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dirkgently said:
Arthur Jackson said:
Remeha better than both and combis aren't suitable for two bathrooms. Do it properly with a cylinder.
Id save your breath mate, if they want to buy marketing hype who are we to stop them?The question was:-
help !! whats best worcester bosch or laillant boilers? looking at a combi boiler for a 4 bed 2 bathroom house....
Jimboka said:
Strange answer!
The question was:-
help !! whats best worcester bosch or laillant boilers? looking at a combi boiler for a 4 bed 2 bathroom house....
It's like 'I'm after a car that I can drive across the field to my house in mid-winter when it rains heavily. MX-5 or M3'The question was:-
help !! whats best worcester bosch or laillant boilers? looking at a combi boiler for a 4 bed 2 bathroom house....
Would it be wrong to say, "You need a 4x4, Mate."?
Arthur Jackson said:
Remeha better than both and combis aren't suitable for two bathrooms. Do it properly with a cylinder.
Are they really as good as everyone says? I've never actually come across one.I fit Worcesters in my job and tbh I wouldn't want to be working on one when they start breaking down. PRVs look like a pig to change and there is a worrying amount of plastic being used on them.
Vaillants I'm not too impressed with either, they all seem to leak after a few years. That said both Worcester and Vaillant are a LOT better than some crap on the market!
I agree with Mr Jackson about using a combi with two bathrooms, hot water performance will be woeful if it is a busy household. Also take into account that combis are priority hot water, so if there is a high hot water demand you may find the heating will suffer.
Rickyy said:
I agree with Mr Jackson about using a combi with two bathrooms, hot water performance will be woeful if it is a busy household. Also take into account that combis are priority hot water, so if there is a high hot water demand you may find the heating will suffer.
If you ever want me to tell you a story about a 4 year old Worcester combi breaking down, then let me know.Wings said:
Not disagreeing with you, but Worcester have just installed for my son,a 28i on a three floor, four bed, two bathroom property.
Worcester don't install,maybe your son had an accredited installer fit his boiler,either way a 28i junior isn't suitable for a 4 bed 2 bath property.Edited by vanman on Tuesday 4th October 21:18
Worcester are not as reliable as they used to be, they are also the worse for condensate freezing if run external.If you want a combi I'd go Vaillant, they also make one with a small hot water storage tank-ecotec 937. The ecotec's did have some problems when they first came out but been pretty reliable for the last couple of years.
Problem is everyone you speak to will have good and bad stories with both but I'd say definately stick with one of those two and not some of the other
out there
Problem is everyone you speak to will have good and bad stories with both but I'd say definately stick with one of those two and not some of the other
out thereBIGMIKE1 said:
Problem is everyone you speak to will have good and bad stories with both but I'd say definately stick with one of those two and not some of the other out there
Of course it is down to one’s own personal experiences, and mine with Worcester Boilers and service is good. out thereOne example of their excellent service is that 5 months ago I purchased a property with a Worcester combi boiler installed. When the tenant/s were using the shower, the boiler would stop producing hot water. My regular boiler engineer recommended a possible new heat exchanger and a power flush, but was recommended to try the power flush first.
The power flush failed to correct the problem with the hot water system, the engineer suggested a new heat exchanger costing 700.00 to supply and install, with no guarantee that this might work.
I phoned Worcester direct, it was suggested I take out an annual maintenance contract costing 23.00 per month, this I did @ 10.30 am, at 11.30 a phone call from a Worcester engineer confirmed he would be with me within the hour. By the afternoon of that same day, Worcester had replaced the heat exchanger and another part (possibly second heat exchanger), and the boiler has functioned correctly ever since.
All 15 rental properties I own all have Worcester Boilers, my engineer knows them inside out, parts easily available, and an example of their above service, why change?
Ditto have a Remeha Avanta 39c setup in a 3 bed semi with u/floor heating on the ground floor. Shower direct off the mains and while we only have 2 small children its fine. When we extend and the kids get older (and shower more) we will get a cylinder added and the 39c modified into a system boiler.
perfect solution alround.
perfect solution alround.
maddernj said:
Ditto have a Remeha Avanta 39c setup in a 3 bed semi with u/floor heating on the ground floor. Shower direct off the mains and while we only have 2 small children its fine. When we extend and the kids get older (and shower more) we will get a cylinder added and the 39c modified into a system boiler.
perfect solution alround.
perfect solution alround.
i fit main boilers ,the rep andy barton does free commisioning and servicing and fault finding courses,also well after gauarantee is up any parts are free to pick up from merchants.fittted a lot of these over the last 5/6 years never had to go back to any.also to the op go for a cylinder just put a 210 litre cylinder running utility,upstairs bathroom and showerroom down stairs,with main 28 system boiler running 60 mts underfloor htg.9 rads and the cylinder,the client is well chuffed said he has had 2 shower going no prob.
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