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rassic
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Dear all,
I need to replace my existing Baxi boiler as it is unsupportable. Please can anyone recommend a boiler? Having reading other posts, Potterton boilers are not getting great reviews.
many thanks in advance
Rassic
I need to replace my existing Baxi boiler as it is unsupportable. Please can anyone recommend a boiler? Having reading other posts, Potterton boilers are not getting great reviews.
many thanks in advance
Rassic
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Not reda any of the other posts but I bought a Wickes' own brand combi-boiler 18 months ago - no problems with it and it was very competitively priced.K eep
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rassic wrote:Dear all,
I need to replace my existing Baxi boiler as it is unsupportable. Please can anyone recommend a boiler? Having reading other posts, Potterton boilers are not getting great reviews.
many thanks in advance
Rassic
Vaillant, Worcester Bosch or Alpha.
All have stainless steel heat exchangers and 2 year guarentee, 3 years in the case of the Alpha.0 -
Sorry Alan, the Worcester has an aluminium/silicon heat exchanger (exactly what the significance of the silicone is I have no idea!), I originally thought they were S/S too.
I'm curious as to what you mean by 'unsupportable' in the OP. Parts are widely available for most Baxi boilers, have you been told otherwise? Or is it simply costing too much in maintenance and running repairs?
In the event that you really do need to change it, Alpha and Vaillant are my preference. I used to like Potterton and Baxi in the days of the Profile and Solo boilers, but I hate the Suprima and the Baxi 105e combis have given me more than their fair share of problems.0 -
moneysavingplumber wrote:Sorry Alan, the Worcester has an aluminium/silicon heat exchanger (exactly what the significance of the silicone is I have no idea!), I originally thought they were S/S too.
Blimey your right as usual.
The greenstar literature now states cast aluminium & silicon......i swear it used to be SS, :wall: i wonder if they are on a cost reduction thing ? Either way not good.
Strike that one off my list.
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rassic wrote:Dear all,
I need to replace my existing Baxi boiler as it is unsupportable. Please can anyone recommend a boiler? Having reading other posts, Potterton boilers are not getting great reviews.
many thanks in advance
Rassic
I thought Baxi and Potterton were the same company.
I've a Baxi boiler, never had any major problems with it. I've had an engineer out a few times in the last 5 years, but no more than my mate has and he has a British Gas boiler.
Most boiler are pretty similar, I'd go with which every brand the plumber can get on a good deal from the plumb centre.0 -
cheggers wrote:Most boiler are pretty similar, I'd go with which every brand the plumber can get on a good deal from the plumb centre.
I wish they were all the same but unfortunately they are not. The cheaper boilers use Aluminium (or worse) heat exchangers that can and do corrode very nicely in an acidic condensate environment. i.e. In a new condensing boiler.
The better models use stainless steel (316L usually) and should have a longer life span. It is true that boilers with ss heat exchangers have historically cost more but that price differential is now being reduced by the likes of manufacturers such as Alpha.0 -
Have had a couple of Worcester Bosch's in my current and old house and parents also have one.
No problems to report so far!Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere......0 -
I am looking at the moment, the best I can see at the moment are the VIESSMAN VITODENS 200 with a 10 year warranty on the Steel Exchanger, it also conforms to the German BLUE ANGEL standard which is very high.
Also consider ATAG boilers. Both of these makes seem to lead over Bosch in Germany, says something I guess.My Mind wanders, if found please return.0
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