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Cheap backup boiler

  • 28-08-2015 5:41pm
    #1
    Martin440
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭


    I'm installing a log boiler, which will heat a 1500L buffer tank, which in turn will provide heating and hot water to a domestic residence. The boiler will provide heat on a day to day basis, and as long as it works OK and I or someone capable can light the boiler, there shouldn't be any problem.

    I'm wondering now should I provide a backup in case (1) the boiler is our of order, or more importantly (2) I have guests staying who wouldn't know how to light the boiler or may not be comfortable doing so. Is there a small gas boiler I could use, even one fueled from a gas bottle (I've seen domestic boilers in Spain fueled with a regular small gas bottle). Or is there an alternative fuel I could consider? I'd like a small unit I could install indoors, so oil wouldn't really work. The log boiler has an output of 30kW, but the backup could be significantly less for the occasional times it would be needed, around 10kW should be sufficient.

    Any ideas welcome.....
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  • #2
    antoinolachtnai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    Very simplistically, some fan heaters for space heating and an electric immersion for hot water? Doesn't take up any space and doesn't require any fuel to be held. Very safe and convenient. Cheap to set up, not cheap to run, but fine for an emergency or special circumstances.


  • #3
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    Most gas boilers don't like to be left sitting. Look at all the problems after a hot summer and weather turns cold.


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