Which combi boiler is best

[scoz]

can you guys help me with your experience, my daughter has an old Vokera Excell 80SP combi boiler that she is looking to have replaced in her 3 bedroom house. Are certain makes any more reliable than others and which would you advise her to get.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Worcester
Baxi
Viessmann / atag

Are the main ones she should be happy / satisfied with one of the above manufacturers

 

[Harvest Fields]

For me I would be looking at a Vaillant or an ATAG

 

[scoz]

For me I would be looking at a Vaillant or an ATAG

Thanks

 

[jtsplumbing]

Have a look at the new range of Vokera boilers, up to 10 year warranty and the pipe work will still be the same way , other brands will require rearranging the pipe work not usely a problem , only thing you will learn from asking what's the best boiler is we cant all agree we all have our favourites , ten different boilers from ten different plumbers

 

[Last Plumber]

Vaillant for me!

 

[townfanjon]

Viessmann 100 %

 

[clarky101]

Another for Viessmann also the Ideal Logic plus...

 

[scoz]

Another for Viessmann also the Ideal Logic plus...

Thanks

 

[scoz]

Another for Viessmann also the Ideal Logic plus...

Thanks

 

[scoz]

Another for Viessmann also the Ideal Logic plus...

Thanks

 

[Old Account]

viessmann, Vaillant or Atag for me.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Alpha for me .....ahem

 

[TamzJnr]

Worcester CDI is top of the range imo. Vaillant as a close 2nd.

 

[jtsplumbing]

See what I mean, we all have our preferred make of boilers, Have fitted the new Vokera's last couple Have been Ideal Logic, Only advise I would give you don't go for cheep unit ! unless your selling the house and you have to replace the boiler, Then Vokera easi-heat 5 year warranty

 

[quality]

Ive no experience personally but the last Ravenheat are apparently very good so I'm told, Ideal for normaly

 

[scoz]

Thanks for your input and as you say all have preferences but I didn’t want her to get a boiler that proves unreliable and the old buy cheap buy twice kick in. This has now given a bit of insight and if we look for a good boiler that also gives a lengthy warranty we should be ok.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Thanks for your input and as you say all have preferences but I didn’t want her to get a boiler that proves unreliable and the old buy cheap buy twice kick in. This has now given a bit of insight and if we look for a good boiler that also gives a lengthy warranty we should be ok.

Make sure a filter is fitted to the heating, a scale reduced is fitted on the cold mains into the boiler, the system is flushed properly an inhibitor is put into the system, the boiler is registered with gas safe and not just the boiler manufacturer that it is serviced every year otherwise the warranty is worth nothing.

 

[scoz]

Hi harvest, what type of scale reducer do you recommend she get.

 

[Alpha man]

Atag

 

[jtsplumbing]

Hi harvest, what type of scale reducer do you recommend she get.

just to throw a spanner into the works Building reg are changing in April for combi boilers so to avoid extra expense fit one B4 then

 

[dan_the_plumber]

Vokera? Ravenheat? Lol

 

[scoz]

just to throw a spanner into the works Building reg are changing in April for combi boilers so to avoid extra expense fit one B4 then

What’s some person changing this time

 

[jtsplumbing]

Vokera? Ravenheat? Lol

have you fitted any of the new range of Vokera boilers ? you seem to think they are a joke, just wounding what your basing your comment on

 

[jtsplumbing]

What’s some person changing this time

You need to get up to speed on the forth coming changes if your involved with installs it will affect you

 

[clarky101]

And people still moan about trv’s .......hows it going to be monitored.....

 

[ShaunCorbs]

And people still moan about trv’s ...hows it going to be monitored...

Nope

New ruling say you needing either

Weather comp
Flue gas comp/ box
Smart weather comp stats / controls (nest)
One more that I can't think of

 

[dan_the_plumber]

have you fitted any of the new range of Vokera boilers ? you seem to think they are a joke, just wounding what your basing your comment on

Yeah I’ve fitted s few. I’m basing my comment on the fact that they are Rubbish. Lol
Air intake tends to come off in transit and won’t run with it off. The combustion door is terrible, the seals are terrible. I had a vertical flue leak into the boiler, the actual flue not my joints. Commissioning is old fashioned. Plastic components, Rubbish ‘O’ rings etc etc etc

 

[dan_the_plumber]

You need to get up to speed on the forth coming changes if your involved with installs it will affect you

Do you mean the efficiency additions, controls etc or something else?

 

[jtsplumbing]

Yeah I’ve fitted s few. I’m basing my comment on the fact that they are ****. Lol
Air intake tends to come off in transit and won’t run with it off. The combustion door is terrible, the seals are terrible. I had a vertical flue leak into the boiler, the actual flue not my joints. Commissioning is old fashioned. Plastic components, **** ‘O’ rings etc etc etc

You Don't like them then ? bet your a Worcester man ! Strange fitted a few over the last 4 mths never had any problems what model Vokera did you fit ? And no I don't only fit Vokera this Mth its been Ideal units

 

[scoz]

What’s some person changing this time

I apologise mr moderator, Thankyou for correcting my French.

 

[dan_the_plumber]

You Don't like them then ? bet your a Worcester man ! Strange fitted a few over the last 4 mths never had any problems what model Vokera did you fit ? And no I don't only fit Vokera this Mth its been Ideal units

HAha yeah used to be a Worcester man, but find them too complicated, too expensive, too plastic, too hard to work on and too many common faults. I mainly fit Baxi now 🙂

 

[Harvest Fields]

Hi harvest, what type of scale reducer do you recommend she get.

If I am honest as long as they fit one it doesn’t much matter. But I fit Fernox inline scale reducers but compression not push fit as I have had a couple of push fits leak