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svenrico · 13-10-20, 12:49 PM

'I reckon the fragility of modern boilers and the cost to fix them wipes out any cost savings due to higher efficiency - give me a cast iron 70% efficient boiler that lasts 50 years without any attention any time.....'
That is a very interesting comment. I am constantly, at least once a year anyway by the engineer who does the annual service, being advised to change my Glow worm Ultimate gas fired balanced flue boiler, which was installed when the house was built in 1997 and has worked without any problem (touch wood ) ,on grounds of efficiency. Other engineers have said it would have packed up by now if it had been a modern boiler !
British Gas provided a quotation of about £2300 for installing a new condensing boiler.

13-10-20, 12:49 PM	#8576
svenrico Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 373	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? 'I reckon the fragility of modern boilers and the cost to fix them wipes out any cost savings due to higher efficiency - give me a cast iron 70% efficient boiler that lasts 50 years without any attention any time.....' That is a very interesting comment. I am constantly, at least once a year anyway by the engineer who does the annual service, being advised to change my Glow worm Ultimate gas fired balanced flue boiler, which was installed when the house was built in 1997 and has worked without any problem (touch wood ) ,on grounds of efficiency. Other engineers have said it would have packed up by now if it had been a modern boiler ! British Gas provided a quotation of about £2300 for installing a new condensing boiler.