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SATNAV

Hi Guys

Our gas boiler of 15 yrs has started to go on the blink and we are now looking at a replacement . i was doing some research and Which? UK consumer mag has given Worcester boash a very high rating , our plumber has suggested ideal , can you give me your feedback if you have used or had any of these boilers .

Thanks
J

Egass13

SATNAV wrote: »

Hi Guys

Our gas boiler of 15 yrs has started to go on the blink and we are now looking at a replacement . i was doing some research and Which? UK consumer mag has given Worcester boash a very high rating , our plumber has suggested ideal , can you give me your feedback if you have used or had any of these boilers .

Thanks
J

Ideal are the most basic boiler there is . Bosch are quality although there's a few lads here don't like the telescopic flues.

Bosch , ariston , or viessmann are your best options. Viessmann being the top dog but expect to pay about €400 more than the others.

gdavis

viessmann for me everytime

rightjob!

Egass13 wrote: »

Ideal are the most basic boiler there is . Bosch are quality although there's a few lads here don't like the telescopic flues.

Bosch , ariston , or viessmann are your best options. Viessmann being the top dog but expect to pay about €400 more than the others.

curious,why do you think they are the most basic boiler?talking about the ideal logic here?

as said viessmann are a top boiler

Dtp1979

rightjob! wrote: »

curious,why do you think they are the most basic boiler?talking about the ideal logic here?

as said viessmann are a top boiler

Because on the logic, once it's on it's simply an A rated modulating boiler. Nothing wrong with that, just very basic. Compared to Ariston, there are numerous different ways to set up the boiler. You can adjust maximum output, pump speed, delta T. And lots lots more

shane0007

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Because on the logic, once it's on it's simply an A rated modulating boiler. Nothing wrong with that, just very basic. Compared to Ariston, there are numerous different ways to set up the boiler. You can adjust maximum output, pump speed, delta T. And lots lots more

To be fair, there is not much adjustment to be made on most other boilers including the Viessmann & the WB. Even the Baxi, you can only sit whistling at it!

Dtp1979

shane0007 wrote: »

To be fair, there is not much adjustment to be made on most other boilers including the Viessmann & the WB. Even the Baxi, you can only sit whistling at it!

That's true. I shouldn't be picking on ideal

0e1

Never used fitted an Ideal but was told they are most popular in England .
Having Fitted and fixed Vokera Glowworm and Worcester for years these are my favorites and find most reliable.
Baxi are cheaper but seem to come across most problems with them.
How I see it .
My house id fit a Vokera .so easy to work on (except expansion vessel)

shane0007

0e1 wrote: »

My house id fit a Vokera .so easy to work on (except expansion vessel)

Vokera is a great little boiler, but not just the expansion vessel, more so the side entry heat exchanger on the Mynute for servicing. A right pain in the ass.
I used to fit nothing but Vokera but the reason I dropped them was due them robbing all my services the year after. Asked them to stop, they said no, I said bye, now I knick all theirs!

norbw74

viessmann or vaillant

Egass13

shane0007 wrote: »

Vokera is a great little boiler, but not just the expansion vessel, more so the side entry heat exchanger on the Mynute for servicing. A right pain in the ass.
I used to fit nothing but Vokera but the reason I dropped them was due them robbing all my services the year after. Asked them to stop, they said no, I said bye, now I knick all theirs!

That side entry burner is a nightmare

shane0007

norbw74 wrote: »

viessmann or vaillant

For me, Ariston.

corkgsxr

0e1 wrote: »

Never used fitted an Ideal but was told they are most popular in England .
Having Fitted and fixed Vokera Glowworm and Worcester for years these are my favorites and find most reliable.
Baxi are cheaper but seem to come across most problems with them.
How I see it .
My house id fit a Vokera .so easy to work on (except expansion vessel)

I've found vokeras give alot of small problems.
Baxi seem to be a heap. Council only fit them cos there cheap. And I think they've switched to ideal

I love the Worcester myself

roy rodgers

Has to be worcester for me too.

padjo5

Sorry to hijack, but I see a Dublin plumbing guy advertising an Ideal Logic 18 boiler (listed at 91%eff), with a chemical flush, fitted, for €1500. With grant that's around €1000 total cost...appears good value to me as someone not in the know. Any comments on this deal from yee would be appreciated.

bazbrady

parents have a viessman combi fitted about a year and are very happy with it,so quiet...I had a baxi in my previous house and have to say heard a lot negative comments about them but mine was in 4 years or so and hadn't a problem at that stage..another member of family has glowworm and is very happy only thing about their model is im nearly sure it shuts off under half bar water pressure and his area used to have very poor pressure so just to be careful regarding that..

anthonyos

padjo5 wrote: »

Sorry to hijack, but I see a Dublin plumbing guy advertising an Ideal Logic 18 boiler (listed at 91%eff), with a chemical flush, fitted, for €1500. With grant that's around €1000 total cost...appears good value to me as someone not in the know. Any comments on this deal from yee would be appreciated.

1500 is very cheap there could be hidden costs or else its from 1500 a chemical flush is not mmuch use but a good sales thing to say and you would have to spend alot more than 1500 to get a grant more like 3000 and you get 610 back

corkgsxr

bazbrady wrote: »

parents have a viessman combi fitted about a year and are very happy with it,so quiet...I had a baxi in my previous house and have to say heard a lot negative comments about them but mine was in 4 years or so and hadn't a problem at that stage..another member of family has glowworm and is very happy only thing about their model is im nearly sure it shuts off under half bar water pressure and his area used to have very poor pressure so just to be careful regarding that..

You can get that turned down lower.