Morning all,
Some advice please.
I'm buying a house which is a repossession, built in Sept 2003, it has a Powermaxx 155 boiler which I have no history for and which has been drained down for the last 4 months. From what I've read, it's a pig that breaks down at will and no one wants to work on them and they have a history of killing people.
However, it just about falls inside the heat team 10 year fixed fee repair warranty. Having read many posts and warnings - I think it's time for a change- but should I give Heat team a go first?
The house is about 135 sq.mtrs (1400 Sq.ft) of floor area, 4 beds, 3 bogs, 2 showers - one over a bath. The powermaxx is sited centrally upstairs in what I would have called the airing cupboard. There is a flue (looks like stainless steel) which runs sort of diagonally through the loft and (presumably ) out through the roof to the outside.
What would you suggest? New boiler or try Heat team first?
If I go for replacement I think I would like to mount it on an outside wall in the loft. Is that a good idea?
I'd really love to have powerful showers (power showers would be even better!) - but is that possible with modern heating systems? (from what I've read it sounds like that is what the Powermax was capable of doing "Hot water at mains pressure").
Some advice please.
I'm buying a house which is a repossession, built in Sept 2003, it has a Powermaxx 155 boiler which I have no history for and which has been drained down for the last 4 months. From what I've read, it's a pig that breaks down at will and no one wants to work on them and they have a history of killing people.
However, it just about falls inside the heat team 10 year fixed fee repair warranty. Having read many posts and warnings - I think it's time for a change- but should I give Heat team a go first?
The house is about 135 sq.mtrs (1400 Sq.ft) of floor area, 4 beds, 3 bogs, 2 showers - one over a bath. The powermaxx is sited centrally upstairs in what I would have called the airing cupboard. There is a flue (looks like stainless steel) which runs sort of diagonally through the loft and (presumably ) out through the roof to the outside.
What would you suggest? New boiler or try Heat team first?
If I go for replacement I think I would like to mount it on an outside wall in the loft. Is that a good idea?
I'd really love to have powerful showers (power showers would be even better!) - but is that possible with modern heating systems? (from what I've read it sounds like that is what the Powermax was capable of doing "Hot water at mains pressure").
