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Just finished a tricky heating and hotwater upgrade had to replace a 30year old glowworm fuelsaver and customer did not want to see any pipework or the new boiler so fitted the baxi 412 Heat with a rear flue no permanent live or pump overun needed all worked out ok only negative is i dont like these composite plastic front cases boiler manufacturers are fitting to their boilers now but it did suit the application cheers kop

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What did you think of the 400s?
 
Harvest Fields said:
Random question. Is the downward 15mm pipe the gas pipe? Is the Baxi gas connection not supposed to be 22mm?
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Normally heat onlys are 15mm but not sure on the 400s
 
Only a 12kw Harvest
had 20mbar at the boiler with every thing flat out so no worries there was a bit tight but got the clearences asked for so happy days cheers kop
 
How was the rear flue to fit ? Only done one and that was a pita (wasn't sure it was home)
 
talking about old school things

Whose done one of these

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Every day is a school day, I didn't know that you could get modern condensing boilers without a permanent live or pump overrun, but now i do :) ... how does the boiler deal with latent heat? ... I commissioned a Worcester 27ri on Tuesday that was replacing a Viessmann heat only that was only 4 years old and knackered due to a very poor install... had to run a new 5 core to the boiler for permanent Live and pump control... Baxi 400 would have been an alternative, how long is the warranty please?
 
GH77 said:
Every day is a school day, I didn't know that you could get modern condensing boilers without a permanent live or pump overrun, but now i do :) . how does the boiler deal with latent heat? . I commissioned a Worcester 27ri on Tuesday that was replacing a Viessmann heat only that was only 4 years old and knackered due to a very poor install... had to run a new 5 core to the boiler for permanent Live and pump control... Baxi 400 would have been an alternative, how long is the warranty please?
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3 year for the 200 series 5 years for the 400 series
 
Cheers Shaun, any issues repaired under warranty? ... how long have these been on the market?
 
GH77 said:
Cheers Shaun, any issues repaired under warranty? . how long have these been on the market?
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Yea warrenty ok out under 2 days and at a guess 2-3 years
 
Cool, certainly gives me food for thought when it comes to replacing an old heat only boiler ;) is the joint in the picture a brazed joint? Or lead weld? ... had to do both on my apprenticeship but haven't touch either since and certainly wouldn't be able to now :rolleyes:
 
Lead weld
 
ShaunCorbs said:
What did you think of the 400s?
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Ok shaun it was usefully for this job rear flue was simple enough i did have to compleately brick up the inside and outside before i could hang the boiler wont last 30years thats for sure plastic casing was a bit cheap looking i thought cheers kop
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What did you think of the 400s?
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GH77 said:
Every day is a school day, I didn't know that you could get modern condensing boilers without a permanent live or pump overrun, but now i do :) . how does the boiler deal with latent heat? . I commissioned a Worcester 27ri on Tuesday that was replacing a Viessmann heat only that was only 4 years old and knackered due to a very poor install... had to run a new 5 core to the boiler for permanent Live and pump control... Baxi 400 would have been an alternative, how long is the warranty please?
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Physically its sensible heat not latent lol
 
Wow old lead welding, did it years ago, we used to make all our own roof slates for soil pipes on site (Sat morning job) also lead roofing done a few in Plymouth in the very distant past.
 
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