"David Hearn" wrote in message
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"IMM" wrote in message
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"David Hearn" wrote in message
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I'm just thinking about the cost etc of
replacing our old wall hung Baxi
boiler.

What are the pros/cons of condensing boilers?

In your case saving 30% plus in gas bills.

Smelly flue gasses and mist,

The fumes don't smell. The mist can be a problem. If not then fine.

Hmm, our old neighbours one smelled distinctively of gas (well, faintly of
gas, but enough to notice), and when I read about it on here
(http://www.bryantplumbingandheating.com/condensers.htm) I just guessed it

Excellent website, in general, but I wonder about that remark of his about
condensing boilers smelling: I understood they typically have much lower
emissions than conventional types. I've certainly noticed smells from
conventional boilers' flues.


To be honest, I don't like the ideas of
newer boilers (fanned flues etc) as
all I seem to hear is "My PCB's blown again
for the 3rd time, and at £150 to
replace its expensive" or "The fan's gone".
Please convince me that new
boilers don't stop working after a few years, and have expensive
maintenance.

I guess I like the idea of something that's easy to diagnose myself when
things go wrong, and I won't be fleeced by a Corgi taking a deep breath in
and picking a large number out the air for fixing. With new boilers, lots
of things I guess are computer controlled with more wizardry under the
hood.
But as you say, a new boiler is going to have this regardless.

However modern boiler manuals tend to have fairly comprehensive
fault-finding guides.
Some are even accurate :-)

And you can get (some boilers') manuals from their manufacturers' websites.


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