Air-to-water to replace a combi boiler, and have radiators. Price is a huge factor (the only factor really), so looking for recommendations
Mam's boiler is on last legs so doing some sleuthing on this. With the BUS it's still looking at 4-5 grand (the cylinder seems to really push that up). We don't need any radiators sorted as they're all modern when the houses got upgraded in the 2000s (right-to-buy). My question I guess is, the price seems to be largely for an air con system that costs 5 grand. Are there not cheaper ones ? Or is this just the general cost of an air to water heat pump ?
I've looked at air con systems over the years because we all have at some point with this bloody weather! And there's tons of really powerful ones that seem to cost a grand or 2. Is that just for air to air ones ? I guess what I'm asking is, does anyone have experience with especially cheap air-to-water + cylinder BUS-paying installations, where they didn't regret it because "you get what you pay for" ?
They're both pensioners and I'm on long term sick (broken back) so even if I could help out, I won't be back in work for another year or 3. And the boiler has just been tagged as dangerous, and needing an £800 valve something or other. Seems daft to do that on a 25yo boiler.
fwiw I am completely in the dark in ALL of this. Been trying to google around so I'm not coming in completely daft, but yeah slow going. If I can get this going, then maybe focus on air-air next year and just get a cheap version of that when I'm back in work