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Combi boiler - hot water on demand?

  • 21-06-2020 4:18pm
    #1
    New2Dubs
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭


    Hi, as the name suggests, I am new in town, and getting used to the quirks of Irish plumbing.

    We have a combi boiler, which doesn't heat the water. To get hot water, we have to run the heating which fills up a hot water cylinder in the hot press (and in doing so, heats the radiators) or switch on an immersion heater.

    Is it possible to set up the combi boiler so when we turn on the hot tap, the boiler fires up and we have hot water on demand from the boiler without filling up a hot water cylinder?


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  • #2
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Make and model of boiler?

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • #3
    New2Dubs
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭New2Dubs


    Ideal Logic System s24IE


  • #4
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    New2Dubs wrote: »
    Ideal Logic System s24IE

    Not sure if that's a combi. Why do think it is?

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • #5
    New2Dubs
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭New2Dubs


    Estate agent blurb when we bought the house - perhaps we should have checked?!


  • #6
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,492 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    According to Ideal's website it's a standard system boiler. Never believe an estate agent :)


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  • #7
    New2Dubs
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭New2Dubs


    Seems 'combi' is open to interpretation!


  • #8
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    New2Dubs wrote: »
    Seems 'combi' is open to interpretation!

    Not really. People often get confused between "system" and "combi" boilers.

    Btw it's possible to plumb it so that it heats hot water only. Talk to your plumber about it. Also might be a grant
    for doing that. Check seai website, but your plumber should know anyway.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • #9
    DGOBS
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭DGOBS


    Ideal Logic System s24IE

    The 'S" stands for 'system' so its not a combi
    Is it possible to set up the combi boiler so when we turn on the hot tap, the boiler fires up and we have hot water on demand from the boiler without filling up a hot water cylinder?
    Not with your current boiler no.


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