Which combi boiker to choose?

[dancinplumba]

Intergas would be the best choice but op said ideal or baxi

 

[bert large]

Baxi for me. Proven product for years.

 

[AWheating]

if noise is not a big issue then the baxi is a good choice.

if you gas meter is far away i would be questioning if the gas needs upgrading.

 

[Mancs80]

if noise is not a big issue then the baxi is a good choice.

if you gas meter is far away i would be questioning if the gas needs upgrading.

Hi,

the gas pipe into the kitchen unit where the boiler will go is 22mm, it's about eight meters from the gas meter.

Are the Baxis very noisy? The kitchen is directly mounted below a bedroom and as its a fairly new building the walls and floors are like paper!

thanks,

 

[bert large]

Not noticed that Baxis are noisy at all to be honest, can't say I noticed any difference to most Vaillants.

 

[Leo21]

Baxi,s aren't massively noisy.

 

[lupieloo]

Do not choose Ideal there awful. Baxi are ok they do offer a long warranty but id pay bit more and go for a Worcester myself. I work on too many ideal boilers and all i do is repair them.

 

[village idiot]

Do not choose Ideal there awful. Baxi are ok they do offer a long warranty but id pay bit more and go for a Worcester myself. I work on too many ideal boilers and all i do is repair them.

Which Ideals do you repair? There are various models. Surely, you can't paint all the models with the same brush? All this posts are beginning to put me off Ideal boilers now??? Might have to start installing WB from now on. Have a 3yrs old Ideal Logic 35 Combi to repair next week. Faulty main HE. To have that repaired I've informed the Customer to set aside at least £450. Might be cheaper to get a new boiler. Then again, I might just get Ideal to replace it for a 'One-Off charge of £275. That is cheaper & reasonable.

 

[kozak1968]

If your on a budget then the long warranties wont be worth it. If you struggle to pay for the boiler then the servicing probably wont happen, bang there goes your cover.

 

[Dannyboygas]

Village idiot

if I remember rightly they charge another excess of 100 odd pounds extra for the main HE.

 

[LPC]

If you're on a budget, Worcester Juniors are a proven design. There are literally millions of them out there, and I haven't had to repair many at all.

 

[lupieloo]

Mainly ideal icos and Isar to be honest I got to one more or less every day. Glow worm are awful. Worcester greenstar junior are good for there price. I'd always pay a bit more to get a better boiler. Worcester have a brilliant repair service.

 

[Leo21]

Worcsters, no no no. Stupid boilers designed badly. Any repair turns into a marathon of plasters and o rings. Even topping up the pressures a task.
oretty teliac
Relaible, yes. But when they go wrong, expensive.

 

[Ray Stafford]

oretty teliac

I'm impressed Leo. I just wish I understood what it meant. Google translate reckons its Finnish for "oretty teliac".

🙂

 

[bert large]

A Worcester Junior, despite being a far inferior boiler than the Baxi Duo-Tec in my opinion, is around £200 more expensive so not exactly a budget boiler.
I hate Worcesters with a passion. Vastly over rated due to their admittedly excellent marketing & clearly designed by people who have never had to either fit or repair a boiler, the complexity of the Compact in particular beggars belief.

 

[Leo21]

A Worcester Junior, despite being a far inferior boiler than the Baxi Duo-Tec in my opinion, is around £200 more expensive so not exactly a budget boiler.
I hate Worcesters with a passion. Vastly over rated due to their admittedly excellent marketing & clearly designed by people who have never had to either fit or repair a boiler, the complexity of the Compact in particular beggars belief.

Thats what I meant to say, but lack of intelligence hindered me.

 

[village idiot]

Village idiot

if I remember rightly they charge another excess of 100 odd pounds extra for the main HE.

The cheapest I can source the HE is £280. If I add 20% to that, then my labour, the customer is looking at £450 easily. I had a chat with Ideal today and they say they can replace it for £275 all in. Customer is happy to use them, so that's my good deed for the week done. If they finish the job and request an additional £100, that is his problem

 

[LPC]

Vaillant or Worcester CDi Classic.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Vaillant or Worcester CDi Classic.

Christ, the boiler will cost 90% of the install price 😛

 

[Leo21]

Vaillant or Worcester CDi Classic.

Vaillant, vaillant, vaiilant, vaillant, and so on. At least a Vaillant can be fixed without losing the will to live.


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