Vaillant ecopro max 28e

[sie1uk]

Wondering if this boiler is any good to replace my ageing baxi boiler, and if it is suitable to heat a 4 bed detached house. if not can anyone offer any advice as to a suitable replacement.

cheers
simon

 

[weareleeds]

it is not an ecopro max but an ecomax 828/2 but is a superb boiler if you want faster hot water might i suggest an ecomax 835/2 for about £80 to £100 quid more

 

[sie1uk]

where is the cheapest place to get one from

 

[sie1uk]

is it better to get the condenser combi or just the condenser style, which would be cheaper for installation
cheers
simon

 

[sie1uk]

how easy wil it be for an engineer to replace the std old boiler for the new ecomax condenser and roughly how much will it cost, and lastly anybody know a good cheap fitter around doncaster s.yorks

cheers
simon

 

[Gasman1015]

Good and cheap... no chance.

 

[sie1uk]

ok good and reasonable

 

[scatmanjohn]

Hi...I think you might find that the good fitters are not that cheap. The good ones will do the job right though.
You gets what you pay for.

 

[brentwood]

Does he not mean the Ecomax Pro 28E? The 'standard' condensing boiler for open vented (or kit sealed systems), as opposed to the 6 series system boilers. The 8 series are combies.
In which case, yes its a very good little boiler, easy to fit, dead quiet and range rates from 8-28kw. Unless your house is huge it should do nicely.

 

[Agile]

And thats the problem, modulating from 8-28 kW.

Once up to temperature on a not so cold day it would be so much better to have a boiler which would modulate down much lower, ideally to 3 kW.

Tony

 

[brentwood]

Tony, I gave duff info- its 5-28kw. However, out of interest what boiler would you say is better in the same price bracket?

 

[brentwood]

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[Agile]

I very intentionally keep an open mind on all the differing makes of boilers. I also find it very difficult to keep up to date with the specifications of the various Vaillant models.

I have heard mention of a limited modulation range on DHW on the Ecotech models.

Although there are supply and stocking problems, I think the Viessmann are very price competitive with the Vaillant. They have a reputation for reliability which I have no reason to disbelieve.

Whatever model I would suggest ( I never recommend! ) I would very carefully check all the technical specs to try to identify any possible problems in any particular application.

Tony

 

[brentwood]

You should stand for parliament with those kind of non-answers!
If I was the customer I'd take 'suggest' and 'recommend' pretty much the same way- but I think I get your drift. Cheers.

 

[sie1uk]

ok iv read all the answers that dont realy tell me the answer to what i asked ! looking for some one to tell me if this syetem will be a good replacement for my old std baxi 20yrs plus, i dont know what closed / open / sealed systems are all about, all i know is that my system is in a cupboard that has to have vents into the hallway and it has a hot water tank and 2 tanks in the loft.

ta
simon