I managed to reroute the water pipe and drain in the limited space under the floor of the bathroom and connect it to the new boiler. Currently just as a test setup. I still have to connect electricity, the floor has to be neatly closed again, the cupboards put back in place and then the boiler will get its final place in one of the cupboards and you will no longer see anything about this job.

I immediately installed a thermostatic tap, which means I immediately have water at the right temperature and I no longer have to fiddle with adjusting the right temperature, which means less loss of precious hot water. On closer inspection, I think the thermostatic tap is an ugly thing compared to the beautiful designer tap that was there before. Well, you can’t have everything.

Of course, I immediately tried out the new installation and the first thing I noticed was that hot water came out of the shower in 5 seconds, which is a big improvement compared to before! I immediately emptied the entire boiler, so it still takes some getting used to the limited volume, but setting a higher temperature of the boiler will also help to make it less likely to take a cold shower.

It might also be nice to share the costs of this part of the transition from gas to electric:

€205 for the boiler, €40 for the second hand thermostatic tap and about €150 on installation hardware.

In the coming weeks I will test the installation extensively and I will post an update how satisfied I am with this solution.

This content has been previously posted by me on other platforms and adapted and backdated to fill this blog.