To combi or not combi delimna?

AMO

Alex1983 wrote: »

They are terrible boilers, but will keep me busy for a long time so I shouldnt moan. I really wouldnt let them fit a logic in my house. I realise its a cheap price but theres a saying pay cheap pay twice, whats actually wrong with your boiler and what model do you have. I see this often that Homeserve say its uneconomical to repair, is that in there terms and conditions or do they just decide its uneconomical.

It's an old Gloworm Economy Plus boiler - over 20 years old. The parts are difficult to get hold of.

Thanks for the advice - we'll probably go with the smaller company but pay more but they'll put in the Worcester Bosch with 10 year guarantee.

MikeEngTech

Getting a big company to fit a Logic on the cheap is going to be a terrible job. It probably won't last 10 years. There are good (arguably better) and cheaper options than Worcester. Try to stick to one with a stainless steel heat exchanger, modulating controls, clean system and you shouldn't really go wrong in my opinion. Or Intergas are a good value option too.

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Alex1983 wrote: »

They are terrible boilers, but will keep me busy for a long time so I shouldnt moan. I really wouldnt let them fit a logic in my house. I realise its a cheap price but theres a saying pay cheap pay twice, whats actually wrong with your boiler and what model do you have. I see this often that Homeserve say its uneconomical to repair, is that in there terms and conditions or do they just decide its uneconomical.

I agree.

I hate our boiler (oil Bosch). It stops working all the time. At one point we had a heating engineer out about every 8 weeks to keep it running (and it is only a few years old).

Waterlily24

We've got a fairly big house, 4 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen and utility room and have a Worcester Greenstar Heatslave 25/32 combi boiler (Oil). We would never go back to a 'Normal' boiler. The boiler is slightly bigger than we needed. Love having hot water when you want it.

Must say though that the bathrooms aren't used at the same time.

2010

When I enquired about a combi I was told I would need new pipework (22mm) from the gas meter to where the current boiler is situated.
The last thing I want is ugly pipework wrapped halfway around my house.
Both installers weren`t very keen on combis anyway and advised against them.

The other thing I`ve been tod is that builders only fit combis to new builds when the property is less than 1000 sq ft.

southcoastrgi

The only difference between the Logic & Logic+ is the length of the warentee the boiler is exactly the same & the boilers are crap

Alk

You should ask Homeserve for the monetary value from your policy to source your own replacement boiler independently.
ie. you want a cash payout for a replacement boiler from them (that they are insuring you for).
A friend has had to do this with Homeserve. It was nowhere near the cost of sourcing your own boiler, but better than nothing.

Waterlily24

2010 wrote: »

When I enquired about a combi I was told I would need new pipework (22mm) from the gas meter to where the current boiler is situated.
The last thing I want is ugly pipework wrapped halfway around my house.
Both installers weren`t very keen on combis anyway and advised against them.

The other thing I`ve been tod is that builders only fit combis to new builds when the property is less than 1000 sq ft.

Ours is more than double that and that doesn't include the big hallway or landing. We've had ours for about 8 years now and would replace with the same. Being home all day it's lovely to have hot water when you want it.

AMO

Alk wrote: »

You should ask Homeserve for the monetary value from your policy to source your own replacement boiler independently.
ie. you want a cash payout for a replacement boiler from them (that they are insuring you for).
A friend has had to do this with Homeserve. It was nowhere near the cost of sourcing your own boiler, but better than nothing.

Thanks. They won't allow this - at least not when I checked with them.

anotheruser

I always wonder on the value of guarantees, warranties and homeserve et al covers...

I mean, you're having to pay for a replacement right?
How much have you paid to homeserve over time?