On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:53:18 +0100, Andy Pandy
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:34:27 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:


That is a downright daft comment.

No it isn't. Suggesting that the factors that make a combi useful in
a semi commercial kitchen would be important to a domestic user
certainly is.


I think you are being unfair. The question was, how pleased are you
with a combi, and *then* the OP went on to explain why he liked it.
He never suggested all installations were in commercial premises.

Of course. My point was that this is irrelevant in the context of
domestic use.



In short, the potable hot water argument for a combi in a domestic
situation is a very thin one.

However apparently you *can* drink it, if that is important to you.

.... and this is meant to be a major decision making criterion?




| 2) Some people may have only used a combi boiler and have nothing to
| compare it with.

Thy will know if they have problems

Will they? You thought that 9lpm was fast enough to fill a bath. I
think that 2-3 times that is becoming more reasonable. If somebody
has only ever had the low flow rate of a combi or gas multipoint, they
may not know that one can do a great deal better.

Again the OP did not ask for *comparisons* but for opinions on each
individuals experience. I drive a small car and am very happy with it
but no doubt most Ferrari drivers would find it a bit of a drag but
again, that wasn't the question was it ?

That would be like asking small car drivers whether they liked their
small cars when they had never driven a larger or faster one. Of
course, they might not be able to afford a larger or faster one or
have specific reasons for wanting a small one.

However, if you ask a question where an unknown proportion of the
respondents have experienced nothing else better, it doesn't produce a
very meaningful result.


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..andy

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