Installing combo boiler and removing tank cost

[Mollyeyes]

Hello
Has anyone replaced a standard boiler with combi boiler in kitchen and removed water tank (and pipe work) from a cupboard in upstairs bedroom cupboard? Just wondering on rough cost to remove old boiler, install combi and remove tank please? In Surrey area. Thank you

Hello, I’m in Manchester but just had this done, 2 storey, 3 bed house. It cost 4500 by British Gas

I think gas combi boilers are being phased out so think carefully. Hot air electric is the way forward.

Our boiler needs replacing and we are switching to electric.

We have a combi boiler in a household of six with two bathrooms. There is a slight drop of pressure when multiple items are being used but not noteworthy. We had the combi replaced last week having had the previous for 12 years. I asked the plumber about gov plans to phase out natural gas usage. He told me that hydrogen will be a likely alternative and that my combi would run on this.

We had the old boiler removed from the kitchen, old tank from airing cupboard upstairs and a new vaillant combi put in it’s place plus a condensate pump and pipe run up into and across the loft and down the outside wall along with a new gas pipe from the meter under the stairs. Cost £2500, 2 years ago.

@felineflutter

I think gas combi boilers are being phased out so think carefully. Hot air electric is the way forward.

Our boiler needs replacing and we are switching to electric.

They will be eventually, but if you get one installed now they won't insist you rip it out again in 10 years time. It will just be that you won't be able to buy a new one then.

What made you decide on the electric ducted heating btw? I'm interested as I'm in the house building industry and it's not the way any of our clients are going at all. Its going to be very expensive to run unless you have a small and very well insulated house. I would say air source heat pumps are the way forward but still using a wet system to distribute via radiators or underfloor heating.

Had this done in fairly big Edwardian house 3 years ago for about £4.5k. Had to get a slightly bigger boiler than our last one but it's been great.

Where the ugly great tank was is now a lovely walk-in shower. Bath is plenty hot and fills in under 10 minutes.

The 6 months we were here before we did it is the only time I've ever had a tank system and I couldn't get my head round it at all!

Thank you everyone for your valuable advise and costs

I've had a quote for a combi now as well, instead of it going in the original boiler position it will go where the hot water cylinder is, and the gas pipework will be run on the outside of the building £4.5k. This is with British gas who are offering 3 years no interest payment plans.

Natural gas Combi boilers will eventually run on hydrogen there will be no need to change anything ( pipes etc) , so they won’t be “phased out “. They will just run on cleaner fuel.