combi with stainless steel heat exchanger

[craftyset]

have decided a stainless steel exchanger is what i want in boiler, as it seems to be when you buy breakdown cover some places exclude heat exchanger

i know baxi platinum is , awaiting installer list from ATAG but unsure they will be too new for back up support in my area,

so whats best i had originally looked at gloworm as they made by valliant but the exchanger is aluminum so i think i have crossed that off list.

is it right that you dont use inhibitor is stainless steel is that a benefit??

 

[gmartine]

You use inhibitor irrespective of what type of hex you have, don't forget the rest of the system needs protection from corrosion too.

Veissmann use SS hex.

 

[Riley]

Could I suggest that you don’t buy breakdown cover as your boiler will have xx number of years warranty and just find a recommended local gas safe engineer to service in line with manufacturers requirements. I would still recommend Vaillant/Glowworm and you can get up to I believe a 15 year warranty on both if serviced by their people.

 

[townfanjon]

Viessmann .... NO inhibitor , for those that are interested

 

[Harvest Fields]

Vaillant are stainless on the ecotec plus 8 series

 

[craftyset]

wasnt going to go for breakdown cover until about year 9,

15yr warranty thats interesting,

so viesmman only one with no inhibitor

 

[Riley]

Some breakdown companies won’t cover if boiler over 7 years. Not trying to be awkward but often they’re a lot more trouble than they’re worth and they always try and wriggle out of their responsibility

 

[craftyset]

well found the glow worm energy which can offer up to 15yrs but heat exchanger is aluminum, they dont do stainless

so is it a myth that stainless better, yet vaillant do SS HE but they cant honour that length of warranty

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Gloworm honouring there warrenty you have more chance getting a sheep to fly

 

[craftyset]

so are vaillant the same for warranty.

Contacted ATAG they have 5 select partners within 2o mile from me, seem very few and far between