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Does anyone else consider this whole area a contradiction? Our boiler in our house keeps leaking like a fish from the heat exchanger after just 5 years. I've kept the system topped up nicely with rust inhibitor and so there are no issues with the condition of the water in the system.
It's a Potterton condensing system boiler of course and so operates above 90% efficiency when optimal. But I'm having to replace it after 5 years. If I had an old floor standing boiler with a pilot light it might only have been 70% efficient at best but it would work for 25-30 years. In that time I will have bought (best case) 3 new energy efficient boilers. The savings in gas will be massively less than the cost of replacing 3 boilers.
TRVs are another case in point, how often do we see these failing and needing to be replaced? At even £25 each labour and materials to replace them, do they really pay for themselves over say a 10 year lifespan?
Basically, who is holding the boiler manufacturers to account. It must be possible to produce a boiler that's able to last a lot longer than 10 years these days. Is it just there's a desire from the manufacturer's not too??
The world is going mad!!
It's a Potterton condensing system boiler of course and so operates above 90% efficiency when optimal. But I'm having to replace it after 5 years. If I had an old floor standing boiler with a pilot light it might only have been 70% efficient at best but it would work for 25-30 years. In that time I will have bought (best case) 3 new energy efficient boilers. The savings in gas will be massively less than the cost of replacing 3 boilers.
TRVs are another case in point, how often do we see these failing and needing to be replaced? At even £25 each labour and materials to replace them, do they really pay for themselves over say a 10 year lifespan?
Basically, who is holding the boiler manufacturers to account. It must be possible to produce a boiler that's able to last a lot longer than 10 years these days. Is it just there's a desire from the manufacturer's not too??
The world is going mad!!