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Bibio · 03-10-18, 10:37 AM

baxi back boiler installed some time in the 80's, serviced once a year and had only one water pump replacement and one thermostat. i'm looking to get a combi installed but only for the space saving. otherwise i'm happy with the baxi.

my father was a plumber and always said to get a Worcester combi as the flow rates were better than the cheeper ones.

if you have a household that is continually using hot water then it might be best to get a proper boiler and hot water tank otherwise your combi will always be switching on/off which causes quicker failure. same goes if your central heating is on all the time then with a back boiler you always have hot water rather than making the combi work twice as hard.

personally its the space saving that i want as the hot water tank takes up a large corner of my kitchen.

03-10-18, 10:37 AM	#5
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Central Heating Boilers: baxi back boiler installed some time in the 80's, serviced once a year and had only one water pump replacement and one thermostat. i'm looking to get a combi installed but only for the space saving. otherwise i'm happy with the baxi. my father was a plumber and always said to get a Worcester combi as the flow rates were better than the cheeper ones. if you have a household that is continually using hot water then it might be best to get a proper boiler and hot water tank otherwise your combi will always be switching on/off which causes quicker failure. same goes if your central heating is on all the time then with a back boiler you always have hot water rather than making the combi work twice as hard. personally its the space saving that i want as the hot water tank takes up a large corner of my kitchen.