Hi all,
I've recently moved into a 3 bed end of terrace built in the 1960's (my first home), where I inherited an old Gloworm backboiler CH system, which although reliable thus far is far from ideal as I have been averaging heating only bills of £120GBP per month based on having the heating on for an hour each morning and around 4-5hrs on/off in the evenings during the winter months. Not to mention a broken stat, which upon replacement hasnt fixed the ability to control the boiler working on full blast and none of the radiators having TRV's equates to too cold or too hot avg. temperatures from room to room.
With that in mind, I've been saving funds and more recently have had three quotes for a combi system install with an average of around 4K all in.
Having spent some considerable time reading FAQ's, reviews and opinions on here and on other online sources, my initial boiler choice conslusions are now coming into question.
I will attempt to give you all of my particualrs below, but if there is anything I have missed out please ask and I will do my best to give you the correct information.
Suggested/Reccomended Boiler = Worcester Greenstar 30CDI
Measured Flow Rate @ Kitchen Tap = 14Ltrs/pm
Boiler Location Options =
1-In Cupboard on 1st floor landing currently housing hot water tank and CH pump/plumbing/Programmer/CE Electrics.
2-In loft on outer wall (end of terrace).
Gas supply = in cupboard under stairwell.
Radiators = All radiators to be replaced with new items + TRV's, including a radiator to be added to extended kitchen by extending pipework from extended dining room (back to back with kitchen). Also removing radiator in bathroom and terminating pipework under floor ready for radiator re-fit post bathroom renovation at a later date.
Quoted for:
1. Supply and fit boiler (in loft), flue, metal particle filter, inhibitor, full system flush, handheld RF programmer/stat (my request), pressure gauge in landing cupboard, run 28mm gas supply to boiler, supply and fit all radiators + RTV's, including the addition of the new rad in the kitchen. Remove tank and piping in loft and storage tank in cupboard, plus tidy pipework. Cut/terminate gas pipe to living room boiler at gas supply, remove boiler and gas fire in living room. Remove and terminate pipework for future bathroom radiator install. Plumb and terminate water supply piping for mixer shower (either in loft or under floor in bathroom), I inherited an electric shower which is staying for now.
2. As above but install boiler in landing cupboard with flue through roof. +£250 of the above.
All of the suppliers who have quoted had a differrent choice of "budget" boilers that they reccomended, but they all seemed to agree that the Worcester GS 30CDI is the best choice for reliability provided funds allow for this.
With the above in mind, I have been trying to research the percieved reliablity of the Worcester from online sources to ensure that I dont end up with a bad choice of an expensive upgrade and I have to say, I am somewhat disturbed by the general feedback I'm reading from end users. I read about 30 reviews from the source below and whilst they cover various types of Worcester boilers, the average feedback regarding the quality of the products and the WB customer service and support is less than impressive.
Reviews Source: Worcester Reviews
As such, my first question to the people in the know is, which combi boiler would you reccomend based on product quality and reliability, manufacturer warranty and support service that can be relied on?
My second question is, what other reccomendations and/or considerations can you highlight for my heating upgrade based on my circumstances?
I would appreciate it if people can provide their opinions and experiences without starting a "flame war" as this is not the intention of this thread.
May thanks in advance for any feedback, and sorry for the lengthy first post
Regards, Hum
I've recently moved into a 3 bed end of terrace built in the 1960's (my first home), where I inherited an old Gloworm backboiler CH system, which although reliable thus far is far from ideal as I have been averaging heating only bills of £120GBP per month based on having the heating on for an hour each morning and around 4-5hrs on/off in the evenings during the winter months. Not to mention a broken stat, which upon replacement hasnt fixed the ability to control the boiler working on full blast and none of the radiators having TRV's equates to too cold or too hot avg. temperatures from room to room.
With that in mind, I've been saving funds and more recently have had three quotes for a combi system install with an average of around 4K all in.
Having spent some considerable time reading FAQ's, reviews and opinions on here and on other online sources, my initial boiler choice conslusions are now coming into question.
I will attempt to give you all of my particualrs below, but if there is anything I have missed out please ask and I will do my best to give you the correct information.
Suggested/Reccomended Boiler = Worcester Greenstar 30CDI
Measured Flow Rate @ Kitchen Tap = 14Ltrs/pm
Boiler Location Options =
1-In Cupboard on 1st floor landing currently housing hot water tank and CH pump/plumbing/Programmer/CE Electrics.
2-In loft on outer wall (end of terrace).
Gas supply = in cupboard under stairwell.
Radiators = All radiators to be replaced with new items + TRV's, including a radiator to be added to extended kitchen by extending pipework from extended dining room (back to back with kitchen). Also removing radiator in bathroom and terminating pipework under floor ready for radiator re-fit post bathroom renovation at a later date.
Quoted for:
1. Supply and fit boiler (in loft), flue, metal particle filter, inhibitor, full system flush, handheld RF programmer/stat (my request), pressure gauge in landing cupboard, run 28mm gas supply to boiler, supply and fit all radiators + RTV's, including the addition of the new rad in the kitchen. Remove tank and piping in loft and storage tank in cupboard, plus tidy pipework. Cut/terminate gas pipe to living room boiler at gas supply, remove boiler and gas fire in living room. Remove and terminate pipework for future bathroom radiator install. Plumb and terminate water supply piping for mixer shower (either in loft or under floor in bathroom), I inherited an electric shower which is staying for now.
2. As above but install boiler in landing cupboard with flue through roof. +£250 of the above.
All of the suppliers who have quoted had a differrent choice of "budget" boilers that they reccomended, but they all seemed to agree that the Worcester GS 30CDI is the best choice for reliability provided funds allow for this.
With the above in mind, I have been trying to research the percieved reliablity of the Worcester from online sources to ensure that I dont end up with a bad choice of an expensive upgrade and I have to say, I am somewhat disturbed by the general feedback I'm reading from end users. I read about 30 reviews from the source below and whilst they cover various types of Worcester boilers, the average feedback regarding the quality of the products and the WB customer service and support is less than impressive.
Reviews Source: Worcester Reviews
As such, my first question to the people in the know is, which combi boiler would you reccomend based on product quality and reliability, manufacturer warranty and support service that can be relied on?
My second question is, what other reccomendations and/or considerations can you highlight for my heating upgrade based on my circumstances?
I would appreciate it if people can provide their opinions and experiences without starting a "flame war" as this is not the intention of this thread.
May thanks in advance for any feedback, and sorry for the lengthy first post
Regards, Hum