Do you have to have a gas fire with a back boiler?
The back boiler, it’s flue and gas fire – all will be removed unless you want to keep the back boiler fireplace. Removing the gas fireplace and replacing it with an electric fire could cost you more in the short term but less in the long term.
Can you remove gas fire from back boiler?
The right and proper answer is ‘ no, you can’t’. The fire is integral to the back boiler and can’t be removed if the back boiler is staying in use.
What does a back boiler do?
A back boiler is a small, compact boiler fitted at the back of an open fireplace hearth. It sits behind a gas fire and provides hot water and central heating to the property.
Are gas back boilers still available?
Back boilers are no longer being manufactured and are being replaced by modern units that are more efficient, compact and safer. If your property has a back boiler that’s either given up or you simply want a more modern heating system, most professionals will advise you to move on to a combi boiler.
Can you have a gas fire with a combi boiler?
5 Answers from MyBuilder Gas Engineers You can then have another gas fire fitted on its own [ Builders opening and flue will require changing ] or a electric fire depending on your requirements. Its approx a 2 day job to convert to a combi boiler, an average size job with minimum disruption.
Are gas fires being phased out?
Gas heating in new build houses will be banned by 2025, but gas hobs will still be allowed, according to Chancellor Philip Hammond. New homes will use heat pumps and energy-efficient measures to heat them.
What kind of boiler is behind a gas fire?
This back boiler is behind a gas fire. My old house had a back boiler. When it was (many moons ago) converted to gas from the original coal fire the back boiler remained. You didn’t need the gas fire on the way you needed the coal fire on to heat the water anymore but it wasn’t a combi boiler which supplies instant heating and hot water.
Do you need a fire for a back boiler?
You need the fire on to get hot water/heating. A combi-boiler is on demand and instant, can be set to go on when you’re not there. However, my Auntie had a back boiler and thought it was the best heating she’d ever had. Nope. I currently have a stove that pumps hot water round the radiators. This back boiler is behind a gas fire.
Where is the back boiler in a house?
I had a back boiler in my old house. The boiler was located in the fireplace behind the gas fire. You didn’t need the gas fire on to work the boiler at all, we rarely ever used the gas fire. It’s just the boiler is hidden behind the gas fireplace as far as I know. Worked as well as any other boiler I’ve known.
Can a boiler be run without a gas fire?
The fire and the boiler are usually (in the case of a Baxi for instance) separate bits of kit. As long as the flue/chimney is safe an engineer should be able to run one without the other. So if you want to bring the boiler back to life without the gas fire it should be possible.
What kind of boiler is behind a fireplace?
A back boiler is a small, compact boiler fitted at the back of an open fireplace hearth. It sits behind a gas fire and provides hot water and central heating to the property.
Is it possible to get rid of a gas fire in a boiler?
So if you want to bring the boiler back to life without the gas fire it should be possible. If on the other hand you want to get rid of the gas fire you should be able to do that, but if you are going to leave the boiler in there it will be a bit of an eyesore at the back of the fireplace.
What do you need to know about a back boiler?
So, what is a back boiler? A back boiler is a heating device which is fitted in the structure behind a household fireplace, enabling it to provide heat to the house for central heating and also providing hot water. They’re usually fitted behind gas or electric fireplaces but an open fire back boiler can also be found in older homes.
Can a house be built without a gas boiler?
The ban on gas – and other fossil fuel – boilers will only apply to newly-built houses from the proposed date onwards. Although you’re safe from having to ditch your current gas boiler, this is one of the reasons why the announcement is attracting backlash.
