Boiler

[Bazile]

Any recommendations for a reliable Combination boiler make ,please ?

[Atheist]

My favourite is Vaillant. But there must be other good ones out there. I'm somewhat enamoured of the continental ones (German, French) as I think they were in on all this combi lark before the British. They had sealed systems while we had header tanks in the loft. They had combis while we had cyliders in the landing cupboard (although cylinders make sense for some properties). I expect you'll get some replies here from people with a wider experience than I have had.

[davebro]

My Worcester Bosch has been pretty good - 26 years & only one small repair.

Baxi are also good I think. I wouldn't get a Vaillant.

[Atheist]

Davebro; why does the Worcester Bosch have that odd name - a blend of Olde England and Germany?
I've had two Vaillants over the last 30 years; the first was the old-style boiler which keeps on going even when it's old and creaky and was simple to repair (like a Morris minor). My current Vaillant is more modern, the type that might need a new PC board when it breaks down (350 quid please!)

[gingejbee]

Accoding to Which?, the most reliable brand is Worcester Bosch...closely followed by Vaillant (84% and 81% reliability score).

[carrot99]

I've had a Vaillant Eco Tec Pro for about ten years without any problems.

[davebro]

I guess some folks are lucky or not. My mate had a Vaillant in his new house & it gave nothing but trouble. After 3 or 4 years and countless repairs he replaced it with a Baxi.

[Vagus]

We’ve just had a Worcester Bosch combi fitted by Boxt and so far have no complaints. It gets great reviews and was the cheapest.

[jno]

Bosch of Germany took over Worcester Heating 30 years ago.. So the name is redolent of both Vorsprung durch Technik and old maids cycling to communion in the mist.

[The Builder]

I've had good use out of Ideal boilers Baz.
Worcester Bosch of course.

For oil boilers, Grant have a 10 year guarantee which is pretty good considering oil boilers never seem to have the longevity of gas.

[TheWinner]

I also highly recommend Worcester Bosch.

[Bazile]

Thanks all

[Bazile]

TB
Just to clarify .

Are you saying Ideal and WB?

[The Builder]

Not unless you want 2 boilers Baz ;o)

No, just either or............

[Bazile]

Thanks :-)

[goodgoalie]

I had a new Worcester Bosch Greenstar fitted in January - highly recommended.
The only thing I don't like is that there are no knobs or a readout of the pressure on the front, just a dark circular 'porthole' which is operated like a smartphone. I don't have a smartphone, so I find it off-putting.