boiler in my loft dreaming of a better solution ? Hope so with a ten year guarantee ?