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Gas Fired Back Boiler

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  • 20-06-2005 7:52pm
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    FX Meister
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    I have a back boiler in the fire I have in the sitting room. It's fantastic for heating the house. I'm a bit lazy though and hate building/cleaning a fire. Is it possible to get a gas fire fitted that would leave the back boiler in place so I could still use it with the gas fire?


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    rooferPete
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    Hi Fx Meister,

    Reads like you want to heat the existing back boiler using a gas fire ?

    I don't know of any gas fires that would give a strong enough output to heat a standard back boiler.

    Baxi do have boilers with fire fronts but the boiler is an independent unit, the average gas boiler only heats a few litres of water that is pumped through the system at both speed and under pressure.

    You could consider installing a gas boiler linked to your existing system and install a gas fire for the comfort look in the room, the gas fires can be fitted in such a way they can be removed and you can revert to solid fuel if necessary.

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    FX Meister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭FX Meister


    I like the benefit of having hot rads throughout the house when I only have a fire on so I don't think I want to change the back boiler. The fire would be running of a cylinder too as there is no Gas supply in my area. I need gas for the hob anyway as I hate cooking with an electric hob. Cheers for the info.


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