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LOL, I did drive a Skoda at some point ... To be fair I told them what boiler I wanted, Veissmann, Worcestor or Vaillant.. hadn't considered the Ataq until Dan mentioned it just now. Still got people pushing Ideal, Biasi, Potterton and the aforementioned Glow Worm (a B rated boiler with a...

I see what you are getting at Tony but the relationship you have alluded is also reciprocal ... the engineer may be a top bloke but has limited knowledge on certain types of boilers therefore goes with the ones he knows well. He only knows cheap boilers because his client base is at the lower...

This is true. Two installers recommended an Ideal Logic+ (have an Ideal Isar in my old rented property and it has broken down 3 times already.) I know the reason they recommended this boiler - Ideal are giving cash backs on these from what I heard. Also recommended was a Biasi (very heavy...

The 200W would be do-able just about.. it is about £200 over my budget though. The Vaillant 837 is being given to me at the same price as a new Vaillant 831 however... making it a good value choice I guess. This installer loves Vaillant ... and unlike a lot of local plumbers is really...

Dan, out of curiousity, what would you use? I love the look of the Atag Q (out of my budget however.. looks so damn sexy too) and I flirted with the Intergas (heard a negative opinion on the customer service from an approved installer however and that put me off permanently) but the Atmos...

Simples... Following on from my thread previously have now decided on the installer I am definitely going to use. He recommends Vaillant but has fitted a few Viessmann and likes them too. He is offering a 5 year warranty on both as well and has been recommended by a good friend who has...

You may be right my friend, but as stated earlier there are a few other reasons for doing this as well. I am going to think about it though and will make a decision carefully and slowly, someone called Kingston have made a microCHP boiler that is promising to be vastly less expensive than...

Hey Dan He isn't ruining it - some valid points, but we get the message now so that point is moot AFAIC. However one thing, Hammerswing if the new boiler install is on for the same period and has the same or similar capacity as the previous boiler then Dan is going to be right. The new...

I have a cunning plan to achieve the 30% saving, one day out of 3 the boiler gets turned off at the electrics. That'll learn it! It seems the best thing I can do is get some thermostat valves for the radiators and get the boiler serviced for now. A local trade plumbing outfit has been...

Rejigging the figures allowing for a 90/10 mix instead (just to err on the safe side.) £700 gas pa. Minus 10% for the gas cooker £630 30% saving with new system: £189 Would pay for itself in 10 years rather than 13 years - saving immediately and increasing the value of the property...

If it is indeed around 60% efficient (it is quite old and my winter bill was a decent chunk - we are quite careful with our usage as well) then it may be cost effective to get the old system replaced. £600 pa sounds about right and possibly £800 if it is a particularly harsh and prolonged...

Anyone think different? The cost savings long term won't outweigh the costs involved in replacing the system I currently have?

Thanks for the reply. At the moment the house has lots of loft insulation and no option for cavity wall insulation. I like the idea of thermostat valves, can you elaborate on the unvented cylinder? I think the house has one already - a big tank with lots of green insulation around it...

Hey guys Amazing forum, the amount of high efficient condensed knowledge here is astounding. Love the interwebz... ;) Was looking for a bit of expert advice (be free to disagree, some of this is subjective and personal preference after all.) OK my dilemma is that I have a very old Baxi...