Hello please be nice I am out of my comfort zone here
I have a potterton puma 80 boiler that is around 12 years old, we have had a British gas maintenance contract on it since we bought the house 10 years ago, we have had problems over the years but British gas have been able to fix,replace bits and keep it ticking over.
Today however it has finally died, the heat exchanger is dead and the part is no longer available, I am now in the market for a new combi bolier.
I know as much about boilers as I do about brain surgery, and I am not in the habit of buying anything without looking at the market, trouble is I don't know what I need to look at regarding changing the potterton. I know it's a combi boiler but there are loads on the market for various costs and I don't know what flow rate etc really means.
Can anyone tell me what would replace a potterton puma 80 bolier, for the record it's a 3 bedroom house, 8 radiators total in property, and 1 bathroom. The potterton has never left us short of either heat or hot water in all the years so am happy to replace a like for like. Don't want dirt cheap but also don't need gold plated bits inside it either.
A virtual pint to all who can point me in the right direction, one day virtual pints will become a good online currency.
Cheers Kevin
I have a potterton puma 80 boiler that is around 12 years old, we have had a British gas maintenance contract on it since we bought the house 10 years ago, we have had problems over the years but British gas have been able to fix,replace bits and keep it ticking over.
Today however it has finally died, the heat exchanger is dead and the part is no longer available, I am now in the market for a new combi bolier.
I know as much about boilers as I do about brain surgery, and I am not in the habit of buying anything without looking at the market, trouble is I don't know what I need to look at regarding changing the potterton. I know it's a combi boiler but there are loads on the market for various costs and I don't know what flow rate etc really means.
Can anyone tell me what would replace a potterton puma 80 bolier, for the record it's a 3 bedroom house, 8 radiators total in property, and 1 bathroom. The potterton has never left us short of either heat or hot water in all the years so am happy to replace a like for like. Don't want dirt cheap but also don't need gold plated bits inside it either.
A virtual pint to all who can point me in the right direction, one day virtual pints will become a good online currency.
Cheers Kevin
