Boilers?!?!?!?!

[Soon2bC]

At a loss.

we currently have a gas boiler in the kitchen that warms the water in a tank in the airing cupboard and radiators.
we have low water pressure in the bathroom which is fed from cold water gravity tank in the loft. the tank will be removed (which would settle me as i have an irrational fear that it will leak and fall through on top of me in bed) and i have been told that water pressure can be improved by having a combi as cold water will be mains fed and hot will be faster too.

im thinking of ditching it and getting a combi boiler in the loft (is this even possible), kitchen or in the airing cupboard.

does anyone have experience of this? any ideas of costs and time taken to do it? and are you happy with new boiler?

Yes perfectly doable to have boiler in the loft - loft will need to be boarded out and have an electric light up there. Will also need a loft ladder installed if you haven't already got one. Installer may not be fussy (though they should be) but if new boiler goes wrong under warranty Manufacturers engineers can refuse to work on it.

To have a combi you need good flow rate on your incoming mains - so kitchen or outside tap. Whoever quotes should be checking this. Poor flow rate and your combi won't work properly = complete waste of money.

Always, always find a qualified engineer through recommendation. There are a lot of cowboys out there, I hear horror stories all the time!

Research which manufacturer you prefer (I can advise, but others may disagree with my recommendation) then find an Accredited Installer for that manufacturer- then you will get maximum warranty

Fill a bucket at your kitchen cold tap, time it, calculate how many litres per minute you get. Measure it at your garden tap and utility room cold taps as well, if you have them. What is it?

With no cold water tank, the amount of water coming out of all you taps at any one time will be limited by the amount coming into your house from the water main.

Then measure the lpm at the bath taps. What is it?

How many baths, showers and people in your home?