combi boilers choice

[ShaunCorbs]

Unvented all day long combi won’t do the shower and drench together

 

[sammathias]

Vaillant and as about the combi won't be sufficient if both showers where running same time.

 

[sammathias]

What's your flow rate?

 

[drainrod]

The baxi platinum is a great boiler ones I fitted years ago are still like new.

Not a big fan of ideal. Vaillant I had so many problems with the pumps packing up diverter leaking and pressure sensors playing up that I got put off them and tried baxi been with them ever since.

It is each to their own though ask 10 people get all sorts of answers.

What's your flow rate like as a lot of people ask me for a 40kw but they only have the flow rate for a 33kw.

3.5 bar on incoming main doesnt drop
60l/min

 

[Scott_D]

3.5 bar on incoming main doesnt drop
60l/min

60??????

 

[Riley]

60lpm???????? I’m sceptical what size incoming?

 

[sammathias]

Hell of a flow cup you got there.

 

[drainrod]

Hell of a flow cup you got there.

Correction. Flow rate 18l/min. 3.5 bar

 

[richard978]

I’m always reluctant to fit 40kw combination boilers, my opinion is that if you need 40kw of hot water output then you’ve chosen the wrong system.

Biggest problem with high output is often the gas service isn’t big enough. Many houses have inserted 3/4 inch gas services and simply won’t provide the volume of gas required. So unless you want your drive digging or live in a newer house, lower output.

 

[Peter J Brown]

Depends what your looking for really, bother with all makes of boilers but if you fit a baxi duo-tec or 600 its 7 years warranty and the platinum is 10 years so you shouldn't really be back at it in a very long time. The Worcester requires there own filter and controller to allow 5 year warranty. as said in a couple o previous messages, fitted the baxi 636 and it is really really quiet. But your choice though

 

[Landmark1965]

I’ve got a Valliant ecotec plus 831 . Installed 2016. Already needed new diverter valve and water pressure switch. Unfortunately did not have a Magnaclean filter fitted until now (2019)which caused sludge to block up the water pressure switch. As a result constant F75 notification where boiler wold not fire on less than 3 bar. Installed new pressure switch and now firing on 1.2 bar no problem.

 

[Aire]

I’ve got a Valliant ecotec plus 831 . Installed 2016. Already needed new diverter valve and water pressure switch. Unfortunately did not have a Magnaclean filter fitted until now (2019)which caused sludge to block up the water pressure switch. As a result constant F75 notification where boiler wold not fire on less than 3 bar. Installed new pressure switch and now firing on 1.2 bar no problem.

Unfortunately this is down to poor installation and not the reliability of the boiler, vaillant are a cracking boiler when installed correctly.

 

[Jerry]

Intergas Eco RF - best technology on the market for a combi. Half the moving components of every other manufacturer on the market. 10 year warranty

Ideal Vogue Max - 12 years. Need I say more?

 

[Aire]

Intergas Eco RF - best technology on the market for a combi. Half the moving components of every other manufacturer on the market. 10 year warranty

Ideal Vogue Max - 12 years. Need I say more?

Don't you have to jump through hoops to get anything repaired under warranty with ideal?

 

[Scott_D]

Don't you have to jump through hoops to get anything repaired under warranty with ideal?

It has to be fitted as they ask in the instructions

 

[Jerry]

Don't you have to jump through hoops to get anything repaired under warranty with ideal?

Fitted as per MI on a clean system and have it serviced every year.

Missing the service is where the manufacturer gets a get out of jail free card.