"Terry Casey" wrote in message
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I note it says in the wiki that: "I need a new one, what should I get!"
comes
up in some form almost every day on uk.d-i-y, but couldn't find enough
information to clench the deal, one way or the other.

My wife and I are living in a two bedroomed bungalow - there's nobody else
living there except the cat! The central heating is old - if the pencilled
date on the back of the controller I replaced recently is anything to go
by
it dates from 1996.

We had a quote recently from a local plumber who advocated a combi - which
I've always been convinced from various things I've read (probably here)
that
they can be problematic - but he said that modern combis are much better
than
their predecessors and would be highly suited to our needs. He also
pointed
out that he has a combi in his 4 bedroom property and has no problems with
it.

We then got another quote from someone who is clearly prejudiced against
combis! Apart from additional strain on the old pipework - which we are
well
aware of - he said that the increased pressure can damage the non-return
valve in dual fill washing machines (ours is currently a dual-fill
Hotpoint)
but that we wouldn't be able to run hot water from two taps at the same
time!

This could be a worry if we couldn't wash our hands (or whatever) every
time
the washing machine was filling or the other is running a bath. Can this
really be true?

Quote No. 1 includes an Ideal Logic+ 30kW boiler whilst No. 2 is for a
Worcester Bosch 15ri boiler. No. 1 includes quotes for both combi and non
combi options (but does give any indication of which non-combi boiler
would
be fitted) and No. 2, as might be expected, doesn't have a second option!

How do these boilers compare - assume No. 1 would use a non-combi version
of
the same boiler?

All comments gratefully received!

Terry

I resisted a new combi for years but they are now quite good...you will save
a fortune ....just go for it ....