Hi there,
I'm looking to replace my 12 year old vokera boiler. The boiler has a problem with its pressure regulation and goes up to 4 on the dial after about half an hour. I've had a British Gas Home Care guy round, but he says that because of the boxing around the boiler he can't reach the pressure regulation gizmo to pump air into it. I'm still getting hot water, but the central heating is basically kaput.
I've found a recommended local company here in Glasgow (Gas Line on Crow Road) and they came to do a survey. The problem with the site (other than too much boxing) is that there is no access whatever to a drain, so it's difficult to install a condensing boiler. It seems a bit of a wasted opportunity to install a less efficient combi-boiler. However, one alternative is to use a drainless condensing boiler, which expels the extra water through the flue.
According to Gas Line, at the moment there is only one company that produce such a device, Atmos Heating Systems:
The problem is that apparently they're currently making some modifications to this boiler and it won't be ready until September, and probably late September at that. My general experience of delays is that if they're predicted to slide from a long way in advance, they're probably going to slide a lot, and I can imagine not getting my boiler until late October. This might be a bit uncomfortable in Glasgow.
Can anybody provide any advice on this? Are Gas Line telling the truth about the availability of drainless condensing boilers? Is it possible the servicing engineer is wrong about my existing boiler? I only need it to work for another month!
Peter