How often has your boiler broken down?

[Madmog]

Our boiler has broken down nine times in nine years. Can anyone beat this?

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Our boiler has broken down nine times in nine years. Can anyone beat this?

Is it an "Ideal"? If so that's pretty good.

 

[Madmog]

Yes, of course, it's an Ideal. Unfortunately, the last four breakdowns have been inexpensive parts, so can't warrant a new one.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Yes, of course, it's an Ideal. Unfortunately, the last four breakdowns have been inexpensive parts, so can't warrant a new one.

Ideal make the worst boilers and the designs are littered with basic engineering flaws. what model do you have?

It would be wise to change it for a Vaillant, worcester bosch or best of all an atag.

Your pouring your money down the drain fixing an Ideal, search this forum for evidence.

 

[David937]

Grannies Ideal Isar just under a year old had the divertor valve replaced, it was installed on a brand new system with new radiators, pipes etc, chemical cleaned and inhibited with Sentinel X100. Problem is they didn't have a choice on what boiler they wanted as it was fitted by the housing association.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Grannies Ideal Isar just under a year old had the divertor valve replaced, it was installed on a brand new system with new radiators, pipes etc, chemical cleaned and inhibited with Sentinel X100. Problem is they didn't have a choice on what boiler they wanted as it was fitted by the housing association.

well looks like grannys gonna get to know a few local heating engineers on a first name basis.

 

[doitall]

Or go on an MrCombi how to fix tin cans course.

 

[namsag]

Would a boiler manufacturer who put out boilers that the faulty seals melted and went on fire and put peoples lives at risk be classed as not even getting basic engineering right. OR is that just an error

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Would a boiler manufacturer who put out boilers that the faulty seals melted and went on fire and put peoples lives at risk be classed as not even getting basic engineering right. OR is that just an error

depends on your point of view I suppose. . .

I know which I'd rather have.

 

[namsag]

i thought it was a simple question with a yes or no answer is it a basic engineering fault or did someone forget boilers get hot

 

[bengasman]

i thought it was a simple question with a yes or no answer is it a basic engineering fault or did someone forget boilers get hot

Not all boilers get hot, most ideals don't.

 

[David937]

well looks like grannys gonna get to know a few local heating engineers on a first name basis.

The kind of good thing is that it get's fixed for free even when it's out of guarantee.

What got me pi**ed off was when the fitter told my Grandad that you can't get a boiler better than an Ideal nowadays.

 

[Corgigrouch]

Would a boiler manufacturer who put out boilers that the faulty seals melted and went on fire and put peoples lives at risk be classed as not even getting basic engineering right. OR is that just an error

I would be less concerned about a design fault provided the fault was put right and subsequent boilers made with the improvements... Ideal seem to make a career of making crummy boilers and then not fixing the flaws... Did anyone think that there could have been a worse boiler than the Response?

 

[Deleted member 105431]

i thought it was a simple question with a yes or no answer is it a basic engineering fault or did someone forget boilers get hot

a basic fault by the seal supplier which said company failed to notice; all sorted now mind.

 

[corgiman]

What got me pi**ed off was when the fitter told my Grandad that you can't get a boiler better than an Ideal nowadays.

cor blimey even |I wouldnt say that