gloworm or alpha

aggypanthus

I had chosen alpha boilers, but the fitter suggest gloworm, opinions please.?

brightontraveller

So many boiler makers use the same parts are owned by the same companies you’ll find many engineers prefer certain makes often down to the fact the manufacture offers free courses for installing servicing them,,, I’d go one that offers longest warranty doesn’t really matter if its crap to that extent if they repair it for free the next x years,,,,

bridgedino

Gloworm

Alphas are horrible in so many ways

unclebulgaria

Neither. Alpha are rubbish and Glowworm will cost you a fortune when it breaksdown as the parts are expensive and it will breakdown. The first bit is my opinion from fitting them and repairing them and the second bit is fact!
Baxi Platinum has a ten year warranty on it, try that.

Owain_Moneysaver

brightontraveller wrote: »

ou’ll find many engineers prefer certain makes often down to the fact the manufacture offers free courses for installing servicing them,,,

or free logo'd workwear, holidays in Ibiza, etc etc.

aggypanthus

This fitter supplied us with worcester in our house, so I cant see why he has switched to gloworm. Probably as its cheaper for rentals .
UB, are they really so bad?

Ianwzzz

bridgedino wrote: »

Gloworm

Alphas are horrible in so many ways

Agree, not keen on Glowworm but much better than an Alpha in my experience.

27col

My Glowworm boiler is at least 15 years old and hasn't missed a beat up to now.

aggypanthus

Thanks folks.