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I have a very old Gloworm boiler. Been advised by gas engineer to replace for modern unit. It's working fine but worried about availibilty of parts and getting a plumber to work on it. Any advise ?
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Probably not the most concensual of advice I'm going to give but unless you're a particularly vulnerable person make provision for when it does die so you're not at anybody's mercy...
Buy a couple or three oil space heaters and make sure your hot water cylinder immersion is working and run your old Gloworm until it dies.
She has a modern system but I still like to keep two oil heaters at my 89yr old ma's place just in case I can't get there as quickly as I'd like.
Very likely and as Timmy D said bolting a new boiler onto an old system can also be fraught with issues.A modern boiler may use less gas but, if you are already a low gas user, it may not pay for itself in its potential lifespan.
A quote for a boiler is just that. It won’t cover other stuff.Thanks so much for your replies. The OP is in their 60's so not sure if that's classed as old. The consensus of opinion seems to be to leave the old boiler in place until it stops or starts costing too much. The issue with this that I didn't mention is that the current flue and parts of the inside of the boiler apparently contain asbestos. In the case of the flue I believe it's a very diluted form of asbestos which I've researched. If this boiler contains some asbestos I'm guessing most others of that vintage will too, so should they all be condemned ? I hadn't really thought about replacing the boiler could mean replacing the whole system. If I get a quote to replace the boiler and agree, will that cover me for any problems that may occur with the old rads etc. Thank you again for your very helpful replies.
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