Poxy boiler....

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Turn7

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23,500 posts

220 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Once again (this is the third time), it appears the DHW heat exchanger is SNAFU and Im not getting much in the way of hot water.

The last new one was fitted just over two years ago, with a new anti scale thing inline to the DHW feed.

The boiler is I think, now about ten years old, so very likely time for a new one.

Is Worcestere Bosch the go to ? If so, which model ?

Two bed flat with two people and electric shower and four rads.

And finally - how do I know this issue wont appear with a new boiler ?

BFG TERRANO

2,172 posts

147 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Sounds like lime scale. You need a full blown salt block softener. We have a Worcester Bosch 38cdi greenstar classic combi and a kinetico 20 20c salt block softener. Brilliant.

dotty

681 posts

197 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Mine packed in the other day, turned out it was the fan. £300 later it works again..

Sheepshanks

32,522 posts

118 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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dotty said:
Mine packed in the other day, turned out it was the fan. £300 later it works again..
What make of boiler? Most manufacturers (and even British Gas) have fixed price repair schemes which would have been less than that.

B17NNS

18,506 posts

246 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Greenstar 24i Junior

Turn7

Original Poster:

23,500 posts

220 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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I did think about getting a softener inline with the hot feed.

What's the running costs if one?

BFG TERRANO

2,172 posts

147 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Turn7 said:
I did think about getting a softener inline with the hot feed.

What's the running costs if one?
The inline things are scale inhibitors. Not really a softener but do help. We live in north wilts, a very hard water area. The kinetico was £1200 fitted and uses about a quid a week in salt block.