OT BAXI IS A BAG OF OVERPRICED POO
mangogrooveworkshop - 6/9/09 at 09:49 AM
One thing that winds me up more is a crap product.
The design on the Barcelona models is so substandard a 5 year old with ms paint could do better. Flange leaks are common 
Must have been designed
by the same mob that did the Kettle series engine for rover
Why do they not stick to the rules for engineering a good product.
Under speced O rings on ali flanges they know are going to corrode ever so slightly.....and then charge 150 quid for the spare bits.
Its not a race car its just a unit that has to be functional....ggggggrrrrrr
We have offically renamed the Baxi Barcelona the Antartica as it fits the product better.
And If you work for baxi...potterton please pass on the word........Your Product is CR*P.
Should have gone Vokera.......
Hope google archives this for ever
[Edited on 6-9-09 by mangogrooveworkshop]
JonBowden - 6/9/09 at 09:52 AM
I've got a potterton. - Designed by children
absolute junk
Flamez - 6/9/09 at 10:00 AM
Got a GRANT VORTEX condensing combi, top product.
Which top buy.
ashg - 6/9/09 at 10:02 AM
should have got a wooster bosch fantastic boilers.
mangogrooveworkshop - 6/9/09 at 10:02 AM
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Originally posted by Flamez
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Which top buy.
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Flamez - 6/9/09 at 10:07 AM
have you noticed they always break down in winter or on sundays or holidays when no heating engineers are available.
BenB - 6/9/09 at 10:17 AM
Interesting!! Just getting a new boiler at the moment. We've got a Biasi which have a bad rap but only got wrong once in 5 years...... Was
thinking Glowworm... but maybe now I'll look at the Vortex jobbies...
Ben_Copeland - 6/9/09 at 10:19 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
have you noticed they always break down in winter or on sundays or holidays when no heating engineers are available.
I think they have built in calenders just for such time.
mangogrooveworkshop - 6/9/09 at 10:22 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Flamez
have you noticed they always break down in winter or on sundays or holidays when no heating engineers are available.
Yep just when its getting cold this one always throws its toys out the cot. Worse still the women in the house phone you up at work 50 miles away and
expect you to sort it right away.
Lucky my mate Jim is a heating engineer who I became friends with cause he came out that many times under warenty ( he owns Alpina BMs) hate this as
much as I do.
He has threatened to make me change it out sooner than later.
My reason is simple ......If the boiler gets ripped out the kitchen will be needing done as well.
And Im wanting to do that when the big kids leave home as the will just wreck it like they already do......door slamming is the fave pass
time.....kevin style
One locoster to thank is Damdy cash who is a heating guru for assisting me in the rectification of this poop.
iiyama - 6/9/09 at 11:25 AM
Cant go wrong with either Worcester or Vaillant. Vokera are also up there. Wouldnt touch anything else to be honest.
oldtimer - 6/9/09 at 11:27 AM
Yep, Baxis are pretty useless on reliability. I've had one in for 3 years and it has broken down once every year - avoid.
iank - 6/9/09 at 12:09 PM
Just had a Vaillant fitted a couple of months back, our installer point blank refused to fit Baxi's due to their atrocious reliability.
A locostbuilders search will show quite a few 'Avoid Baxi's they're cr*p' threads.
nib1980 - 6/9/09 at 01:32 PM
What are Borag Rehmea like?
(i've just ordered one.......)
stevebubs - 6/9/09 at 01:37 PM
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Interesting!! Just getting a new boiler at the moment. We've got a Biasi which have a bad rap but only got wrong once in 5 years...... Was
thinking Glowworm... but maybe now I'll look at the Vortex jobbies...
My dad's GlowWorm lasted 367 days before failing....has now been out for a week and still waiting for the part & engineer to arrive....
Mark Allanson - 6/9/09 at 02:47 PM
whats this? Locostboilers.co.uk?
Liam - 7/9/09 at 12:08 AM
Many pros will only entertain Worcester Bosch or Vaillant. Vokera was also met with less than enthusiasm during my research. Went for a Vaillant in
the end which so far is great.
Jasper - 7/9/09 at 04:55 PM
Had a Baxi in for 3 years, never was right since the first install, finally got Baxi back to sort it out - SIX visits over a 2 month period, finally
got them to put in a brand new one - I'd NEVER buy Baxi again, total crap.... next time German - Bosch!!
mangogrooveworkshop - 9/9/09 at 12:31 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
whats this? Locostboilers.co.uk?
Fantastic
DarrenW - 9/9/09 at 12:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Just had a Vaillant fitted a couple of months back, our installer point blank refused to fit Baxi's due to their atrocious reliability.
A locostbuilders search will show quite a few 'Avoid Baxi's they're cr*p' threads.
Same happened to me too.
Had a Baxi, did develop a fault. Hard / unfair to single out Baxi though. lots of products these days are built to a price. Maybe new boilers are just
too complicated for the price they are made to.