For all those Ideal Isar haters

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Had today off as van went in for mot and service, so decided to service my own Isar, well for an 8 year old aluminium condenser it's looking pretty good, I replaced a few seals and the combustion chamber insulation as it was slightly misshapen, also took off DHW plate exchanger, flushed it and fitted new seals.

The boiler is 8.5 years old, in that time I have serviced it 4 times, fitted a new PCB and the bits mentioned above, it looks fine inside and out, I think thats pretty good compared to some boilers I have been to.

And no I don't work for Ideal.

 

[gas_man_gaz]

sounds like they cocked up with that one!

 

[onlyfitidealboilers]

at long last someone on here speaking sense.

ho-ray

 

[kevplumb]

at long last someone on here speaking sense.

ho-ray

thats not like gaz

 

[1CANHELP]

Had today off as van went in for mot and service, so decided to service my own Isar, well for an 8 year old aluminium condenser it's looking pretty good, I replaced a few seals and the combustion chamber insulation as it was slightly misshapen, also took off DHW plate exchanger, flushed it and fitted new seals.

The boiler is 8.5 years old, in that time I have serviced it 4 times, fitted a new PCB and the bits mentioned above, it looks fine inside and out, I think thats pretty good compared to some boilers I have been to.

And no I don't work for Ideal.

Nah you just got the friday boiler that the irishman worked on.

Bit like your car, never shows the niggles when the mechanic is in it, or maybe the wee boiler knows your a boiler fiddler and is too scared to play up?

 

[gas_man_gaz]

every dog has its day, even me n the lads at ideal! new they'd be 1 that worked somewhere

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Had today off as van went in for mot and service, so decided to service my own Isar, well for an 8 year old aluminium condenser it's looking pretty good, I replaced a few seals and the combustion chamber insulation as it was slightly misshapen, also took off DHW plate exchanger, flushed it and fitted new seals.

The boiler is 8.5 years old, in that time I have serviced it 4 times, fitted a new PCB and the bits mentioned above, it looks fine inside and out, I think thats pretty good compared to some boilers I have been to.

And no I don't work for Ideal.

Nah you just got the friday boiler that the irishman worked on.

Bit like your car, never shows the niggles when the mechanic is in it, or maybe the wee boiler knows your a boiler fiddler and is too scared to play up?

Now that does make sense

 

[kevplumb]

be fair gaz there has to be more than 1

2 possibly

 

[petit_pablo]

Contact ideal and tell them! They will probably want that one back for R&D to work out how the **** they managed a good one!

If it lasts a few more years the boiler will a national treasure!

 

[Deleted member 105431]

It's the 8th wonder of the world! Allelujah praise be the lord.

 

[gas4you]

I'd buy a lottery ticket quick smart after that

 

[Paul Barker]

That is a good report but I wouldn't be happy with requiring a new pcb for any boiler which is only 8 years old.

Most boilers don't require a pcb in the first 15 years. Most which have had that didnb't actually require a pcb they suffered from the parts changers and people who take customers advice which is always "I~ think it needs a pcb!"

Most boilers need anything but a pcb.

Except yours is one of the very few boilers around which regularly needs a pcb.

 

[transam]

personally I would be more than happy if a boiler had a pcb in 8 years !
Thankfully boiler manus are not involved in the manufacture of the electronics that are in our T'Vs , computers ect don't think I have ever had a telly serviced some of em are never switched off !

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Yes, but I have been to boilers that haven't needed a PCB but needed other stuff, ie gas valve at 2 years old, diverter at 3 years old ect, there are other factors that need adding in as well, I needed a solenoid for a Worcester 350,
gas valve, you have to buy the whole soddin valve at £200.00, you cant just get a £20.00 solenoid it actually needs, I have been to a house where they had the pump on a 4 year old Valliant changed, (it was at Warmsures expense as they cover it) thats half the life of my Isar's which is a Wilo, and mines still going, as I have said before, all modern boilers are craapp, I think a lot is to do with how and who fits it, if Ideals after service is craapp, that is a different thing, but they came out to mine under warranty in the first 6 months twice to change the PCB with no problem.

Not sure how good they will be with Homeserve doing their cover, but I haven't needed them yet.

 

[onlyfitidealboilers]

carn't understand why you pay someone to fix your own boiler!!