The old Potterton oil boiler had been installed around 1965, and would still be working were it not for a failed oil pump that was no longer available.

Sited in the utility room of this delightful property surrounded by fields,

 and with a large concrete asbestos flue running up the rear of the building, we suggested the replacement was sited in the detached garage.

Another boiler subject to the UK Government’s Scrappage Scheme ( which finished in March 2010), we recommended a Worcester-Bosch Camray Greenstar condensing oil boiler to replace it.

Holes were core drilled in the utility room wall and the facing garage walls, sleeved pipework was then run between the two buildings at high level, insulated with Armaflex water resistant insulation.

Electrical control cables were also run between the two buildings, using a neat matching conduit neext to the pipework.  Armoured cables were then run through the garage to the new boiler, where a 3 pole isolator was fitted to allow safe servicing.

The Honeywell frost protection kit was used, comprising a wall mounted frost thermostat, which turns the boiler on if the surrounding area drops below 5°C, together with a pipe thermostat set to 25°C, which turns the boiler off again once the system is warm enough to protect itself.

The old flue was taken down and the aperture bricked up in matching bricks. 

We upgraded the system to separately selectable heating and hot water, and provided the latest Honeywell timing and temperature control, including their 7 day programmable radio room thermostat, CM927.

Finally, we tested the system and filled out our special Worcester 6 year parts and labour warranty card.

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