New boiler: Main or Worcester?

Mouseferatu

I'm going to be buying a new boiler, and cannot decide whether I should go for a Main or Worcester boiler. Any advice at all? The boiler I need is a 24kw.

Also, how much should it be for the boiler and installation? My current boiler isn't condensing, so that aspect needs to be inserted. I have had one quote so far and that was £1350, which is for a Worcester and is inclusive of everything (flues, labour, etc.)

Cardew

All boilers are condensing now(except a very few exceptions)

'A Main or Worcester' is not understood.

By 'Main' do you mean a boiler heating a Hot Water tank?(as well as CH) and Worcester is a combi boiler which means it heats hot water 'instantly' and does not have a hot water tank?

£1,350 for any new boiler fully fitted is remarkably cheap by most quotes on here - especially if it means removing Hot water tank etc.

notbritishgas

Cardew wrote: »

All boilers are condensing now(except a very few exceptions)

'A Main or Worcester' is not understood.

By 'Main' do you mean a boiler heating a Hot Water tank?(as well as CH) and Worcester is a combi boiler which means it heats hot water 'instantly' and does not have a hot water tank?

£1,350 for any new boiler fully fitted is remarkably cheap by most quotes on here - especially if it means removing Hot water tank etc.

Main appears to be the name of the boiler

www.mainheating.co.uk/home.htm

Possibly not a mainstream one??

Aletank

Arn't new boilers about £600-750 and a couple/few hours to fit ?

So I'd say anythin more than £1000 is expensive if it is more or less a straight swop, Maybe I'm wrong ??

Canucklehead

Aletank wrote: »

Arn't new boilers about £600-750 and a couple/few hours to fit ?

So I'd say anythin more than £1000 is expensive if it is more or less a straight swop, Maybe I'm wrong ??

Hi...you are wrong. OP: more quotes from installers registered here. More on what to expect in a full spec. quote here.

HTH

Canucklehead

penrhyn

Main boilers looked a bit like Baxi to me all part of the same group it appears.

Canucklehead

penrhyn wrote: »

Main boilers looked a bit like Baxi to me all part of the same group it appears.

Now all part of BDR Thermea based in the Netherlands...but I'd recommend a Remeha over a Main tbh.

HTH

Canucklehead

Pincher

Not that much in it, price wise.

http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Main_Combi_Eco_Boilers.html

£553.86+VAT=£664.63 including flue kit


http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Worcester_Greenstar_Junior_24i.html

£661.50+VAT=£733.80, not including flue kit




http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Glow-Worm_Flexcom_24cx_Condensing_Combi_Boiler.html

£543.37+VAT=£652.04 not including flue


Flexicom heat exchangers have bigger bore size, so is less likely to clog.

Direct rear flue option, which gives more flexibility to wall mount position. Other boilers expect you to have an elbow at the top for the flue. I needed it for the lean-to boiler room, otherwise I have to mount the boiler lower, which would have meant a condensate pump.:(

I am quite fond of the Flexicom range. Missed out on the Ultracom2 range, though, which came out three months after my Flexicom 30SX was installed.

Aletank

Pincher wrote: »

Not that much in it, price wise.

http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Main_Combi_Eco_Boilers.html

£553.86+VAT=£664.63 including flue kit


http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Worcester_Greenstar_Junior_24i.html

£661.50+VAT=£733.80, not including flue kit




http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/shop/acatalog/Glow-Worm_Flexcom_24cx_Condensing_Combi_Boiler.html

£543.37+VAT=£652.04 not including flue


Flexicom heat exchangers have bigger bore size, so is less likely to clog.

Direct rear flue option, which gives more flexibility to wall mount position. Other boilers expect you to have an elbow at the top for the flue. I needed it for the lean-to boiler room, otherwise I have to mount the boiler lower, which would have meant a condensate pump.:(

I am quite fond of the Flexicom range. Missed out on the Ultracom2 range, though, which came out three months after my Flexicom 30SX was installed.

So £650-750 for boiler & flu kit.
How much would fitting be ?
Surley an experianced fitter could fit in a 8 hour day ?
A good days wage of £250 ??