Worcester Bosch 280 RSF

[jetlag]

Hi all,
First let me say thank you for adding me.

As the title suggests I have a 280 RSF installed at home, so as you may know they stopped making them in 1997 so its getting on a bit.
Although its still working it appears to be getting a bit tired, most notably when using the shower, its just not as powerful as it was.
So my question is this: is it worth paying a professional to come round and try to breath new life in to it or should I bite the bullet and replace?
Is it likely to be a fixable issue or is it just old and knackered?
Thanks for your time.
jetlag

 

[twgas]

1st thing i would suggest is to clean the shower head, limescale can drastically reduce the performance.

 

[jetlag]

1st thing i would suggest is to clean the shower head, limescale can drastically reduce the performance.

I have done this but thanks for the suggestion Mick.

What I forgot to add to my initial post was that I have measured the cold and water supplies; the cold has a flow rate of about 15 l/min the hot is about 6 l/min.

Thanks

 

[bellairaphon]

Filter or plate heatexchanger likely culprits.

Nath

 

[Agile]

So where would he find the plate heat exchanger?

 

[Agile]

Hi all,

So my question is this: is it worth paying a professional to come round and try to breath new life in to it or should I bite the bullet and replace?

Is it likely to be a fixable issue or is it just old and knackered?

Thanks for your time.

jetlag

Can you define what you mean by "less powerful"?

Do I take it from what you have written that since 1997 you have never had the boiler serviced?

Tony

 

[bellairaphon]

So where would he find the plate heat exchanger?

The 280 has a plate HE.

 

[Agile]

But not according to this MI

http://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/ca...ctions-for-280-rsf--discontinued-feb-1997.pdf

 

[gas112]

As agile says it has a calorifier not a plate heat ex which are more of a pain to descale

 

[bellairaphon]

Ok I'm wrong. First time for everything I suppose!

 

[jetlag]

thanks for the responses.

tony; I have not long moved in to the house, the boiler was already there, the 1997 reference was just information I found and is when they stopped manufacture, the one in my house could well be older.

I guess what I am trying to establish is this: has a 16 year old boiler reached/reaching the end of its serviceable life?

thanks again.

 

[Agile]

I repair a lot of those models.

They are a bit old but solidly built.

To me they are old but totally repairable.

But not all engineers are as amenable to repairing older boilers as I am. Most would suck through their teeth and tell you that you need a new boiler.

For a more detailed reply you would need to measure the hot water flow rate and temperature rise to compare it with the maker's specs.

If you have not had it PROPERLY serviced then that might be all it needs!

Tony

 

[jetlag]

thanks for the responses, I'll source a good engineer with a view to getting a serviced.

 

[jetlag]

just when you thought you had got rid of me....couple more questions if you dont mind
could you tell me, or point me in the right direction, as to what defines a PROPER service?
Is there like a list, perhaps, of what I should most certainly expect an engineer to undertake?
I understand that theres probably a lot of unknows until an engineer gets the boiler apart, but any pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks again

 

[Agile]

Eng should open boiler including the combustion area and poss clean it out.

Visually check for leaks and the flue.

Check gas settings and readjust to correct figures.

Compare hot water delivery with specs.

Tony