8 year old Powemax 155x boiler - property purchase with this is in it

[mfgs]

Bromley Town, Bromley,Kent

Not too far from me. I know an ex potterton engineer based near Bromley, I havnt seen him in about 3 years though. He may well have retired by now, I will see if he is interested and if he is I will pm you his number.

 

[southcoastboile]

I would really reccomend you get a breakdown & service contract with Heateam. The Range Powermax is not a bad boiler but if yours has an external plate heat exchanger these are now obsolete and like mentioned before you will have to install inspection panels along whole route of your flue which is most likley in a ceiling void (read on www.gassaferegistser.co.uk about flues in voids). Most other parts for this boiler is still available.

What is the reason they need an external plate heat exchanger on this boiler? They have stored hot water but also a plate to plate and a flow switch? is it to ensure hot water goes to the tap quicker, kindov like a preheat?

 

[GrahamM]

I would really reccomend you get a breakdown & service contract with Heateam. The Range Powermax is not a bad boiler but if yours has an external plate heat exchanger these are now obsolete and like mentioned before you will have to install inspection panels along whole route of your flue which is most likley in a ceiling void (read on www.gassaferegistser.co.uk about flues in voids). Most other parts for this boiler is still available.

The plate H/E still readily available from multiple outlets last time I looked.

What is the reason they need an external plate heat exchanger on this boiler? They have stored hot water but also a plate to plate and a flow switch? is it to ensure hot water goes to the tap quicker, kindov like a preheat?

The later models progressed to a plate H/E to heat DHW due to bad scaling up of the earlier models internal coil I believe.


To the OP Bettybo:
Don't be alarmed by all the comments.
These are perfectly functional and safe appliances as long as they are fully checked and maintained by an Engineer who is experienced in their workings. (as I mentioned before they are a bit of specialist system and many Engineers would not have experience of them)
They are getting a bit long in the tooth now and would not be the most efficient appliance, but if yours is in fair enough condition there is no reason why you cannot get another few years to get cash together for new system.