General advice on oil-fired boiler brands

[Pabster]

Hi
This is my first post, having just joined the forum, so I hope I'm not breaching any etiquette with a request for general advice.
We live permanently in France and are just about to invest in a completely new oil-fired system, for central heating and hot water, in our new house, which is in the middle of nowhere.
When we lived in the UK (until 5 years ago), we had a Viessmann boiler, which we found perfect, but it was gas-fired and gas is not an option where we are moving to. We were on the point of going for a Viessmann Vitoladens 333 condensing boiler, but then found several French forums - rather like this one - where there seemed to be a disproportionately large amount of complaints about this Viessmann boiler range in particular (electrical faults were a common compaint) and Viessmann in general - especially their after-sales service.
It would be helpful, to begin to get our thoughts in order, to know if anyone has any comments - good or bad - about Viessmann's oil-f-red boilers, especially the 333 range.
The other brand we're considering is Frisquet and, I suspect, not present in the UK (although, if it is and anyone has any thoughts, it would be great to hear them!)
Many thanks for any reactions to this.

Paul

 

[thompsonbrown]

You would be probably better off looking on the french forums, or asking around locally.
I would recommend a Worcester oil boiler, but pointless if you cant get parts or someone to fit and service it.

 

[Pabster]

Very sound advice, thompsonbrown, and I'm certainly doing that. That said, there aren't many forums which are as wide-ranging and rooted in proper expertise as this one is and I'd still be very interested in members' experiences and opinions. Thanks very much for replying, though.

 

[thompsonbrown]

My cousins oftec approved and uses Worcester all the time. Firebird for bigger installs.
Espérons que vous aide avec votre choix de la chaudière

 

[SimonG]

Warmflow.

 

[thompsonbrown]

Warmflow.

With slightly cooler return, Simon.lol

 

[Silent Dancer]

The Worcester oil boilers are sold under the Bosch brand in France. Olio Condens 2000 F

 

[Pabster]

That's very useful to know, Silent Dancer. The Bosch brand is very common here. And thanks to everyone else who has so far offered thoughts or advice - keep it coming.