DaveFJ
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 03:07 PM |
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Any plumbers about ?
My old boiler (central heating not wife!) has finally given up the ghost.....
Been looking at replacing it with a combi type boiler - possibly a condenser type.
the old system had a seperate water tank and tank in the loft etc..
Any advice on types/manufacturers and also realistic costs, including installation costs, would be welcome.
Have seen Ravenheat combi condenser boiler in B&Q for £499. (same boiler from Plumb centre is £1078!!) - are these any good ?
Cheers
[Edited on 12/10/04 by protofj]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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zilspeed
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 03:21 PM |
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The internal time clock on the Ravenheat is very fragile. Mine pegged out in a couple of months. Luckily, it has terminals for fitting an external
one. Apart from that, it gave us no bother at all. That was the 470 odd quid B&Q one.
My Brother paid a grand for a glow-worm and it needed warranty work within 6 months.
[Edited on 12/10/04 by zilspeed]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 04:18 PM |
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Stay away from baxi ! You are warned.
I got the top of the range baxi and it has givin more head aches than a teenager on drugs. As luck would have it its insurance covers it. Baxi have
even upgraded the boards to a new spec cause the old lot croaked three times. Ive become a close friend of the heating engineer who does the board
change outs.(That gives you an idea of how many breakdowns we had)
My buddy bought a vokera Italian made no probs but the brit made crap has failed two xmas`s in a row!
Raven heat is good and external clocked there great.
You are looking for a combi boiler (no external tanks) They have an expansion tank in the back Big red thing UFO like shape.
Go for a heat pack deal that does the rads as well but in micro bore.
Hope that helps.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 05:57 PM |
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me old man has been a plumber/lecturer all his life , and vokera are certainly one of the best - condensing boilers are going to be the only thing you
can fit soon , so you are wise to do that - go into plumb center and ask for advice , then go and ask somebody the same thing .
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