New Boiler advice

[Grale]

My Baxi 80eco is about to give up on me. Blocked heat exchange.

Now my gas engineer mate advises on a Potterton Heatmax 28kw. I have a three bedroom semi.

He only fits Potterton so it's what he knows and swears by.

Is this a good boiler as i think he might be a bit bias! :¬)

I was thinking vaillant boiler but he says they are built with too many plastic components.

It's a nightmare deciding and a little outside advise would be great.

Also possibly looking for a fitter in the North West area (Littleborough) OL15 Postcode

Thanks in advance

 

[TBServices]

You couldn't give me a potterton tbh, only ever see them in new builds cos they're cheap tat. But each to their own.

A Vaillant EcoTEC plus has NO plastic parts, and a pro has very few. Dunno where he's got that idea from. Maybe he's confusing them with Worcester?

 

[rawr]

not a fan of the vailiant ecotec since they changed them recently, still a fantastic boiler tho. get an intergas

 

[Grale]

I've heard good things about intergas, but also been told it's a new boiler and I really want a proven reliable boiler as I've had bad luck with every house I've had. Ravenheat was my worst!

 

[rawr]

it's not a new boiler, just they're becoming more widespread over here, where I live every man and their dog seem to be installing them lately. With good reason too. get an ecotec pro (see how fickle I can be)

 

[TBServices]

it's not a new boiler, just they're becoming more widespread over here, where I live every man and their dog seem to be installing them lately. With good reason too. get an ecotec pro (see how fickle I can be)

I prefer the plus lol. Not from an installers viewpoint, from an owners.

 

[rawr]

do you have a plus in your house? It's wierd like, installing boilers but never being able to truly see how they perform day in day out. People slate the baxi 105 which is in my house and it's been in for so long, like the PRV has been changed once apart from that it seems fantastic, from an owners point of view if you get what I mean?

 

[TBServices]

do you have a plus in your house? It's wierd like, installing boilers but never being able to truly see how they perform day in day out. People slate the baxi 105 which is in my house and it's been in for so long, like the PRV has been changed once apart from that it seems fantastic, from an owners point of view if you get what I mean?

No, I have an old Worcester 35cdi, awesome boiler lol. There's less plastic in a plus, siphonic trap so is better in winter and a longer warranty. Less potential problems for customer. Also looks better if on view.

 

[rawr]

fair point about the siphonic trap like. But if you want a boiler that looks good on view, can't look past the red ferroli lamborghini ;]

 

[TBServices]

fair point about the siphonic trap like. But if you want a boiler that looks good on view, can't look past the red ferroli lamborghini ;]

Haha, but its a fiat uno underneath!

 

[Grale]

Well my boiler is in the loft, so it can look like this for all i care :wink_smile:




Maybe i should just throw some names in a hat a pick one!

 

[rawr]

bah, just get an intergas =p

 

[Grale]

Now I like the sound of the the intergas. Straight flow heat exchange now that sounds just what in need as my baxi has blocked up! 10 year warranty on the heat exchange.

Which intergas do you recommend rawr.?

 

[dancinplumba]

28/24 combi should do

 

[GREEN PLUMB]

Depending where you live? checkout Atmos these have supplied us for 8 years now with the original Intergas combi. Google them.. Great boilers good people to do business with, but Integas at Bromsgrove ?? Slow and not so helpfull. Getting more widespread in merchants now. Do the training and you get 5 year warranty.