Dead Boiler Conundrum!

[Slime]

So, I got home tonight to find the rads were tepid and the hot water was cold.
Did a few obvious checks & am thinking that the PCB has popped. The PCB fuse explodes every time I pop a new one in!
Bummer!
The boiler is around 10yrs old and the pipework is showing a lot of corrosion and is wet in places.
I'm going to replace it & have been recommended Worcester Bosch ........................ but their reviews are either very, very good or very, very bad!
Any heating engineers aboard who can point me in the right direction.
I'm thinking either the WB 28 Junior or the WB 29CDi.
I've a 3 bed semi with one bathroom & two adults living there.

Over to you guys.


Slime.

Approx install costs would be appreciated too!

 

[Tongo]

We had a Worcester Bosch installed last January and its been very good. Cost us about 3.5k but we had some extra bits and pieces on top of the installation.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

So, I got home tonight to find the rads were tepid and the hot water was cold.
Did a few obvious checks & am thinking that the PCB has popped. The PCB fuse explodes every time I pop a new one in!
Bummer!
The boiler is around 10yrs old and the pipework is showing a lot of corrosion and is wet in places.
I'm going to replace it & have been recommended Worcester Bosch ........................ but their reviews are either very, very good or very, very bad!
Any heating engineers aboard who can point me in the right direction.
I'm thinking either the WB 28 Junior or the WB 29CDi.
I've a 3 bed semi with one bathroom & two adults living there.

Over to you guys.


Slime.

Approx install costs would be appreciated too!

I'd be looking at the Baxi platinum range, comes with a 10yr parts and Labour warranty and you'll be paying the same price as a Worcester with a 2yr warranty on the junior and 5 yr warranty with the cdi.

I've fitted about 14 this year and not had 1problem. Supply and fit you'd be looking between £15-1800 max, 10yrs peace of mind knowing it won't cost you another penny.

If you need any more advice give us a pm

 

[Slime]

I'd be looking at the Baxi platinum range, comes with a 10yr parts and Labour warranty and you'll be paying the same price as a Worcester with a 2yr warranty on the junior and 5 yr warranty with the cdi.

I've fitted about 14 this year and not had 1problem. Supply and fit you'd be looking between £15-1800 max, 10yrs peace of mind knowing it won't cost you another penny.

If you need any more advice give us a pm

Thanks for that Stu.
Any ideas on servicing costs as I believe that's a condition of the warranty.
A guy I know is going to give me a couple of prices tomorrow, maybe I'll chuck a Baxi Platinum HE A 33 into the ring too!


Slime.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Thanks for that Stu.
Any ideas on servicing costs as I believe that's a condition of the warranty.
A guy I know is going to give me a couple of prices tomorrow, maybe I'll chuck a Baxi Platinum HE A 33 into the ring too!


Slime.

Anything between 80-120 depending on area.

You honestly won't get a better boiler and warranty for the money.

 

[Pin-seeker]

I had a Vaillant Eco Tec 24 fitted last year & it's been spot on.
Had a Ferroli before that,had a 5 yr guarantee with it but replaced it after 3. Absolute nightmare.
Viessmann might be worth considering aswell.

 

[SocketRocket]

Get someone you can trust to take a look first. It may well be something minor, I have had a boiler last for 30 years.

 

[Fromtherough]

I'd be looking at the Baxi platinum range, comes with a 10yr parts and Labour warranty and you'll be paying the same price as a Worcester with a 2yr warranty on the junior and 5 yr warranty with the cdi.

I've fitted about 14 this year and not had 1problem. Supply and fit you'd be looking between £15-1800 max, 10yrs peace of mind knowing it won't cost you another penny.

If you need any more advice give us a pm

We got one of these fitted last year. £1500 all in (North East price). The 10 year guarantee was what appealed to me and made me choose the Baxi Platinum over a Worcester or Valiant boiler (plus the Baxi was cheaper). Knowing you're not going to have to shell out again for 10 years is comforting. Plus the Baxi is a lot more efficient than my old boiler so will almost pay for itself over the 10 year warranty period.

 

[need_my_wedge]

I live in a 3 bed detached with two bathrooms and 3 adults. Had a Worcester Bosch Greenstar Ri fitted November last year. The system was powerflushed as part of the install, and a magnaclean filter was fitted. Since then, the radiators have been super toasty, way better than before (20 year old boiler), the system as a whole has been very quiet, and the annual gas usage is down by approx 5300 KWh, with a cost saving of over £200 on the annual gas bill so far.

Had no problems with the boiler to date, only British Gas following the expiry of the "one year warranty". The boiler actually comes with a five year warranty (Seven from some fitters) but British Gas only give a year. When they came to renew my Homecare agreement, they said I'd have to pay an additional £260 a year to add the boiler back into the contract as their warranty is only a year. They conveniently neglected to mention that I still had another 4 years parts and labour warranty provided directly by Worcester Bosch....... It was only an error on their part in the bill that caused me to question the pricing and figure out what was going on. I'm not quibbling the ins and outs of what they can cover as part of their contract, or what they charge to do that, the important part is that as a major supplier of Worcester Bosch, they must know of the 5 year warranty and that parts and labour are covered, but they do not tell you about this. I'll quite happily bet that there are more than a few people out there that have ended up paying BG to put their boiler back into a Homecare agreement and pay the extra couple of hundred pounds for for a service that is provided free by the manufacturer.... If you choose to do this knowing the clear facts, fine, but BG should make you aware of that, and over half a dozen phone calls last week, they expertly avoided an acknowledgement of this when discussing the point. It eventually boiled down to me asking for last yearsa contract to remain as is, i.e. heating care minus boiler, plus the drains, plumbing and electric....... but guess what, apparently they can no longer provide this cover unless the boiler is included.....Needless to say, i no longer have Homecare agreement with BG. Don't want to hijack the thread, just letting you know to be careful at renewal, especially if you use British Gas to do your boiler install.

 

[Slime]

Thanks for the heads up wedgey, but don't worry, British Gas weren't ever going to be in the equation!


Slime.

 

[Ethan]

We went from an Ideal (which was a disaster) to a Vaillant for about 2400 through a local independent. Wish we had done it a year earlier and would have saved about 6 Homecare call outs and much angst and a few cold nights. Would have considered Worcester except the pipe work didn't meet their spec.

 

[Crazyface]

We had a Ferroli installed a few years ago. After some initial problems an engineer turned up who actually knew what he was doing. Never had a problem since. It's into it's fourth year. No service no nothing. I'd have another no problem. Cheap as chips (as boiler prices go).

 

[Deleted member 1740]

We had a Ferroli installed a few years ago. After some initial problems an engineer turned up who actually knew what he was doing. Never had a problem since. It's into it's fourth year. No service no nothing. I'd have another no problem. Cheap as chips (as boiler prices go).

The downside to the cheap boilers are the expensive parts.

False economy.

 

[vkurup]

Slime... whereabouts r u in Surrey.

My old house, we replaced the warm air system with a Worchster Greenstar Jrn 28 along with the whole pipes et al. BG did it, but did not renew the contract. It worked brilliantly for 7 years and never needed servicing. Only once I had to repressurise it.

Moved into the new place, and it has an Ideal boiler and conventional system. Was put in by BTU in Guildford about 6 years ago. The heating is good, but the water is not so much (the cylinder is tiny). We will look to replace in the summer when the prices are a bit lower (hopefully). Also planning to convert downstairs into underfloor heating, so might use a lower powered Combi..

 

[Slime]

Slime... whereabouts r u in Surrey.

My old house, we replaced the warm air system with a Worchster Greenstar Jrn 28 along with the whole pipes et al. BG did it, but did not renew the contract. It worked brilliantly for 7 years and never needed servicing. Only once I had to repressurise it.

Job started this morning & the guy finished around 3.30pm.
I opted for the Worcester Bosch 28Cdi compact so that it'd fit comfortably in an existing kitchen cupboard.
Boiler £1,000 ish, programmable room stat £70 ish, telescopic flue £70 ish, copper & other bits & pieces £30 ish + £170 installation!
Total cost was just under £1,400 ................ chuffed with that.
Next door had his done, with a slightly larger boiler, for just shy of £4K.
Happy days with heat and hot water.


Slime.

 

[Pin-seeker]

We had a Ferroli installed a few years ago. After some initial problems an engineer turned up who actually knew what he was doing. Never had a problem since. It's into it's fourth year. No service no nothing. I'd have another no problem. Cheap as chips (as boiler prices go).

You must be one of the lucky few.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Job started this morning & the guy finished around 3.30pm.
I opted for the Worcester Bosch 28Cdi compact so that it'd fit comfortably in an existing kitchen cupboard.
Boiler £1,000 ish, programmable room stat £70 ish, telescopic flue £70 ish, copper & other bits & pieces £30 ish + £170 installation!
Total cost was just under £1,400 ................ chuffed with that.
Next door had his done, with a slightly larger boiler, for just shy of £4K.
Happy days with heat and hot water.


Slime.

That's very very cheap.

Did you get a gas certificate after the installation was done?

 

[Piece]

I knew I shouldn't have read this thread the other day. Our boiler packed up and needs a new ignition fan (?) - cold home for a week.

 

[Slime]

That's very very cheap.

Did you get a gas certificate after the installation was done?

Yup.
All done properly.
The installer is a guy I've known for a little while .................... and that always helps.
I also picked up and paid for the parts myself whilst he ripped the old one out.
All in all, a good job well done!


Slime.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Nice one Slime,sounds like you got a cracking deal.