Need a new boiler and have had a quotation from a local company who have recommended a 24Kw boiler. From the choices we have taken a Worcester Greenstar 24RI. However, I have a slight concern that this boiler may not be powerful enough as most articles on the web say it for use in a small or medium house and I would describe our house as large.
Our house is detached and is over 4 floors (half floors to be exact) and we have a regular system with a hot water cylinder and a tank in the loft.
The entrance is via steps which is the main floor containing a passage with 1 radiator, a main lounge/diner with 2 radiators and a kitchen with 1 radiator (always turned off). The boiler is in a cupboard in the kitchen.
Above the main floor, we have 2 bedrooms and a shower room containing a toilet and shower but no bath. Each of these rooms has a radiator and the shower room contains the hot water cylinder.
Below the main floor are a bedroom, a bathroom and a room we use as a second lounge. All have radiators with the second lounge having 2.
Below that floor on ground level we have a spare bedroom, a small study and a passage. The passage and spare bedroom have radiators but the one in the second bedroom is always turned off.
In total we have 13 radiators but we only have 11 turned on.
Our current boiler is a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 428 which is being replaced is 28.2KW which is why I am slightly concerned about the replacement being 24KW but the chap who came to give us a quote is obviously knows an awful lot more about boilers than myself.
I'm really looking for re-assurance from boiler installers than 24KW seems reasonable for our house.
Our house is detached and is over 4 floors (half floors to be exact) and we have a regular system with a hot water cylinder and a tank in the loft.
The entrance is via steps which is the main floor containing a passage with 1 radiator, a main lounge/diner with 2 radiators and a kitchen with 1 radiator (always turned off). The boiler is in a cupboard in the kitchen.
Above the main floor, we have 2 bedrooms and a shower room containing a toilet and shower but no bath. Each of these rooms has a radiator and the shower room contains the hot water cylinder.
Below the main floor are a bedroom, a bathroom and a room we use as a second lounge. All have radiators with the second lounge having 2.
Below that floor on ground level we have a spare bedroom, a small study and a passage. The passage and spare bedroom have radiators but the one in the second bedroom is always turned off.
In total we have 13 radiators but we only have 11 turned on.
Our current boiler is a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 428 which is being replaced is 28.2KW which is why I am slightly concerned about the replacement being 24KW but the chap who came to give us a quote is obviously knows an awful lot more about boilers than myself.
I'm really looking for re-assurance from boiler installers than 24KW seems reasonable for our house.