is it just me

[ambrosia]

is it just me or do others find the same

i seem to be endlessly repairing newish vaillant boilers, dont get me wrong i'm not complaining, i welcome the work and i like working on vaillants, theyre much easier to work on that many brands. However i'm not sure i want one in my house

 

[Chalked]

What faults,are you coming across?

 

[jonnyswamp]

I got a 42 cdi which is around 5 yrs old
Getting like triggers broom
New flow manifolds (both pinholed)
New flow turbine and adapter
About to fit 2nd return manifold (this will be 2nd hand)
New main heat ex earlier this year (under warranty but cost me £126)
Fan bearings as noisy as , will chuck a reconditioned one in when it packs in
Our water pressure is fairly high, though not excessive and system water is crystal
3 MT 10's (given up now, just use stat)
And proberly other stuff I've chosen to forget

EDIT
Not a Vaillant but still supposed to be a premium brand

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I got a 42 cdi which is around 5 yrs old
Getting like triggers broom
New flow manifolds (both pinholed)
New flow turbine and adapter
About to fit 2nd return manifold (this will be 2nd hand)
New main heat ex earlier this year (under warranty but cost me £126)
Fan bearings as noisy as , will chuck a reconditioned one in when it packs in
Our water pressure is fairly high, though not excessive and system water is crystal
3 MT 10's (given up now, just use stat)
And proberly other stuff I've chosen to forget

EDIT
Not a Vaillant but still supposed to be a premium brand

You fitted a mini expansion vessel/ shock arrestor on mains cold to boiler?

 

[Rickster123]

You fitted a mini expansion vessel/ shock arrestor on mains cold to boiler?

Here he is worcesters PR manager...

 

[ambrosia]

ecotec most commonly need new water pressure switches, also theres a flexi pipe on the condence which melts a lot, when they go with acidic water all over the place leaves a real mess

other than that faults vary, had five breakdowns today 3 of them were ecotecs and it just seems every day theres at least 1

last one was the current model, customer hasnt done service so he ruined his warranty. The boiler has sprung a leak on the tee where the pressure sensor meets the heat exchanger, meets the return pipe
This boiler is a year and a half old and really shouldnt be experiancing a fault like that

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Here he is worcesters PR manager...

Does this mean I can expense Worcester upto 50k a year ?

 

[Last Plumber]

is it just me or do others find the same

i seem to be endlessly repairing newish vaillant boilers, dont get me wrong i'm not complaining, i welcome the work and i like working on vaillants, theyre much easier to work on that many brands. However i'm not sure i want one in my house

I've been installing ecotec boilers since they were a new model and in all those years i've hd three with issues. I also have one in my own house. I do know a bloke who says exactly what you're saying and hates them. I cannot work out what the cause is. Is it just down to luck of the draw ?