Worst boiler you've worked on or seen

[IDCHAPPY]

I guess I'm fairly new to the boiler work game(about 5-6 years) but for me it has to be the (im)famous Ideal Isar range. How did that ever pass the testing phase is beyond me, the amount of them I've worked on with chocked condensate traps and a boiler filled with metal eating condensate

 

[Kyle87]

Ever seen an isar this bad. I serviced this one yesterday. Needless to say it had never been do e before

 

[lame plumber]

Thats not even approaching bad , its when the ports are blocked solid you know its going to be a pain

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Ever seen an isar this bad. I serviced this one yesterday. Needless to say it had never been do e before

Yuck . That a nice tin of condensate soup for you dude :tongue:

 

[TBServices]

Hope you changed the earth pins.

 

[Kyle87]

Two inches to the right of the isar we have some lovely pipework. Was going to save it for the hall of shame but can't be bothered. If anyone else can be botherd to put it there then be my guest!!

 

[village idiot]

Two inches to the right of the isar we have some lovely pipework. Was going to save it for the hall of shame but can't be bothered. If anyone else can be botherd to put it there then be my guest!!

Did you bother to change the pipework?

 

[Kyle87]

Did you bother to change the pipework?

Did I f***!!

 

[EPH]

Did you bother to change the pipework?

He just has!

 

[LPC]

Anything made by Saunier Duval.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

:lol: are they that bad? I've only seen the one.. thankfully?
Powermax seem to be terrible too. Not a big fan of kestons and that stupid rubber hose they have for an internal flue pipe that rots on a bi-annual basis

 

[Ermintrude]

:lol: are they that bad? I've only seen the one.. thankfully?
Powermax seem to be terrible too. Not a big fan of kestons and that stupid rubber hose they have for an internal flue pipe that rots on a bi-annual basis

Rubber thing has been updated to a metal one, been about for few years check ur spares man isn't selling u old car parts

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Rubber thing has been updated to a metal one, been about for few years check ur spares man isn't selling u old car parts

I'm sure one of them metal one rusted/ split on me too. I did have a newer newer metal one the last time though

 

[Ermintrude]

Pcb normally melts before metal rusts out

 

[Centralheatking]

Worst boiler ? - its probably the last one we fixed today or then again it it might be the next one on Monday - basically they are all varying degrees of rubbish mostly badly maintained by their owners who expect us to pick the problem Chking

I guess I'm fairly new to the boiler work game(about 5-6 years) but for me it has to be the (im)famous Ideal Isar range. How did that ever pass the testing phase is beyond me, the amount of them I've worked on with chocked condensate traps and a boiler filled with metal eating condensate

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Worst boiler ? - its probably the last one we fixed today or then again it it might be the next one on Monday - basically they are all varying degrees of rubbish mostly badly maintained by their owners who expect us to pick the problem Chking

Today? Blimey, you're keen
I did work on a vokera flow master about 3 months ago that had never been serviced or looked at.. it lasted must have been near 25 years?

 

[buckley plumb]

Ever seen an isar this bad. I serviced this one yesterday. Needless to say it had never been do e before

how did you manage to clean the sec heat exchanger out on that one