On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:01:52 GMT, Dave W
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:04:02 +0100, JJJ wrote:

A plumber just told me that you're lucky if you get more than 10 years out
of a condensing boiler - because of their complexity and the fact that the
condensate rots them from the inside out...

is he right? not much point in being 90% efficient if the saving gets
swamped by the cost of a new boiler if he is..

Jim

Well if you want heating boiler insurance,
Most companies will insure conventional up to 15 year old but only 5
years for condensers.
Does that suggest something !


Yes - that they are run by actuaries. These are people who found
accountancy too exciting.

It is true that UK designed and manufactured products of say 5 years
ago have had a poor reputation because of poor design and choice of
materials. However, this has not been a problem with products and
designs from Germany and Holland , so what you describe is the
reaction of an industry looking at historical rather than current
information.

Generally insurance policies on boilers and heating systems are a
waste of money anyway. If you looks at BG's £150 deal you can have
paid for a new boiler in 5 years anyway, and they have so many get
outs that the policy is practically worthless in the first place.



..andy

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