Condenser lifespan

[MickyP10]

Before the other thread got all personal, I was curious as to what an average life a condensing boiler has. Appreciate 'average' is subjective, but based on exp. and servicing and projections do/would they last five - ten years? Or more?

 

[PRS1]

All depends on how well the installer has cleaned the system PRIOR to installing new boiler,and composition of Heat x ie ally heat exchangers can be seen decomposing vissual on yearly services.

So it all depends,there like cars-good and bad in all models

aswell as a few allegros/meistros and montegos out there too ie ****e from new(isar).
At a guess best sceanario 10 to 15 years(well see)!

Alot of customers think they are saving money when they cut 350.00 of the quote for a power flush! I as an installer wont entertain this but some will.

 

[Corgigrouch]

I would say that it should last as long as you can get spares for it. By and large the main heat exchanger would be the deciding factor as that would be the most expensive part to replace so most folk would decide on a new boiler when that went pop...

 

[mickyg]

I'm still looking after 12-13 yr old condensing boilers that were made in a time when they were a new thing and considered not very good. These were well installed by someone though, and now well looked after, and there in lies the answer. There's no blanket answer. The better installed and the better its looked after the longer it will last. 15+yrs should be achiveable for some of the better quality boilers.

 

[Agile]

aswell as a few allegros/meistros and montegos out there too ie s***te from new(isar). At a guess best sceanario 10 to 15 years(well see)!

If you go all the way to Bulawayo there is a pastel blue Austin 1100 in daily use!

A few weeks ago I saw a butterscotch collour Allegro near Earls Court being used by an older couple as if it was any old car for shopping.

At my mechanics there was this 40 something year old sports car in Martini colours which had been used in their ads when it was new!

I think there may still be one Trisave boiler in working order after about 30 years.

I have only removed three condensing boilers, one an early G-W and two of the downward firing disasters from Vaillant at about 14 years old.

Most of the Band B Biasis will be in service in 15 years time ( thats 20 years old ) but I wonder how long their latest Band A with the alloy HE or the Worcesters will last for.

Apparently there is an EU feeling that stainless steel uses too much energy to make it for it to be used in the future when alloy uses so much less.

Tony

 

[simond]

I though aluminium cost more to manufacture than stainless steel?


We've removed countless Kestons, lots of Poxi Batterton Envoys, and a significant number of Gloworm condensers. Plus a few MTS Strata/EcoHometecs.

I don't think the materials make a lot of difference, it is the basic design that will determine the reliability of the product.

Track record is what I look for; shiney brochures are created by the marketing dept and they care little about the things that matter. Its all fluffy soft punk things and some quite nice lunches.