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Don't buy a Vaillant Central heating boiler - they're crap
Mar 26, 2011
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I've been researching for a new boiler (waiting for the warmer weather before purchasing/ installing) and have come to the conclusion that WB boilers look good, however, I was interested to note that even WB offer a choice of Stainless steel or Aluminium heat exchangers
- with copper heating tubes. Now with 'slightly acidic' condensate', I would've thought copper and aluminium would not be a good electro-potential combination.
Where are you going to find one of them then ?
In message , Doctor Drivel writes
Like you, eh ?
Once again we seem to be becoming uk.get-a-little-man-in
Of course I have; we went through all this when you made the suggestion last time. As usual, you were the only person who believed what you posted.
Colin Bignell
Oi!
They have a 'kebab' shaped primary heat exchanger in the iJunior, iSystem and Ri models, and a brick-like machined lump in the CDi models, but both are aluminium - with some sort of silicon passivation to protect the metal from corrosion.
I'm not a chemist or metallurgist so I can't comment on Bosch's choice of materials but I guess if they've invested £loadsa (and their reputation) into the design of these things they've thought about that.
In the latter case you will pay an awful lot to have a light fitting or switch changed - assuming you can get a registered body electrician interested in the job.
Oil?
He said gas ...
2011 to now, one might have thought if they were this bad, they would be out of business in 6 years or so. Brian
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