I just wondered peoples opinions that work on them.
I'm buying a house that has a back boiler fitted, as far as I'm aware its fully functioning. In my last house I replaced the back boiler with a combi when it stopped working. I'm just tempted to replace this one, before that happens as I know its ancient.
When the last one was replaced it was done by guys that worked for British gas in their spare time. I never questioned the boiler, they fitted a Baxi Duo Tec 28. This has been fine for the 5 years on the whole, although the divertor valve started leaking after 3 years, this wasn't that cheap a repair, but not horrendous either. My parents have had the same boiler in a new build, this has had one minor fault in 10 years.
My brother when he replaced a boiler was recommended to get a Worcester Bosch, by the installer. This boiler was noting but trouble, needed lots of parts changed, including the main heat exchanger when the boiler was not old at all. It could've been badly installed, I don't really know. He moved house so the problems went away. Just seems to be a recommended brand, but my experiences have been negative based on this.
I've also got a family member that has had a Valiant for nearly ten years, and nothing at all has ever went wrong with this machine.
I'm just wondering what to get really, I'll be wanting a 28kw again, don't want to pay for the top brand, but don't want to buy cheap crap either. Just want the best value, most reliable brand, when installed correctly. I'm currently leaning towards the Baxi or a Valiant Ecotec +.
Any thought please?
I'm buying a house that has a back boiler fitted, as far as I'm aware its fully functioning. In my last house I replaced the back boiler with a combi when it stopped working. I'm just tempted to replace this one, before that happens as I know its ancient.
When the last one was replaced it was done by guys that worked for British gas in their spare time. I never questioned the boiler, they fitted a Baxi Duo Tec 28. This has been fine for the 5 years on the whole, although the divertor valve started leaking after 3 years, this wasn't that cheap a repair, but not horrendous either. My parents have had the same boiler in a new build, this has had one minor fault in 10 years.
My brother when he replaced a boiler was recommended to get a Worcester Bosch, by the installer. This boiler was noting but trouble, needed lots of parts changed, including the main heat exchanger when the boiler was not old at all. It could've been badly installed, I don't really know. He moved house so the problems went away. Just seems to be a recommended brand, but my experiences have been negative based on this.
I've also got a family member that has had a Valiant for nearly ten years, and nothing at all has ever went wrong with this machine.
I'm just wondering what to get really, I'll be wanting a 28kw again, don't want to pay for the top brand, but don't want to buy cheap crap either. Just want the best value, most reliable brand, when installed correctly. I'm currently leaning towards the Baxi or a Valiant Ecotec +.
Any thought please?