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Gas water heating

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Back in the late 1960s there was a company, Servowarm (not related to the current central heating company of the same name) which used to sell gas central heating systems which consisted of a Master Radiator - which had a built in gas boiler, plus pipework to other radiators.  They advertised in the south London area at least.  My late aunt had such a system installed which, hence the reason for this post, included a very small balance flue gas boiler fitted in the airing cupboard which was coupled to the existing hot water tank (I say tank because it was a rectangular galvanised steel tank rather than a copper cylinder. It had a 'manhole' access lid on the front). It was a gravity system there was no pump and no connection to the Master Radiator downstairs.

Question is, are such similar water heaters still available?  It was certainly small, there was not that much space in the airing cupboard and if my memory is correct it was fitted below the shelves above the tank.

Clive

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    If I have the right picture, the hot water only boilers that I recall were only a few kW - a sort of gas fired immersion heater power level. If yours had a balanced flue it was quite modern, more usual would have been to take room air and to have a simple external flue, probably in asbestos cement piping. They also used to turn up heating tanks for washrooms in village halls and similar places. The competition in that sort of setting and student digs was the Ascot  instant water heater,

    rather higher powered but no storage tank needed, also open flued, made famous on 'that's life' because of the propensity for gassing people in their bathrooms when folk decided to draught proof the windows.
    But to fail to answer your question, I have not seen anything like either kind  for years and I suspect you will be told it is illegal to install one in  a house now.

    The nearest is probably either webasto heaters used in lorries or the small modular  boilers seen in caravans. But that would be propane.
    mike

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    If I have the right picture, the hot water only boilers that I recall were only a few kW - a sort of gas fired immersion heater power level. If yours had a balanced flue it was quite modern, more usual would have been to take room air and to have a simple external flue, probably in asbestos cement piping. They also used to turn up heating tanks for washrooms in village halls and similar places. The competition in that sort of setting and student digs was the Ascot  instant water heater,

    rather higher powered but no storage tank needed, also open flued, made famous on 'that's life' because of the propensity for gassing people in their bathrooms when folk decided to draught proof the windows.
    But to fail to answer your question, I have not seen anything like either kind  for years and I suspect you will be told it is illegal to install one in  a house now.

    The nearest is probably either webasto heaters used in lorries or the small modular  boilers seen in caravans. But that would be propane.
    mike

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