Ideal Logic 30kw boiler

[dwalsh1]

I'm in the market for a new boiler. Been recommended the above boiler by an installer. Is it any good or should I stick to Bosch Worcester?

 

[townfanjon]

I would favour the ideal pal , but go for the vogue not the logic . Everybody on here knows my thoughts about Wooooosters , nah !!

 

[Scott_D]

Decent mid range boiler

 

[Harvest Fields]

Mid range. Check out Vaillant. Pro or plus if you can.

 

[dancinplumba]

Intergas Rapid is better than both imo

 

[Harvest Fields]

Intergas Rapid is better than both imo

Not in mine

 

[dancinplumba]

Not in mine

jolly good, we are all entitled to one

 

[Harvest Fields]

I know mate. Just having a laugh.

 

[dwalsh1]

It's the Logic plus if that helps

 

[Harvest Fields]

Check Vaillant out.

 

[dwalsh1]

Looking at the reviews on the Ideal they're not great. Will check out Valliant and Baxi

 

[hammers4spanner]

You get what you get with Ideal decent mid range boiler simple as that, i use to fit a lot of baxi's but have noticed they tend to have faults in first couple years so swerved from them now.

 

[dwalsh1]

Thanks for the input everyone. I don't want to spend fortunes and not being a heating engineer/plumber what would the equivalent Valliant boiler be (30kw combi) to what I've been recommended?

 

[Harvest Fields]

What house do you have??

 

[dwalsh1]

What house do you have??

3 bedroom (including loft) end of terrace built around 1890 with internal brick walls, 8 Rads of which 2 are towel rails and no insulation in brickwork.

 

[Harvest Fields]

3 bedroom (including loft) end of terrace built around 1890 with internal brick walls, 8 Rads of which 2 are towel rails and no insulation in brickwork.

Ok.

 

[Allgoode]

Go for the Ideal Vogue 32kw combi model if you can afford extra few pounds, better than the logic plus as to construction & interface/modulation of heat, etc & longer warranty,
Cheers,
Andy

 

[Bollod]

It's the Logic plus if that helps

That’s what I had fitted about 2.5 years ago. Fitted by local man 40 years in the trade, his recommendation having fitted many of them. Works perfectly and better than the Worcester that it replaced. To be fair that one was here when we bought, and was 18 years old when replaced. A lot of parts fitted to it in recent years.

 

[Mackattak]

Ideal’s are the worst boiler on the market. Heat exchanger gets blocked up very easily.

Out of all the boiler i work on the Bosch are the least problematic.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Ideal’s are the worst boiler on the market. Heat exchanger gets blocked up very easily.

Out of all the boiler i work on the Bosch are the least problematic.

Please tell us what you really think

 

[Old Account]

I'm in the market for a new boiler. Been recommended the above boiler by an installer. Is it any good or should I stick to Bosch Worcester?

How many bathrooms have you got?
To be fair everyone has their own preference but based on the knowledge and experience I would not touch baxi, biasi or main boilers. If you have a choice between ideal, Worcester, viessmann and Vaillant I would go for Vaillant all the way. If you are not short of many and want something long lasting go for Vaillant ecotec plus 825. You will not require 30-32kw for your property Thats well to much.
Aftercare of vaillant is spot on too. If you have 2 Bathrooms consider the Vaillant 938 otherwise you will have some issues with the water pressure

 

[Harvest Fields]

He needs the 30 for the hot water flow rate Ron.

 

[Old Account]

He needs the 30 for the hot water flow rate Ron.

Sorry Harvest, but I disagree on that. If the op has got a 3 bedroom property and 1 bathroom the ecotec 825 is more than enough

 

[Bollod]

Ideal’s are the worst boiler on the market. Heat exchanger gets blocked up very easily.

Out of all the boiler i work on the Bosch are the least problematic.

Perhaps I should have added that a magnetic filter was also installed at the same time!!

 

[Harvest Fields]

Sorry Harvest, but I disagree on that. If the op has got a 3 bedroom property and 1 bathroom the ecotec 825 is more than enough

You are allowed to disagree mate. But in my opinion it isn’t good enough for the demand. Clearly I have not inspected the house however I believe it should be a minimum of a 28kw dependant on hot water demand. (The customer will not be happy if he has 11 litres a minute at the moment and you then replace it with a boiler that does 9). If you do that all the time I bet you have loads of happy customers