I have a vokera excel boiler 80SP thats aprox 10-15 years old. I've had ongoing problems with it since moving into my house 4 years ago. At the moment these are the problems:
No hot water unless central heating is on
Water runs hot and cold, mainly cold
boiler makes banging noises when first turned on
Pressure drops rapidly but there are no leaks in the house or outside nr flu
The boiler is now leaking water since two engineers visited yesterday. One put a chemical inside to loosen system ready for a power flush. The other advised against power flush saying it can cause more leaks. He says it can be repaired with maybe a new diaphram or heat exchanger.
I'm considering just replacing the boiler as its 15 years old and i have been told that the manufacturers stop making parts after 7 years and it could become hard to get parts. Also dont want to throw money away for it to go wrong again. Also what is a good new boiler?
Any advise would be apprciated as i'm getting confused by different advise.
No hot water unless central heating is on
Water runs hot and cold, mainly cold
boiler makes banging noises when first turned on
Pressure drops rapidly but there are no leaks in the house or outside nr flu
The boiler is now leaking water since two engineers visited yesterday. One put a chemical inside to loosen system ready for a power flush. The other advised against power flush saying it can cause more leaks. He says it can be repaired with maybe a new diaphram or heat exchanger.
I'm considering just replacing the boiler as its 15 years old and i have been told that the manufacturers stop making parts after 7 years and it could become hard to get parts. Also dont want to throw money away for it to go wrong again. Also what is a good new boiler?
Any advise would be apprciated as i'm getting confused by different advise.