Halstead Combi boilers

Looking for a combi for a 2 bed house, to be rented out. Gas man recommends Halstead, but can't many positive comments via google, so any comments here?

Would be driving 5 rads and a shower in the bathroom and a sink in the kitchen. Chap was on about 32kw unit, saying the flow is better than a 24, but for such a small house, flow seemed be less of an issue as there are so few devices which can draw hot water at the same time.

Cheers, Matt

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Matthew Ames
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Yebbut even if you only have *1* device on i.e. a shower, then 24 to 32 kw is going to make a big improvement. If you want to fill a bath, it will make a big difference in the time it takes.

Bear in mind, with a combi you've no immersion heater back-up if the boiler breaks. That means if it does break, you've got to fix it quickly or have very unhappy tenants.

Owain

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Owain

Is there a bath? If so a 24 would be pitiful. For just a shower it might be ok so long as nothing else wants hot water at the same time. Personally I would say 35kW is realistic minimum.

Reply to
John Rumm

Can't go far wromg with a Bosch: Worcester Bosch in this case.

Any combi will give a reasonable shower. No combi will acquit itself very well when you've got multiple demands for hot water. Even the biggest combi is less than twice as powerful as the smallest: if you're fitting out a larger, more upmarket house you'd want at least a storage combi and possibly a full storage system. For a small, non-luxury house I'd fit a W-B greenstar 24i junior and a thermostatic shower valve.

Reply to
YAPH

Another reason for getting a reliable one with good parts availability and loads of engineers who know how to fix them.

Backup is certainly an argument in favour of stored-water systems, but for a 2-bed house it's difficult to justify the space and expense.

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YAPH

"Matthew Ames" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@brightview.co.uk:

We got a Halstead combi as part of a 'deal' (don't even ask) about 3-4 years ago. Apart from a slight leak in the diaphragm alst autumn it's been reliable, simple and ... just there....

Reply to
Mike the unimaginative

You can fit in in-line electric instant heater in the DHW outlet. Small and cheap.

Reply to
Doctor Drivel

Go for a Broag 39C with outside temperature sensor.

Reply to
Doctor Drivel

Overpriced and 5 years out of date.

You must get to know more about combis. An ATAG 51kW will do two bathrooms.

More. Want a 72kW? MAN have one.

Out of date. Look at Broags. Cheaper and far better. Bang up to date. Better still buy an ATAG or Atmos.

Reply to
Doctor Drivel

But only 7-10kW and require their own high-capacity circuit on the CU.

Better than nothing but not a complete supbstitute for a working combi.

Reply to
YAPH

Boiling a kettle is even cheaper - and just as effective.

Reply to
Dave Plowman (News)

It is only backup and will give you a shower and hot water. Some state they can run two taps. They can but not on full flow. Many can use the old immersion cable. The point is that a combi should not be dismissed as there is no electric backup.

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Doctor Drivel

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is £116. As will be backup only a cheapish one is usually fine.

These are 9kW to 12 kW in-line instant water heaters. They can do a shower and a tap or two. The shower, not great, but gets you wet and hot water available, at a tap or two. Great for backup if a combi is down.

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are lots of other makes around.

Reply to
Doctor Drivel

Or why not that old bit of bellwire? Neither is remotely close to the spec!

Reply to
YAPH

Depends what for. Wouldn't want to try showering under a kettle ;-)

Reply to
John Stumbles

If they can be run off 'an old immersion cable' then they are no more than

3 kW - so as I said makes more sense just to use an electric kettle. And if you think 3kW will 'give you a shower' you know even less about heating matters than anyone even guessed before.
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Dave Plowman (News)

;-) Wouldn't bother under one of dribble's 3 KW heaters either.

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Dave Plowman (News)

Please eff off you are a total plantpot.

Reply to
Doctor Drivel

May be - but not even a plant pot could get a hot shower from a 3kW instant heater as you suggest. So piss off back into rehab 'till you learn something about heating.

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Dave Plowman (News)

Please eff off you are a total plantpot.

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Doctor Drivel

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