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Am looking to replace my aging and noisy boiler. Have had three people round with conflicting advice.
Option 1 - keep tank etc and put in new regular boiler unit.
Option 2 - replace with combi.
The installer who is best VFM can do either but reckons a combi will be best suited to the house as
- it only has one bathroom with a bath/shower and two other hot taps downstairs (boiler is nearest bathroom)
- will free up a bit of space
- I live on my own so hardly use any hot water so no need to heat up large tank but better off with water on demand
He also wants to install Worcester Bosch but which model?
basic junior - he recommends
Si - which allows the hot water temp to be controlled
Cdi - condenses in hot water/heating and modulated pump !!!
Any thoughts ??
tks
Hot water tank gives you the option of using an immersion heater for HW - which is handy when the boiler circuit board dies (which seems to be an annual event for any boiler made in the last 10 years).
i got a 37 cdi installed 3 months a go and it is really good i would recommend them i know 3 people with them and they all rate them too.
sounds like he's giving good advice
in the situation you describe i would also recommend a combi
worcester bosch are good
as for which model junior is basic reliable and cheap and delivers hot water at a consistent 55 degrees which is fine - comes in two outputs 24 + 28 kw for more hw flow/ bigger properties and condenses in both modes
imho the others dont offer you any significant advantages
Any of the W. Bosch "Greenstar" combis would do the trick.
either will work, but don't like combis. when they go wrong, no hot water = not funny. No heating can work around with some heaters for a couple of days, but no hot water for even a day is a pain in the arse.
As you've already got the cylinder and associated pipewrok I'd stick with that. Also heat only boiler is cheaper to buy.
Tks for the replies - are combis less reliable than a regular boiler? From internet it seems the life expectancy of modern boilers isn't very good - current one is 27 years old and still working. Never thought about an immersion as a back up - forgot I had one as I've never used it!!!
We're having a 27CDi fitted in a couple of weeks. The price isn't that much more than the basic models (£100 ish) They give you a lot more control over the functions too: For instance the 'keep warm' feature can be timed to come on and off, stuff like that. Very worth it IMO
Also, are you aware of the government scrappage scheme for old boilers? Ours is only 12 years old, but still qualifies. We're getting £400 back on it!
You have to apply for it and get the voucher BEFORE the new boiler is fitted though. It's not hard to do, just follow the rules
http://www.boilerscrappagescheme.co.uk/