Can I Extend & Keep My Boiler?

Martyn Bridges, director of technical communication and product management from Worcester, Bosch Group, explains how to choose a boiler for an extension project

“All components must be correctly sized to suit demand” Q We’re looking to add a two-storey extension in order to create a large kitchen diner, with a new en suite bedroom above. The house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, and we have a combi boiler. We’d ideally like to introduce underfloor heating in the new kitchen diner. How will the work impact on our existing heating system? Can we keep our combi boiler, or will we need to add another type of boiler and system? What is the typical cost, and is there anything else we need to consider? A Your existing combi boiler is likely to be at its limit for hot water production if it is serving two bathrooms already. Adding a further bathroom and more hot water outlets…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2018

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