Baxi Main Ecos

[cr0ft]

Anyone else fitted these and have any opinions on them? Fitted my first one today and I really like how most of the bits you might need to check and service are actually on the outside of the case such as the PCB, condensate trap etc.

Will be fitting them again!

 

[plumben]

ive fitted a fair few of them now, to the point where there my Favorite to install, there my go to boilers for a cheap/mid range boiler although i haven't had any call backs or faults with them yet so i dont know what there like for that

 

[hammers4spanner]

Is that the ones that weigh the same as an elephant?

 

[julesverne]

Worst boiler ive ever fitted one of the system boilers blew up after 30 mins of running so peed off i took it off the wall and literally threw it outside on the floor ** and swapped it for independant system boiler instead.

**Was fitting it for my old man who was on holiday and it was late at night. Otherwise i would have got heat team out.

 

[Leo21]

Is that the ones that weigh the same as an elephant?

That's the one. I quite like em. But I'd rather fit a Baxi with a longer warranty.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Ok, there are two different product families here.

The one Jules is talking about is branded "Baxi MainEco". Its very lightweight, and is now discontinued. One killer issue for the UK market was that the combi had no facility to mount a clock on the boiler fascia. The assumption was that "everyone fits RF programmable stats these days." Unfortunately, whilst this may be true at the top end of the market, the Main has always tended to be an entry level product. Also, Jules hated it, so BDR obviously had no option but to withdraw it.

The other is the "Main Eco Elite". This does not carry a reference to Baxi in it's name, although of course both brands belong to BDR Thermea. It is very heavyweight, and is much valued by people who prefer metal in their boilers to plastic, and prefer the comfort and reliability of 5 year old technology to "cutting edge". This is an ongoing product, now available in ErP version.

The former was a "marmite" product. The latter is a reliable old stager - maybe a bit long in the tooth, maybe a bit unimaginative, but as steady as they come. If I owned a buy-to-let, I would think seriously about putting a Main Eco Elite in.

 

[buckley plumb]

Ok, there are two different product families here.

The one Jules is talking about is branded "Baxi MainEco". Its very lightweight, and is now discontinued. One killer issue for the UK market was that the combi had no facility to mount a clock on the boiler fascia. The assumption was that "everyone fits RF programmable stats these days." Unfortunately, whilst this may be true at the top end of the market, the Main has always tended to be an entry level product. Also, Jules hated it, so BDR obviously had no option but to withdraw it.

The other is the "Main Eco Elite". This does not carry a reference to Baxi in it's name, although of course both brands belong to BDR Thermea. It is very heavyweight, and is much valued by people who prefer metal in their boilers to plastic, and prefer the comfort and reliability of 5 year old technology to "cutting edge". This is an ongoing product, now available in ErP version.

The former was a "marmite" product. The latter is a reliable old stager - maybe a bit long in the tooth, maybe a bit unimaginative, but as steady as they come. If I owned a buy-to-let, I would think seriously about putting a Main Eco Elite in.

Ray are you saying the small baxi heat only version has gone as well. Horrible boiler

 

[hammers4spanner]

That main eco elite is a beast tho even the flue felt like I was cutting through cast iron. You need a sturdy wall to hang it on but as a budget boiler I was impressed

 

[julesverne]

Ok, there are two different product families here.

The one Jules is talking about is branded "Baxi MainEco". Its very lightweight, and is now discontinued. One killer issue for the UK market was that the combi had no facility to mount a clock on the boiler fascia. The assumption was that "everyone fits RF programmable stats these days." Unfortunately, whilst this may be true at the top end of the market, the Main has always tended to be an entry level product. Also, Jules hated it, so BDR obviously had no option but to withdraw it.

The other is the "Main Eco Elite". This does not carry a reference to Baxi in it's name, although of course both brands belong to BDR Thermea. It is very heavyweight, and is much valued by people who prefer metal in their boilers to plastic, and prefer the comfort and reliability of 5 year old technology to "cutting edge". This is an ongoing product, now available in ErP version.

The former was a "marmite" product. The latter is a reliable old stager - maybe a bit long in the tooth, maybe a bit unimaginative, but as steady as they come. If I owned a buy-to-let, I would think seriously about putting a Main Eco Elite in.

Thanks for clearing that up Ray.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Ray are you saying the small baxi heat only version has gone as well. Horrible boiler

The version branded "Baxi MainEco" has gone (apart from any old stock lying around the supply chain). However, there may be other versions of the same base product being sold under different Baxi labels.

Oddly enough, the best value heat only boiler on the market in the UK is probably the Main Heat-only (not the Baxi MainEco heat only - a completely different appliance). The former is a re-badged Solo, at a very competitive price.

 

[plumben]

i cant see why you all think its heavy though, i can lift the 24 and 30 kw by myself no problem, its just getting it lined up on the mounting hooks that can be tricky

 

[buckley plumb]

The version branded "Baxi MainEco" has gone (apart from any old stock lying around the supply chain). However, there may be other versions of the same base product being sold under different Baxi labels.

Oddly enough, the best value heat only boiler on the market in the UK is probably the Main Heat-only (not the Baxi MainEco heat only - a completely different appliance). The former is a re-badged Solo, at a very competitive price.

The one that come over here with a polystyrene cover with fan and pcb as one. Baxi do heat only one if that main did combi version it's that's that gone then