New boiler selection - whats hot whats not ?

[johnspark]

Quick question, multitude of answers no doubt ...

In the summer I plan on replacing my Radiant combi boiler.

What makes and perhaps models would the experts recommend ??

I know many answers my be swayed by the boilers you install yourself so be honest if you can

Or equally as good, what makes to avoid !!!

I just know the answer to that one will be Italian Radiants !!

John

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Steer clear of glowworms they charge 50p a minute on the tech line, anything french or italian or anything which sounds like a washing machine, Ravenheats, oh bolllocks to it, everything is crap get whatever you like.

 

[Bahco]

Valliant. Worcester and Viessman are makes that have cropped up on this site as being of good character

 

[gastight]

Depends on your budget amongst other factors.

Bacho's listed the top of range boilers

At low end, look at Heatline and Ariston MicroGenus

 

[johnspark]

Interesting answers:-

Thanks Bahco. My Father has a Valliant, being going strong for 15 years but seems an overly complex design. My local plumber also recommends Worcester.

I agree with Gastight, budget is important but to me the total cost of ownership is more important. I would rather pay more for a good boiler than one that needs fixing a lot. Same goes for cars and women

If I can just follow up with one more question ...

My 9 year old Radiant RSF24 boiler is starting to get faults and probably beginning to hit the end of the bath-tub curve, so I looked at the new Radiant boilers and the RSF24 has been redesigned with microprocessor and diagnostic codes. www.radiant.it

Are you Professional people finding these new boilers designs useful or just a PITA and you end up changing the control board more often?

John