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It was a freezing Friday evening early in February 2023, when my boiler broke. An engineer was called, several cold days passed, and his declaration came in sombre tones: ‘uneconomic to repair’. Li…

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can leave the pipes there. They're not doing much. Radiators aren't much threat either, unless you trip into one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not really. Since the radiators operate at a substantially lower temperature, you may well have to replace them - you need larger, more efficient radiators than may be typical with gas-fired systems

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Oh, using the same system, instead of switching to forced air.

... why does efficiency matter if the heat stays in the house? They're just always-warm instead of sometimes-hot, yeah?