New Boiler Quote.

[powermaxer]

i have a remeha combi in my apartment in amsterdam ok its a studio flat nowt fancy but home when i work there.
its really quite in operation never heard such a quite boiler.decent shower flow,great heating has external sensor so i am getting one for my uk place.
only problem is my uk installer has not seen these boilers,so i have arranged for him and friend to stay at amsterdam studio to look at boiler.
think i have made a little mistake better attractions there rather than my boiler.

i am just a lay man i blame the drink.

 

[Agile]

Why not get Dan Robinson of Jennings Plumbing to do it for you?

He is on a diet of raw fish so he is very healthy and not likely to have any heart attack.

I was recently on my knees in front of a very old boiler when the owner told me that a previous engineer had died in the same spot of a heart attack about a year before!

Tony

 

[GodKnows]

Hi all,

Firstly, I am not one to criticise most folk, but, your installer is recommending a 29Kw boiler to feed 4 radiators! Do people not do a FULL survey on the correct sizing of boilers in houses If you get a 29Kw boiler installed in a four radiator house/flat you will be asking for trouble, way over-sized in my humble opinion...

As for which manufacturer, every installer has their own preference for a variety of reasons, suffice to say, I fit Broag Remaha boilers, the parent company Broag have the biggest share in the commercial sector in parts of europe approx 35%. They have a couple of years ago ventured into the domestic market. I have friends who live in Holland and Belgium and they are way ahead of us over there and Remaha are good boilers they have up to 10 yrs experience and R+D is better than ours...

They are compact and most parts that need replacing are "Dry," fitted so good to work on. I would go back to your installer and ask why he is fitting a 29Kw boiler, as that size goes into a 3/4 bedroomed terraced house with one bathroom and shower room. No doubt I shall be corrected by the more experienced and critical guys on here

 

[Agile]

Combi boilers are chosen for their hot water performance.

Butr the disadvantage is that they only modulate down to about a third of the full power and 29 kW of heating modulates to about 9 kW to feed four rads needing about 4 kW.

So they inefficiently just cycle on/off rather inefficiently.

I once went to a 24 kW boiler in a one bed flat with just ONE rad!

Last week to a 24 kW with a four rad flat but the tenant had turned off three rads as she prefered to smoke her money away. She was about 24 stones with a massive belly, lived on SS and attended hospital a few times a week.

Tony

 

[swidders]

She was about 24 stones with a massive belly, lived on SS and attended hospital a few times a week.

Tony

In which case, she didn't need to have her boiler on that often.

 

[nickso]

Vokera now charge £5 for a technical call on boilers no longer in production.

i forgot about that. just say you work for BG and quote their corgi number, hey presto free advice.

 

[Js154]

Hi folks,

There is a lot of sense in what you are saying with regards to an installer fitting the product they use/ trust, if someone is doing a job for you they have the right to suggest the product they think will work best for your set of circumstances.

I will consider all the help and advice you folks have been kind enough to give me before making a decision, it is very much appreciated.

We are lucky to have a forum to discuss these matters and share experiences which help us all in the end.
It is clear that there is a need for it as so many people seem to post similar problems.

Many thanks for now.

 

[TheGasMan26]

while Its very true that the main influence on wether or not the system runs trouble free is the installer, the company I work for fittec 1000's of vokras on a council contract over 7 yrs & like it or not tney have a lot more breakdowns within warranty period(nothing to do with system otherwise manufacturer will send u back) than vaillants, in fact an unacceptable amount, new linea HE's for example tend to go off in a storm, not good for the elderly, also they have a 10 sec delay between flow switch triggering & burner igniting(ie-turn tap on, ignition sequence begins, 10 secs until burner ignitesrun water out of pipes then finally hw), this is in the line HE training literature & vokera deny its a "fault" but in my eyes its not good, especially for thos on water meters.

 

[HarrogateGas]

I am trying to find a problem on a non condensing Compact which locks out about 0-6 times a day when I am not there.

Part of the problem is that the lockout can be for any of the monitored functions.

Everything checks out OK but I am being turned into a parts changer on this one and I have already changed one part!

Tony

I'd put money on the gas valve being at fault. Ive chenged a couple for very intermittant and no pattern lockout faults and its sorted it.

 

[nickso]

I am trying to find a problem on a non condensing Compact which locks out about 0-6 times a day when I am not there.

Part of the problem is that the lockout can be for any of the monitored functions.

Everything checks out OK but I am being turned into a parts changer on this one and I have already changed one part!

Tony

I'd put money on the gas valve being at fault. Ive chenged a couple for very intermittant and no pattern lockout faults and its sorted it.

thats a good call. ive done a few for that too. strangely it never seems to happen on lineas and its the same gas valve.

 

[Js154]

Hi Folks,

Just got an updated quote for my new combi boiler.
The quote is for a WB junior 28i , the installer has told me that it comes with a 5 year warranty.
Is it any good ? Would appreciate any help or assistance . I live in a 1 bed flat which has 4 radiators.

Thanks in advance.