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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by kwhitefoot on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @01:07PM (#34416128)
Condenser boilers and balanced flue are separate concepts. The house I bought in 1978 had balanced flue gas heaters but they were not condensing. Condensing boilers are an efficiency measure. Balanced flue boilers have been available in the UK since the mid sixties.
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Re:Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of th... by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @02:40PM (#34417579)
All I can do is share personal experience of living in rental properties in UK, and if these boilers were really sealed, my acquaintance wouldn't be dead.

Whether most boilers are prehistoric, or it's just years of neglect, I don't know.

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