Hi All,
I am planning my new kitchen and attention has turned to the boiler. I have a huge Worcester Heatstore 9-24 from ~1987. It is very reliable but taking up valuable space in a small kitchen, so is going to be replaced.
I am keen to stick with a Worcester but considering which model to replace with. The property is a 2-bed flat, 1 bath, 50m2 floor area (though I do plan to switch to electric underfloor heating for kitchen and bathroom, in order to make wall space by removing the rads, so that reduces the floor area heated by the boiler by around 10m2). I only plan to stay in the property myself for another year or two, but will let it after that, so long-term reliability is a big factor.
The Worcester website suggests for me either the Greenstar 24i Junior, the Greenstar 25Si, or the Greenstar 28CDi Compact. I can't distinguish much difference between the first two except a marginally improved flow rate for the 25Si, but the 28CDi Compact is much smaller and has further improved flow rate. I am keen on fitting the boiler into a standard depth wall unit, to blend into the integrated kitchen, but wouldn't want to do this at the expense of reliability and ease of servicing.
My question therefore is; what penalty is there on the downsizing of the 28CDi compact, particularly with regard to reliability and ease of servicing?
Cheers,
Jamp
I am planning my new kitchen and attention has turned to the boiler. I have a huge Worcester Heatstore 9-24 from ~1987. It is very reliable but taking up valuable space in a small kitchen, so is going to be replaced.
I am keen to stick with a Worcester but considering which model to replace with. The property is a 2-bed flat, 1 bath, 50m2 floor area (though I do plan to switch to electric underfloor heating for kitchen and bathroom, in order to make wall space by removing the rads, so that reduces the floor area heated by the boiler by around 10m2). I only plan to stay in the property myself for another year or two, but will let it after that, so long-term reliability is a big factor.
The Worcester website suggests for me either the Greenstar 24i Junior, the Greenstar 25Si, or the Greenstar 28CDi Compact. I can't distinguish much difference between the first two except a marginally improved flow rate for the 25Si, but the 28CDi Compact is much smaller and has further improved flow rate. I am keen on fitting the boiler into a standard depth wall unit, to blend into the integrated kitchen, but wouldn't want to do this at the expense of reliability and ease of servicing.
My question therefore is; what penalty is there on the downsizing of the 28CDi compact, particularly with regard to reliability and ease of servicing?
Cheers,
Jamp
