My Boilers Gone....

[Skelp]

Plumbers of the UK.
Anyone remember the Ideal Response ff80...well mine has finally been condemned after 17 years great service.In all honesty just needs a PCB No 37 but I bow to advice and it has to go.
My question is,to all honourable members,the existing ff80 was 24kw.Bungalow with 7 rads.Ideal have offered a brand new discounted Logic plus 24kw. at £477.00 includes vat and delivery.Good deal I think.
Should I stick with 24kw or go higher or is the Ideal to be avoided.???

 

[Killy Bing]

I'll give you £500 for it......

yes, that is a good deal, get an installer off here.
ideal have made...suspect boilers till recent times, the logic plus has been a complete turnaround.

question is are you going for a combi or a system boiler and keeping a cylinder ?

 

[Skelp]

I'll give you £500 for it......

yes, that is a good deal, get an installer off here.
ideal have made...suspect boilers till recent times, the logic plus has been a complete turnaround.

question is are you going for a combi or a system boiler and keeping a cylinder ?

Killy Bing,

My faith in plumbers has indeed been restored...I can of course send this old boiler down to Kent should you send £500 my way.
Not in Kent though but in West Lothian,Scotland.
The FF80 was a combi and I do intend to remain with that mode.
Do you think £200/£250 would be a fair pocket of cash for someone to remove the old one and install the new one?

 

[Ermintrude]

Did a classic to logic + for custard in same situation, err £200 we charged thick end of £500! Ideal should recommend an installer for u . Have tools will travel!

 

[Leo21]

Killy Bing,

My faith in plumbers has indeed been restored...I can of course send this old boiler down to Kent should you send £500 my way.
Not in Kent though but in West Lothian,Scotland.
The FF80 was a combi and I do intend to remain with that mode.
Do you think £200/£250 would be a fair pocket of cash for someone to remove the old one and install the new one?

Absolutely not! Double it.

 

[Nostrum]

What the hell are ideal offering you boilers at discounted rates for anyway? No disrespect.

 

[Jimbob]

I pay that plus vat for the espirits. How did you manage that?

 

[Ermintrude]

It's because he has an insurance policy and boiler is beyond economic repair?

 

[Linkyplumb]

24kw is overkill, imho

 

[Linkyplumb]

edit: just re read that it is a combi.
If are happy with the hot water delivery that you are getting at the moment, then stick with the 24kw. Looks a good price indeed.
Who will be fitting it?

 

[diamondgas]

Check your water flow rate Skelp! 24kW is a poor performer if you have anything over 7ltr/min IMHO... The 24 will give you about 10 at 35degC rise ... In the winter you need a bit more than 35, especially if the cold gets down to 5/6degC, That'll just give you hot water of 40/41degC.

 

[Skelp]

Thank You all who replied...

Check your water flow rate Skelp! 24kW is a poor performer if you have anything over 7ltr/min IMHO... The 24 will give you about 10 at 35degC rise ... In the winter you need a bit more than 35, especially if the cold gets down to 5/6degC, That'll just give you hot water of 40/41degC.

Plumbers of the UK thank you very much for your advice.
As suggested,Ideal have been very kind to sell me a Logic for 475 inc vat,standard flue and delivery due to my previous insurance policy with them.It should arrive by Friday.
I have arranged for my Polish fiend to install,still not in my £200/300 budget ( I tried ) closer to £500.
Hot water was never brilliant on a 24kw but I'll settle.

Thanks again all....

 

[diamondgas]

Hot water was never brilliant on a 24kw but I'll settle.

Thanks again all....

:lol: well it may get a bit better as you're getting a new appliance but it'll still struggle .... Just turn the tap back/reduce the flow it'll get hot then

 

[Leo21]

I've found the new "24"s to be ok on hot water.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Plumbers of the UK thank you very much for your advice.
As suggested,Ideal have been very kind to sell me a Logic for 475 inc vat,standard flue and delivery due to my previous insurance policy with them.It should arrive by Friday.
I have arranged for my Polish fiend to install,still not in my £200/300 budget ( I tried ) closer to £500.
Hot water was never brilliant on a 24kw but I'll settle.

Thanks again all....

£200/300 for a boiler install?? and you call us scots tight

 

[oz-plumber]

Calling Scots tight!

Its a general term - meaning not 100% of the time.

Just somewhere between 96% - 98% of the time.