Which combi boiler?

[nickldn]

I know this is a very open ended question (and perhaps one that has been asked quite frequently).....but could anyone recommend a good combi boiler suitable for a 3 bedroom house.

There are a total of 8 radiators to heat.

There's a bewildering choice on the market and I'm just a bit sceptical of biased recommendations from shops.

Thanks,

Nick

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Do not buy an "Ideal" under any circumstances. Common consensus is that Atag are the very best and Remeha, Vaillant, Worcester and Viessmann are pretty good too.

 

[nickldn]

OK an ATAG series E sounds good, would 32kW be enough for a 3 bedroom house?

 

[bengasman]

Search the forum on this subject, must be at least a couple of thousand posts on the subject.

 

[Boilerman2]

My Company only fit BROAG REMEHA Boilers, compact, easy to work on and Very Reliable, great back up as well

Would suggest Remeha Avanta 35c but check your Water main Pressure and Flowrate in litres/min, use this info to calculate the size of boiler you require, believe it or not, the Hot water is the biggest load on a combi.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

OK an ATAG series E sounds good, would 32kW be enough for a 3 bedroom house?

good choice, contact atag for a recommended local installer.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

My Company only fit BROAG REMEHA Boilers, compact, easy to work on and Very Reliable, great back up as well

Would suggest Remeha Avanta 35c but check your Water main Pressure and Flowrate in litres/min, use this info to calculate the size of boiler you require, believe it or not, the Hot water is the biggest load on a combi.

do you work for remeha?

 

[doitall]

I will probably be fitting a combi to replace my Servowarm in the summer

Broag avanta, or Atmos, nothing else on the market at the moment to come anywhere near them.

 

[GeorgeBramwell]

I will probably be fitting a combi to replace my Servowarm in the summer

Broag avanta, or Atmos, nothing else on the market at the moment to come anywhere near them.

I would go along with that adding ATAG. I fitted the large 51 kilowatt ATAG and it did what they said. Unvented cylinder performance from one box. They save a hell of a lot of space. The gas supply pipe was big the only downside if that is a downer. I don't think Atmos or Avantaplus have the flow rates of the big ATAG. The one I usually fit is the Avantaplus as it is a well priced quality combi. For myself I would go for the Atmos as it is simple and doesn't have a three way valve. When high flow rates are needed the ATAG.

 

[Kev F]

think the broags only need 0.5 bar to work for hot water. Dont hold me to that though