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Re: Condensing boilers & microbore pipe
I would personally stay well clear of condensing boilers.
1 They need servicing twice yearly
2 They go wrong more often than a microsoft OS (prior to its first service
pack)
3 They rarely go into condensing mode (hence you get very little benfit
from
them)
4 They rot faster than a Datsun Cherry
5 Even if you take advantage of the grants available they are still
expensive
6 They have a maximum life expectancy of 10 years
...need I go on ???
Personally I am still a big fan of traditional lightweight cast iron
boilers.
They are simple, they rarely go wrong and they dont cost much more to run
than
a combi / condensing boiler. Plus if you use a BEMS with an external frost
stat, they are probably more efficient.
Alternatively you could go for a combi boiler. They are much more reliable
these days (I would personally steer clear of the french ones).
Simon
Quoting Stuart Grimshaw <stuart@xxxxxxx>:
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> <tt>
> I've just been talking to our plumber and he was saying that all
boilers must
> <BR>
> be condensing from Jan 2005, is this true?<BR>
> <BR>
> Also he was saying that microbore pipe is no longer used and that it's
been
> <BR>
> "condemned", is that true?<BR>
> <BR>
> Our boiler does need replacing, so does anyone have any
recommendations for a
> <BR>
> boiler to go in a standard 3 bed detached family house (4 rads
upstairs 4
> <BR>
> down)<BR>
> <BR>
> Cheers,<BR>
> <BR>
> Stu.<BR>
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