Boiler choice: Ideal or Vaillant

[Leo21]

Ideal response was a real pig

You can say that again.

 

[Rickster123]

Ideal response was a real pig

Deceptively heavy too. Much like croppie in many ways...

 

[Leo21]

Deceptively heavy too. Much like croppie in many ways...

Nothing deceptive there.

 

[Rickster123]

Nothing deceptive there.

I was talking about the "real pig" part!

 

[drip-dry]

Once i get over the Ideal history and the pain they have caused..not me as I was lucky.....there is not much between the two boilers....look after both ..maybe 5 vaillant to 1 Ideal...but both tick along well..but must say...liking the new vaillants...class..lnside and out

 

[LPC]

Honestly I think you'd have to be absolutely mental to choose an Ideal over a Vaillant.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Honestly I think you'd have to be absolutely mental to choose an Ideal over a Vaillant.

Have you ever fitted a Vogue LPC?

 

[Whyme]

After being an avid vaillant installer for many years and been disappointed i'm an ideal man now. Only vogue tho don't like logics either.

 

[Ray Stafford]

After being an avid vaillant installer for many years and been disappointed i'm an ideal man now. Only vogue tho don't like logics either.

I think the Vogue is under-rated only by those who haven't fitted one. I honestly haven't had a single customer tell me that they regretted fitting a Vogue.

 

[LPC]

Have you ever fitted a Vogue LPC?

I haven't, no. But when you've been in the trenches with Isars/Icos and now i'm seeing loads of knackered Logics (replaced a PCB on a 2.5 year old one the other day) there is just no way I would fit an Ideal.

I can't see how they'd be better than a Vaillant? Yes, they're a bit cheaper but to be honest most of my customers aren't price focused.

And now I can give a 10-year warranty on a Plus, and 7 on the price-cut Pro; it's a no brainer really.

 

[Leo21]

It's not about how they are to fit, or how good they look. It's about reliability, back up and track record.
Vaillant three, ideal none!

 

[Ermintrude]

Vogue mate it's 10x the boiker

 

[Ermintrude]

Valliant are crap back up and parts are expensive.. Ideal E type, Mexico, classic,logic, vogue..... Valliant turbo 242 then down hill. Early Eco with rubber hoses and cracked cony connections below hex. G10 fiasco...

 

[hammers4spanner]

Vogue vs vaillant hmmmm or middleweight vs heavyweight or newbie vs proven product .

Ideal have improved a lot since the last shambles they produced however i have noticed the logic has had faults . Vaillants also have faults but a much bigger company to provide back up tho that said vogue new boiler un tested and ultimately like all manufactured parts will fail.

get a log burner and a big kettle lol

 

[Ermintrude]

Valliant and glow worm