What makes a great boiler?

[Welder]

Interesting how not ONE person has mentioned so called efficiency

 

[Millsy 82]

Interesting how not ONE person has mentioned so called efficiency

My personal opinion is I dont believe the rubbish of how efficient they all are. So many times I've been moaned at because the likes of bg promised huge savings on gas and it just hasn't happened.

I also think that the lack of reliability cancels out any efficiency savings.

Honestly give me a ideal Mexico or classic over any new boiler any day.

Yes we have got to think about our environment but shipping poor quality items (I'm not just talking about boilers but everything) from around the globe and brand them as efficient or green is extremely hypocritical. I believe the windmills around me all the parts are made in different parts of the world shipped to this country built hundreds of miles away then transported by diesel truck with diesel convoys then put up using diesel cranes by companies that are hundreds of miles away and they have a life span of 25 years then they have the cheek to say its green energy! I'm not buying into that at all.

 

[kasser]

Funny how we keep using less electricity and gas but we keep paying more.

 

[Jim09876]

Might be a little un PC, but I don’t give a sh**t about efficiency because I’m not paying the gas bill, long as it says A rated. (Efficient) Like folk said...back boiler 30 years, 3 thermocouples...Combi a problematic money pit! But I love boilers breaking down if I’m honest, so any manufacturers listening? Nice easy common faults are always welcome

 

[64degrees]

ATAG - weather compensator with every boiler, inbuilt flue gas recovery in the economiser models, 10 yr guarantee

 

[Chrisjones.7976]

A trusted reliable GSR engineer who knows his boilers, but never WB they were good but no more. I would have an
Archie Kidd Boiler even second hand. centralheatking

I've got a 1989 Archie Kidd boiler from 1989, had to fix it a few times but still going strong.

 

[Rob Foster]

Hey Chris I am trying to,build up,a history of Archie Kidd
so any info is good to have.

maybe paper work , user info etc

I have met the Family when we were trading in Wiltshire , ace
boilers designed by an absolute
expert

Rob Foster aka centralheatking