Heatline Viso

[Bamber gaspipe]

Doing some work for a chap who asked me to install one of these at one of his `properties` he was doing up. Turns up at said property week later, checks out gear he has left for me to install, without going into detail the bloke was a cowboy & I promptly left job after refusing to install.The thing is ` I don`t remember coming across one of these, I know they are cheap & nasty but even on Heatline`s website they are not there! Where did this guy get it from? Any thoughts from anyone? BTW the only one I could find was the Solaris. 570 quid load of old cr*p.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

No one came across these? None of you installers out there? or are they that cheap that no-one is going to admit to installing one?
Any feedback welcome...

 

[doitall]

As at June 2006, there is no model Heatline Viso listed under sedbuk.

That means it aint made up till the end of last month

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

`Heatline Viso..Sedbuk Band B`..unless I misread the part on the box that read `Heatline Viso..Sedbuk Band B`.... didn`t understand last part of your statement..

 

[doitall]

`Heatline Viso..Sedbuk Band B`..unless I misread the part on the box that read `Heatline Viso..Sedbuk Band B`.... didn`t understand last part of your statement..

Must be after June 06 because Sedbuk haven't heard of it

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

Wonder who rated it Sedbuk Band `B`

 

[Agile]

I am surprised that you are all so out of touch with the market.

Its a model being sold in B&Q and must be the hybrid one as its being sold for only about £424 including flue.

Perhaps the name is a new one thought up for those sold at B&Q as the Guarda is a unique name for Biasi boilers sold in B&Q.

They are perfectly serviceable boilers when installed on a clean system and use a Grunfoss pump.

Tony

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

Agile wrote:

Its a model being sold in B&Q and must be the hybrid one as its being sold for only about £424 including flue.

Funny..I rang B&Q, they told me they don`t stock `em

424 quid! this guy was asking me to install this boiler & a bunch of Biasi rads & charging customer.... 3,500 nicker..( one of reasons I walked off job)!

They are perfectly serviceable boilers when installed on a clean system and use a Grunfoss pump.

It`s a condensing combi, Tony.

What do you think of Biasi rads

 

[Agile]

The Heatline HE 24 ( Viso ) is a perfectly reasonable boiler and I am happy to repair them but if installing I would use their band A boiler. They are much easier to set up than many of the complicated makes and just use four pots on the pcb.

I dont think about Biasi rads! They look pretty average to be but one fellow in Yourshire who used to fit a lot of them changed because he was complaining about the paint finish.

The Heatline rads are very solid looking with a good fixing bracket. They are either the same or very similar to the ones Screwfix supply.

Tony

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I dont think about Biasi rads! They look pretty average to be but one fellow in Yourshire who used to fit a lot of them changed because he was complaining about the paint finish.

I was asking what you thought about Biasi rads regarding quality, lifespan etc.. Appreciate the input.

Anyone else have experience of Biasi rads? the reason I ask is because I normally install `Stelrad` but after seeing these `Biasi` I thought they looked o.k. but probably failed after a short space of time because they are so darn cheap in comparison. If that`s not the case, I`ll be installing these babies & saving a helluva lot of cash. More opinions most welcome.

 

[Agile]

In a properly treated system the rads should last 25 years.

I doubt that the Biasi rads use any different thickness steel than the Stellrad, probably about 0.9 mm or so.

Back to B&Q ! Last week, "Eamon" was giving wrong advice about an electric boiler in Arabic ! I corrected him in English and then he then gave the advice to the customer. It turns out that his father was a pilot in Iraq and he went to school there.

If you try to phone B&Q then chances are you will only get to their HQ call centre. They only have proper access to the B&Q database but NOT the Warehouse database. Its only the Warehouses which sell boilers!

I dont know yet exactly why the Viso is being sold there. Its not properly documented in their records. Interestingly, they only sell the one model and not the Band A which makes me wonder if its either a test marketing or a clearance of Band B boilers.

Since they are assembled in Turkey the cost base is lower than the Italian models and the Grunfoss pumps will appeal to many installers.

Tony

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

Most strange..but I actually phoned my local warehouse..they told me that they had never heard of them...let alone stock them...The plot thickens.. think I`ll take a drive out myself & check out a few branches...who knows what Muppet answered the phone..Anyway, I don`t get out much....

 

[fitz1]

fitted one other week for a landlord. Heatline are a growing company and are part of a company that is in the top 500 largest in the world. The viso is a new model and is very much like the glow worm cxi.Easy to fit , standard parts.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

fitted one other week for a landlord. Heatline are a growing company and are part of a company that is in the top 500 largest in the world. The viso is a new model and is very much like the glow worm cxi.Easy to fit , standard parts.

And cheap too boot it would seem...is this the first one that you have fitted & would you consider offering them to a potential customer?..they seem too good to be true but then again I`m old enough to remember how much a V.C.R was......maybe condensers are starting to drop in price which can only be a good thing..I live by Worcester but they are quite expensive in the competitive world of installation..I won`t fit any old cr*p though...I value my customers.

 

[fitz1]

if anyone asks me which is a good boiler, i say i will tell them in 20 yrs.As agile says, most boilers are very similar and if installed correctly and maintained, should lead a long and happy life.Im fitting baxi. dead easy to fit, easy to work on , although in last three yrs ive only ever had to change 2 diaphrams, 1 pump due to iron filings off a towel warmer, and cleaned 3 dhx.not asthietically good looking , but doing the job well at a fair price.