Plumbing advice needed: Boilers

[climbanymountain]

Help, is anyone's DP/DH a plumber that could give advice?

We are renovating our house and the architect specced a Worcester Bosch boiler. Our builder is trying to shave costs and has decided to get us a Grant boiler - he says they're just the same.

I need to know if they are???

Best makes are Vaillant and Worcester Bosch (in that order) - I had a BG engineer here the other day and he said those are the only makes he would have in his house (he was fixing our 25-yr-old Vaillant at the time)

The difference would only be a couple of hundred pounds anyway, wouldn't it?

Is it oil or gas? I've been googling and Grant seems to be recommended a lot as long as it's an oil boiler.

It's oil. Interesting that there are two views out there. Your right Wendy it is a few hundred pounds and that's why I'd be annoyed if our builder skimped and didn't get us the best boiler. But if they're the same....

My parents renovated a house in ireland and it had a grant boiler they are supposed to be really good but don't think they are anything to do with worcester bosch

Worcester Bosch are the Rolls royce of boilers and therefore you pay more , howvever sometimes what you pay is what you get.

We have just had a new boiler put in - Bosch and we looked into it all but in the end we went for the best.

I will admit that we looked at all boilers from bosch to Ideal ( one favoured by propertty devopers etc ) and never heard of Grant.

Perhaps your builder can get a better deal on a Grant - cahrges you more and then makes himself a profir ?

Thanks. I think we should probably go for WB. Now I need to deal with builder!

DH is a heating engineer. Grant and WB are the 2 top brands. Both should be fine. WB are currently offering a 5yr manufacturer's parts & labour warranty (if fitted by 31.12.08). See their website for details. They have 360 of their own dedicated service engineers in this country, and have a service centre open till 10pm so offer excellent backup (although you are unlikely to have a problem). Grant offer a 2yr warranty and use independent local engineers for warranty work, and about 3 dedicated engineers nationally so slightly less backup.

DH says if you are having a combi, definitely go for WB.

He also says that there should be very little difference in price, depenng what you're having (maybe £50 or so).

Good luck!

Brilliant help pob.

WB it is

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