NEW CONDENSING BOLIER REQUIRED WHAT TYPE ???

john7drc · 28 Dec 2009

My old Worcester slave master has been condemmed by Scottish Gas I have only bought this flat in the last 5 weeks. The boiler is 26 years old and I have just had it moved 5 feet.

but it now apears to be past it s best any ideas what I should buy and what I should pay for it ?? The flat has 8 rads and two towel rails

Any advice apriciated

cheers JOHN (GLASGOW )

holty · 28 Dec 2009

this question must get asked least once a day.try using the forum search.best guess the latest replys would sugest viessmann,vaillant,worcester bosch cdi range,remeha.also intergas.not to forget atag also.

tonybhoy · 28 Dec 2009

Depends on what you want mate. A WB Greenstar CDI comes with a five year warranty as long as it's installed by WBAI (approved installer) however these boilers ain't cheap, you can go down the cheap boiler road with something like a Vokera Compact 25HE or 29HE which are about half the price of the cheapest CDI.

WB customer service is second to none mate whereas Vokera's is pretty average so if you want a decent boiler with a long warranty and the peace of mind that the manufacturer's engineer will be out and fix it, without having to order parts, within two days at most during the winter.

Just depends on what you going to do with the flat to be honest.

Tony

HarrogateGas · 28 Dec 2009

The question has to asked, who moved a 26year old boiler that was condemned 5 weeks later 5 feet only a few weeks ago?

tonybhoy · 28 Dec 2009

HarrogateGas said:
The question has to asked, who moved a 26year old boiler that was condemned 5 weeks later 5 feet only a few weeks ago?

That'll be a d!ckhead mate

sturmey · 28 Dec 2009

Does anyone know if the 5 year WB warranty can be earned or bought for a reasonable sum if installer is not accredited?

tonybhoy · 28 Dec 2009

sturmey said:
Does anyone know if the 5 year WB warranty can be earned or bought for a reasonable sum if installer is not accredited?

No it's two years out of the box for a non approved installer but WB do an extended warranty, it used to be about £195 a year which included a service I think.

Still good value for money if you have a Greenstar CDI which has to have it's HEX checked every year as part of the service.

Give them a phone but they won't touch boilers over ten year old.

sturmey · 28 Dec 2009

Thanks. What do you have to do to be accredited? Fit so many a year?

tonybhoy · 28 Dec 2009

sturmey said:
Thanks. I've just put a 30cdi system boiler in at home.
Didn't notice the bit about the heat exch. Take it it's a check and/or clean at service time?

Different HEX mate, personally I would stick your system on a BG homecare contract.

Tony

D_Hailsham · 28 Dec 2009

john7drc said:
My old Worcester slave master has been condemned by Scottish Gas

What were their reasons for condemning it?

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