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Belgium CH Boilers
A slightly frivolous question.
I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) |
Belgium CH Boilers
Brian Reay wrote:
A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Going back a bit to when the industrial revolution in Europe had matured Belgium had some well known names in industrial production of Locomotives,boilers and similar heavy industrial equipment. One of the well known names was Franco- Belge which as the name implies was part French but due the turmoil of war and economics another company was also set up and became Anglo- Belge due to UK investors. The heavy side has gone over the years but a company bearing the name Franco-Belge has been well known as a supplier of solid fuel stoves and ranges some with boilers and claim the lineage of going back decades though recently it appears they did cease trading for a while till the name was bought again by a new owner. A quick glance at the WWW shows they do oil and gas as fuelled equipment as well but the UK suppliers tend to just stick to the wood burner/multi fuel stove market though I have seen a Franco-Belge Range in the past. Another Belgium company name that has lingered on in some form is Cockerill which was founded by an Englishman in the early 19th century,the present operation still does boilers but AFAIK their output has always been industrial sized not domestic. GH |
Belgium CH Boilers
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote:
A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm notΒ* planning to buy one.) Vaillant headquarters in Remsheid is about 50 km east of Maastricht, but comfortably within Germany. I read somewhere that in Germany, Junkers are considered to be one of the best boilers. But curiously, they don't seem to market them elsewhere in Europe. |
Belgium CH Boilers
On Friday, 12 April 2019 21:59:21 UTC+1, newshound wrote:
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm notΒ* planning to buy one.) Vaillant headquarters in Remsheid is about 50 km east of Maastricht, but comfortably within Germany. I read somewhere that in Germany, Junkers are considered to be one of the best boilers. But curiously, they don't seem to market them elsewhere in Europe. When I looked a few years ago, Junkers boilers could be bought from Germany at very good price. NT |
Belgium CH Boilers
"newshound" wrote in message o.uk... On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Vaillant headquarters in Remsheid is about 50 km east of Maastricht, but comfortably within Germany. I read somewhere that in Germany, Junkers are considered to be one of the best boilers. But curiously, they don't seem to market them elsewhere in Europe. Presumably they use a different brand for the boilers they flog outside germany due to its war connotation. Mitsubishi doesnt bother with such nicetys. |
Belgium CH Boilers
newshound wrote:
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm notΒ* planning to buy one.) Vaillant headquarters in Remsheid is about 50 km east of Maastricht, but comfortably within Germany. I read somewhere that in Germany, Junkers are considered to be one of the best boilers. But curiously, they don't seem to market them elsewhere in Europe. Id not realised Vaillant was/is German. Having said that, I cant say Ive heard much of them recently. |
Belgium CH Boilers
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newshound wrote: On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Vaillant headquarters in Remsheid is about 50 km east of Maastricht, but comfortably within Germany. I read somewhere that in Germany, Junkers are considered to be one of the best boilers. But curiously, they don't seem to market them elsewhere in Europe. maybe too many people associate the name with nasty aircraft, like Ju87 & 88. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 12:22:03 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: I read somewhere that in Germany, Junkers are considered to be one of the best boilers. But curiously, they don't seem to market them elsewhere in Europe. Presumably IOW, you haven't the foggiest, but you keep running off at the mouth anyway, senile asshole! -- Sqwertz to Rot Speed: "This is just a hunch, but I'm betting you're kinda an argumentative asshole. MID: |
Belgium CH Boilers
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote:
A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
Belgium CH Boilers
On 13/04/2019 13:51, Roger Mills wrote:
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! Georges Simenon (yes, he was Belgian- he wrote about a French detective, lived in France (and other places),..... but he was born in Belgium and remained a citizen.) -- Smile for the camera ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxyL2_38EsQ https://www.gov.uk/report-benefit-fraud https://www.jobcentreguide.org/claim...-benefit-fraud https://childsworldamerica.org/anima...o-child-abuse/ |
Belgium CH Boilers
On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 13:51:55 +0100, Roger Mills wrote:
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! My favourite is Guy Verhofstadt. Although that will probably make TNP foam again. And of course Jacques Brel and Adolphe Sax. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me Β£1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
Belgium CH Boilers
On 13/04/2019 13:51, Roger Mills wrote:
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! Jacky Ickx? -- Canada is all right really, though not for the whole weekend. "Saki" |
Belgium CH Boilers
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Belgium CH Boilers
Roger Mills wrote:
On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! One that a lot of people know of but dont realise she was born in Belgium was the actress Audrey Hepburn. GH |
Belgium CH Boilers
On 13/04/2019 21:14, Marland wrote:
Roger Mills wrote: On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! One that a lot of people know of but dont realise she was born in Belgium was the actress Audrey Hepburn. GH Didn't know that. Here's Wikipedia's Inventors and Engineers, no less than three cryptographers. Leo Hendrik Baekeland inventor of bakelite Alfred Belpaire steam locomotive engineer Robert Cailliau information and control engineer Joan Daemen cryptographer (Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Rijndael) ZΓ©nobe Gramme electrical engineer John Joseph Merlin inventor associated with Cox's timepiece; also invented inline skates in 1759 Bart Preneel cryptographer Vincent Rijmen cryptographer (Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Rijndael) Adolphe Sax inventor of the saxophone Arthur Vierendeel engineer and inventor of the Vierendeel truss Egide Walschaerts steam locomotive engineer and inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear AndrΓ© Waterkeyn engineer, best known for creating the Atomium |
Belgium CH Boilers
"Marland" wrote in message ... Roger Mills wrote: On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! One that a lot of people know of but dont realise she was born in Belgium was the actress Audrey Hepburn. Doesnt make her a Belgian tho. |
Lonely Psychopathic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:28:09 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! One that a lot of people know of but don’t realise she was born in Belgium was the actress Audrey Hepburn. Doesn’t make her a Belgian tho. In auto-contradicting mode again, senile asshole? -- Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot: "Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)" MID: |
Belgium CH Boilers
On 13/04/2019 21:43, newshound wrote:
On 13/04/2019 21:14, Marland wrote: Roger Mills wrote: On 12/04/2019 18:08, Brian Reay wrote: A slightly frivolous question. I happened to be tidying up the DVD collection and came across A Year in Provence. A few of the 'one liners' ran through my mind and one which has always perplexed me is that Belgium makes the best CH boilers. I've never actually seen/heard of a Belgium boiler. Are any imported into the UK? Is there any truth in this claim? (I'm not planning to buy one.) Probably on a par with asking people to name a famous Belgian - and the only one they can think of is Poirot! One that a lot of people know of but dont realise she was born in Belgium was the actress Audrey Hepburn. GH Didn't know that. Here's Wikipedia's Inventors and Engineers, no less than three cryptographers. Leo Hendrik Baekeland inventor of bakelite Alfred Belpaire steam locomotive engineer Robert Cailliau information and control engineer Joan Daemen cryptographer (Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Rijndael) ZΓ©nobe Gramme electrical engineer John Joseph Merlin inventor associated with Cox's timepiece; also invented inline skates in 1759 Bart Preneel cryptographer Vincent Rijmen cryptographer (Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Rijndael) Adolphe Sax inventor of the saxophone Arthur Vierendeel engineer and inventor of the Vierendeel truss Egide Walschaerts steam locomotive engineer and inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear AndrΓ© Waterkeyn engineer, best known for creating the Atomium My first though was Eddy Merckx. Even though I can't spell it... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Merckx I didn't know he was a Baron though. But I should have thought of Rijndael. Andy |
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