OT : Paging the Combi-Boileristi....

If you were really hacked off with the cheap n nasty combi boiler that you
had fitted a few years ago (ours has had more grittish bass in house calls
than a cheap whore, and only produces hot water when you turn the room
thermostat up), what make and model would you get your local Corgi
registered firestarter to fit ?

 

Worcester-Bosch

 

Vaillant

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Ahhh... now thats three answers..... doh !

Okay, Q2 - Please justify answer to Q1 above ?

 

Still got a sense of humour then ...

 

Worcester-Bosch or Vaillant

Worcester are prolly best as they are less complicated, and I find the
pcbs and fans easier to repair

 

Ask raden what he reckons is the most reliable, based on the number of
bits he fixes.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the
river cleaned out in a day.

 

1. My dad's got one, and he reckoned it rocked
2. I had one installed a year ago, and got quotes from three plumbers, all of
whom suggested WB
3. I get staff discount

 

No expense spared Eco-Hometec

 

And get one that CAN be controlled by seperate zone controls. Unlike
my WB greenstar 30he. I've all the pipes in for an upstairs and
downstairs zone and... THEN I find that the boiler can'd be switched
by outside programmers. You might not want them yet, but you may in
the future.

 

Ooh, sweet ! Can you get a Greenstar 27CDi for a better than retail price ?

Renumeration in beer, vino or foldy wonga available.

Same goes for anyone willing to plumb it in - in place of the Alpha POS
thats there at the mo.

Spare room available if its a weekend job.

 

Seconded. A mate's dad has a big heating firm, and that's what he fitted for
her.

 

My previous job was with a mechanical services engineering company.
They always used Vaillant for small domestic type boilers.

I've got a Potterton. It's been okay, but it's not a combi.

--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

We had this problem with ours. It was correctly diagnosed by the FOAK
here as a stuck valve, and cost us relatively little to have the valve
replaced.

 

We've got a British Gas contract, and as mentioned, its had countless
visits.

Seems to be OK for a few months, then the same thing, no hot water.

Totally fed up with it now and just want shot of the thing, its only about
3/4 years old.

 

what?

 

I've been happy with Worcester stuff.

Had an oil combi in the last house. Replaced the one in our current house
with a gas combi.

I asked the local installer listed on the W-B website to quote for the job.
Their price was competitive with other installers so I went with them. They
have returned to service it at 12 monthly intervals and I'm confident that
we will get a good service in the event of a breakdown.

--
wessie at tesco dot net

BMW R1150GS

"Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney

 

Raden's your man. Probably a dodgy connection somewhere. A badly crimped
terminal or poorly soldered joint that gets wiggled enough to work
temporarily.

--
wessie at tesco dot net

BMW R1150GS

"Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney

 

Staff discount on Worcester Bosch boilers

 

Just called them and I can get one for £738 incl VAT, plus £40
delivery.

They sometimes have refurb models in stock (boiler is remanufactured
to as-new condition and sold with a full warranty) but they've
currently only got new ones