The 11 year old Worcester has popped its clogs over the weekend. Need a new boiler to supply 14 radiators and two full bathrooms. Looking at the Baxi Platinum 40 atm and it was recommended by the gas fitter who came out to have a look at the old one. Any others I should be looking at around the same output?
Need a new boiler
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Sorry, should have said in the OP it's been looked over by someone else. Both deemed the repair cost to be £4-500 and I'd rather not pay that on an 11 year old boiler for it to potentially go again in 2-4 years time.
We're definitely going down the new boiler route as we want something a bit more powerful. The WB is a 28kw and doesn't heat a couple of the radiators at the other end of the house upstairs very well.
Just looking at makes and specific models to avoid for the most part.
Just looking at makes and specific models to avoid for the most part.
The Baxi we're looking at is a fair price and as far as I'm aware has a pump incorporated. The radiators are relatively new and were checked over not long back but we will be getting a power flush done in the process. The three who've looked at it so far have said whoever fitted the filter to the current system put it on the wrong side i.e. not on the return :/
had a quick look into heat pumps but it's a lot of money upfront and then you're relying on trying to cut your usage down drastically if you want anything meaningful back from the government grants.I'll wait until that's the forced upgrade path, hopefully the technology improves significantly in the next 10 years.
If the boiler was under 10 years old I would have considered a repair. I’d rather not sink £2-300 into it for it to go again in a couple of years.
I’ve searched other forums for the same model and they frequently blow out around the 10-12 year range.
Yes, it has been serviced yearly...
The three gas fitters who've looked at it have seen the exact issue before on this model and all said it's an expensive fix. I'm aware that Worcester do a fixed fee repair but I don't know how many more times I need to say that I don't want to sink money into an already 11, coming up 12 year old combi boiler. If there are models out there that can last a lifetime I'd like to see them recommended?
Anyway, I'm getting the Baxi Platinum 40 fitted later today for £1750 all in so I'll report back on any improvements.
The three gas fitters who've looked at it have seen the exact issue before on this model and all said it's an expensive fix. I'm aware that Worcester do a fixed fee repair but I don't know how many more times I need to say that I don't want to sink money into an already 11, coming up 12 year old combi boiler. If there are models out there that can last a lifetime I'd like to see them recommended?
Anyway, I'm getting the Baxi Platinum 40 fitted later today for £1750 all in so I'll report back on any improvements.
For our requirements, a 35kw was the minimum recommended and again all three fitters said the one that was fitted isn't suitable for the property. Large victorian terrace with long pipe runs from where the boiler is to the other side of the house.
As it's getting power flushed later the improvements may come from that if it's sediment buildup.
As it's getting power flushed later the improvements may come from that if it's sediment buildup.
Yeah, pretty much like for like, needed to drill a new hole for the condensate pipe and change a couple of pipes below.