Which boiler - Alpha, Glow-worm, Worcester, Vaillant

[Spindle]

Need a new combination boiler, so far have had two quotes one for an Alpha E-tec Plus 33 and one for a Glow-worm . The glow-worm one said they use the same parts as Vaillant so are as reliable.

Are Alpha and Vaillant good alternatives to Worcester and Vaillant?

 

[Harvest Fields]

And here we go again

 

[BYP]

Nothing wrong with Alpha, vaillant or glow worm. From an installers point of view I’d steer clear of Worcester. Personally I would recommend Vaillant although ultimately the choice is up to you.

 

[Scott_D]

The glow worm energy is basically the same as the Vaillant pure
That's Vaillants budget level boiler​

 

[Harvest Fields]

The glow worm energy is basically the same as the Vaillant pure
That's Vaillants budget level boiler​

With an alloy heat ex. You want stainless mate.

 

[king of pipes]

This gets discussed alot on here it really depends on your budget and who you get to install said boiler each one mentioned will do the job we all have our preferd choice, choose a local respected Gas safe installer who will look after you and the boiler in years to come many boilers come with a 7 - 10 year warranties but will need servicing each year to keep the warranty valid . Cheers kop

 

[Spindle]

With an alloy heat ex. You want stainless mate.

I guess the alloy ones will fail sooner?

 

[gmartine]

And here we go again

We or someone (Shawn) need to put together a sticky showing recommended boilers (budget, median, top end) that we can just point an enquiry to. Have a vote on it if we really have to.

 

[gmartine]

I guess the alloy ones will fail sooner?

Certainly more chance of doing so, yes. Atag for example have a lifetime warranty on theirs, it isn't alloy.

 

[king of pipes]

All boilers will fail at sometime in their life you minimise the risk much the same as anything mechanical with regular checks and servicing. Kop