Been reading a lot of the topics here on boilers etc so thatnks to a lot of you regulars for your advice. However, still have some questions.
We're in the process of doing a bathroom refit, and want to replace the boiler. We currently have a circa 25 yr old Baxi fllorstanding boiler in the kitchen. It uses the old kitchen chimney as its vertical flue. This chimney runs through the upstairs bathroom in a corner, all tiled round. Subject to cost considerations and what our builder says, we'll probably get rid of the chimney.
Anyway, bathroom not that big and we would like to install a dedicated quadrant type shower cubicle. Currently have a Aqualisa power shower over the bath. We have a hot water tank airing cupboard in the bathroom which I would like to get rid if.
I had just assumed that to do this, we would have to replace our old gravity fed system with a combi. Had looked at the Worcester 40 HE Plus sytem, but reading stuff on here has made me worried about performance. We have a 2up, 2 down Victorian terrace, with one bathroom but I suppose I really do need to go and measure the flow rate at the taps. It seems pretty strong, but it is one of those kitchen mixers so I will measure the garden hose tap.
Anyway, someone mentioned to me yesterday about why not getting a hot water tank put in the loft. Didn't think this was possible but a little bit of research has left me totally bewildered about vented/unvented/gravity/mains pressure tanks, thermal stores etc etc etc...argh...
So, the simple question is, what kind of tank would be suitable. All we want is good shower/bath performace so I'm assuming a good combo of flow rate and pressure. I don't have a need for instant hot water as we're not in during the day, and during morning and evenings wher we are at home, the hot water is switched on. Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks