Best electric boiler?

[muggles]

OK not something we come across every day (I've only ever seen one) but I need an electric boiler for my sister's new house, as there's no mains gas and no garden in which fuel could be stored.

Anyone on here got any experience of what's good and what's not? Like the look of the Elnur ones...

 

[gaspro1981]

Trianco do a good offering but would avoid heatre there nothing but a pita

 

[muggles]

Interestingly the Aztec is the one I've come across at work...the PCB had blown in it

 

[newbuildinstaller]

immersions in UV cyl and electric storage/panal heaters? Got to be a better call than electric boiler

 

[gaspro1981]

See a few Trianco's through the year and have next to no issues

 

[muggles]

immersions in UV cyl and electric storage/panal heaters? Got to be a better call than electric boiler

You think so? The idea of going for an electric boiler rather than storage is it's more convenient - it can be turned on and just work, and you don't have to plan ahead and have it on overnight in the hope it'll be cold enough to use the heat the next day. Maybe it's cheaper to have NS heaters on a low-cost tarriff overnight and occasionally get it wrong and have the windows open to dump heat than it is to have an electric boiler on premium electric though? Really not sure!

 

[OwainDIYer]

Use a thermal store heated by off-peak electricity.

An electric boiler using peak rate electricity has the disadvantages of wet central heating (risk of leaks etc) and costs a fortune to run.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Are electric boilers wired into an economy 7 meter, for when they are used at night, or don't installers usually do this?

 

[ianmcd]

I wouldnt touch Trianco they are absolute shoite Baxi do a copy of the Amtec its not expensive and is the same unit re badged but they are all expensive to run, they are wired up completely against our thinking though so look at the MIs before buying

 

[OwainDIYer]

Are electric boilers wired into an economy 7 meter, for when they are used at night, or don't installers usually do this?

No, because most people don't run their radiators overnight, and there is no stored heat available for the next day. Unless you use a thermal store.

 

[hazetimesfive]

thermal store
heatrae amptec flow boiler with standard cylinder
heatrae electromax - like a combi.

i prefer the thermal store, its simple tech and will be easily fixable in the future.

the other two are very specialist and off the shelf parts won't be usable.

 

[gaspro1981]

I wouldnt touch Trianco they are absolute shoite Baxi do a copy of the Amtec its not expensive and is the same unit re badged but they are all expensive to run, they are wired up completely against our thinking though so look at the MIs before buying[/quotes

Oh how are views differ

 

[muggles]

Hmm an electric thermal store might be a good shout, will look into that.

 

[kidgreen61]

I've inherited a Dimplex ascari leccy system boiler in my house.

Feeds 7 rads superbly quiet,efficient but

with 12kw worth of elements inside it, the leccy bills are horrific.

during cold spells, it'll use £40-£50 a week