Can anyone recommend a good make for an unvented indirect cylinder 200 litres

[Eyespy999]

Hi,
My old chaffoteaux unvented indirect 200L is on its way out. I have had a few quotes and after some impartial advice. The price of the job is not important just that the cylinder is of a good quality.

I have been quoted:
Kingspan Albion
Gledhill stainless lite
Plumb Centrestore

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks

 

[gassafe]

There all quite good makes, the plumb Center store I was told is made my mega flo too but not sure if that's true!

I normally fit Gledhill & no problems yet 🙂

 

[Chalked]

Megaflo, Center store and santon, all made in the same factory. Go for the cheapest of the last 2. Megaflo are a pain in the backside!

 

[townfanjon]

Tbh, they are all good

 

[stevetheplumber]

i always opt for one with an external pressure vessel no problems with air bubbles disolving

 

[Rich8]

I agree with Steve

 

[townfanjon]

I like external ex vessels too but my god they are cra@.

 

[Gray0689]

Acv every time if it's for your own home

 

[Eyespy999]

Thanks all for your replies, really helpful.

 

[wvdgaast]

Adding to this topic instead of creating a new one: I ran into Dimplex, are they any good? What I like about them is they seem to have a display indicating the current water temperature and how much water is currently available.

In my current home I have an old Gledhill Pulsacoil 2000. It's working for now, but these units are dying throughout this building and I want to get rid of it before it dies for real to avoid spending a week without warm water. From what I understand thermal stores were an interesting and promising idea 10y or so ago when this block was built, but turned out to be less impressive. I also hate the unit because it's a metal box with two fault lights that won't tell me whether it can still delivery enough hot water for a long-ish shower in the afternoon (usually, it cannot).

So I'm looking at either Gledhill, Megaflo, or Dimplex. As said, the latter sounds initeresting because of the indicator, but I have the impression that most plumbers rather see as little electronics on a boiler as possible. Are they really much more fragile?

 

[bigads28]

I fit lots of Gledhills with no problems yet. You get everything you need to do the job and they are a decent price.

ACV look the mutts dangle berries though.... Ermintrude would be able to tell you about these, I think he fits a few.

 

[southcoastboile]

Definitely not gledhill from what I have heard.
my mate fitted one that was making a really strange noise (has fitted a few before and knows what he is doing). Phoned Gledhill who said they did not have any engineers they could send out to double check it before he took the whole thing out again and would only refund once it was sent back and they had tested it. He was then left waiting for a refund which they did eventually gave him but has never fitted one since. If this was me I would be fuming and I have never installed one because of this. Really bad customer service in my opinion.

 

[sheff paul]

Hi,
My old chaffoteaux unvented indirect 200L is on its way out. I have had a few quotes and after some impartial advice. The price of the job is not important just that the cylinder is of a good quality.

I have been quoted:
Kingspan Albion
Gledhill stainless lite
Plumb Centrestore

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks

RM make a good cylinder,never had a problem with them ,and they are cost effective