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Which boiler to buy, reliable - nowt fancy....
On 08/09/2019 07:49, wrote:
On Saturday, 7 September 2019 14:13:42 UTC+1, R D S wrote:
On 07/09/2019 14:00, John Rumm wrote:
On 07/09/2019 13:47, R D S wrote:
Our electric bills at work were sky high last year with electric
heaters plugged in around the place, and we've no hot water without
boiling kettles so...
Which boiler would you buy? Something 20odd KW, no bells and whistles.
How long do you expect to be there?
If the answer is less than 5 years, then go for whatever is cheap / on
offer. For something longer term, then one of the more recognisable
brands like WB, Vaillant etc. Unless you are fitting it yourself, it
might just come down to whatever the proffered offering of the installer
it.
I'll fit it and should the need arise fix it myself.
Are the better brands worth it in this scenario? I don't want something
breaking down all the time but don't need it bombproof.
I might be pushing luck but I've had nearly 25 years out of 2 sub £500
boilers at home without too much bother.
(A Savio and a Biasi Riva)
Vaillant & Worcester Bosch are the only relatively reliable ones. I wouldn't fit anything else. A second hand one might be worth considering.
For curiosity's sake only, there are Chinese boilers that cost under £100. From what I can tell they appear to be flueless, judging by the caution not to use them too long or they'll kill you. I'm not recommending one 
25 year old boilers are a very different design to new ones. No new one is likely to last that well.
People said that about Biasi combis, which B&Q used to sell 20 years
ago, but I keep hearing stories of ones lasting 25 years.
NT
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