Worst boiler to work on competition

[stevetheplumber]

any of the ecotecs are a doddle to work on
there used to be a combi in the early days had all the electrics in a tray underneath about 6 relays for the life o9f me i cant recall what make seem to remember uit being cream and brown

 

[Mickyplumb]

What about a diverter valve on an old Potterton Puma....that bloody nut on the back, facing away from you on the back of that frame !!!!

 

[stevetheplumber]

youve just reminded me how bad the first potterton combis were they realy pushed the boat out to make something simple into a nighhtmare

 

[Shirty]

Glowworm flexicom support bracket manifold . Have to remove most parts and when refitting if you dont get nuts that goes through chassis all the way home will leak like a motha

 

[WHPES]

If you're including oil boilers I would say Grandee

 

[Foodface]

Worst boilers are chaffoteaux and maury, bag of preverbial.

 

[Centralheatking]

I have just taken delivery of a Vaillant Eco-Tec 'dummy' boiler - just the case with nothin inside
it wont work but hey nothing will go wrong ! Centralheatking

As above, whats the worse part/boiler you've had to work on and why? (no detail into gas safety as it's in the wrong forum!)

personally for me, after today i'm voting Worcester CDI expansion vessel. Wasn't much left in it once I got the old one out, fan, heat ex, plate hex, pump, APS etc all removed.... nightmare! Normally fit an external in, but couldn't on this one.

 

[zzzjim]

I have just taken delivery of a Vaillant Eco-Tec 'dummy' boiler - Centralheatking

Does the case "Ouse" Quality , or is it made of Coke cans ?

 

[rbno22]

My first is the Alpha Ocean Style FF, if you went at one O-ring you would have to replace all the O-rings, changing the O-rings could take 30 minutes or 4+ hours depending how lucky you were, it would get so that your tears matched the drips from the O-rings, my second would be the servowarm boiler with the rad on the front because swinging the rad out always felt wrong.

i love em lol what a great idea hidden away wish someone would make a mod version lol

 

[wattsie1987]

ideal isar / ferroli optimax he but the worst are worcester combis for accessing parts