How To Remove Gas Heater From Wall

1. My 1939 Semi has an aboriginal wall mounted gas heater inside the hallway. The hall is tiny, the gas meter cupboard is just inside the front door, with the old gas heater beingness right abreast it (about a human foot above the floor) and supplied by a 15mm gas pipe straight from it. The hallway is cramped, the stairs beginning only after the gas heater. Coats hang a couple of anxiety above the gas cupboard & heater.

   The gas heater is old (30 years?), mounted on an exterior wall and has no air/flue vent. There was once a floor vent to draw air in (the wooden flooring being suspended, with air bricks), which went when some boards were replaced. I've never turned the heater on, nor would exercise, and would like rid of it. I would however like some oestrus on this condensation decumbent outside wall. I have two options, which I'd similar opinions & costs for delight.

   A) Have its gas supply capped off, so remove it. Am I correct in assuming I could do the removal myself to save money, once the gas was disconnected by a Gas Safe engineer? I could then put a small electric console heater run from an extension.

   B) Remove every bit in A) then accept a new gas wall heater fitted, vented through the (not-crenel) wall. At that place seem to be unvented versions too, simply I'grand not sure if I'd need to fit an airbrick? There'southward no user-friendly mains supply, so information technology would need to be piezo or battery ignition.

   As well as cost, I'd capeesh opinions on whether the rails of coats hanging two feet higher up would heighten safety issues if installing a new one?

2. Its non a big job to remove and cap the supply off, A local plumber would probly practise information technology for £50/70 quid, then get an electric radiator, they're pretty skillful, you can wheel um about to where you need it, the coats would be an bug with gas or a fixed leccy heater,
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3. Thanks for the communication. The merely reason I idea of gas was that my house relies on electrical storage heaters, they cost the earth to run and deliver lukewarm heat at best. Factoring in future fuel savings with gas, what would it cost to install one of those through-the-wall flue piddling gas heaters?

4. Don't concider going the unvented route they will cause condensation. Equally said, become it disconnected by a Gas Safe engineer and use a portable electric radiator. Then you lot can store it away in the summer (if we become one) gaining infinite. If yous are thinking fuel savings and have a gas supply a wet gas central heating arrangement is the way to go.

5. Agree totally about avoiding condensation. Would appreciate opinions/costs on supply & fitting of unvented gas heater so I can compare running costs vs installation.

6. you'd need to get a few quotes off installers, the cost can vary by large amounts depending on your business firm,needs and limitations you lot accept,

7. OK thank you, probably not worth considering then.

8. To remove the old heater (sounds lethal...), a GasSafe cove would, I imagine, be quite happy to pop in, cut the supply pipage inside that meter cupboard, cap and test it. If you can find a recommended local cove who is happy to squeeze this one-half-60 minutes task into his daily schedule, he'll probably practice it for £xxx-40 cash. And so, when you phone up, make information technology clear that that's all he'd have to practice.

   (I'one thousand talking about places like where I live - the South West - where you have local tradespeeps.)

   Once disconnected, yous are safe to rip out the actual heater.

   As for a replacement, won't you be looking at a 'wet' gas organization in a couple of years time? In which instance, it seems crazy to spend what will be a significant sum on installing a through-the-wall vented heater now.

   Only, how much that volition cost can only exist garnered by asking for quotes - I haven't a scooby how much it'll exist.

   An electric console heater run from an extension cablevision seems the sensible - tho' not ideal, I know - road meanwhile.

9. Yes I think yous're right. For a house without fundamental heating, it'd be a pregnant footstep towards that cost to estrus just one draughty hallway. I'll retrieve about removal of the former and a radiator type of thing.

10. kinell devs, £30/40, non worth a gasssafes while, d'yer know how much it costs to get gassafed upwardly?, farsands and farsands,

11. Tee-hee, Mr Plum. I know, I know...

    I'yard talking about a local recommended cove who is kept decorated and says to himself "I can pop in there on my way home and exercise that in 20 minutes". Ie - the kind of coves we have down hither.

    Yes, I know they are 'right' to charge the full 'minimum', whatever that may be. Simply, if you were returning home for a day fitting a whole system for someone, and knew you could get in and 'snip, cap and test', what would you say to the dwelling owner? That'll be £60 love? (Especially if they are maxim they'll be afterward a full organization in a couple of years...)

    If all the peeps rmc calls up say £60, then that is what he'll have to pay.

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