Baxi Barcelona Gas Boiler

...outwards. On reflection I was lucky not to home from holiday to a shell. Baxi....... never again reputation ruined if you ask me. If someone offers to install a boiler with an aluminum heat exchanger, think again. Insist on stainless steel or cast. DO NOT INSTALL A BAXI BARCELONA BOILER! ...

doopherdaffer 15.11.2007 · Read full review
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Have had the Baxi condensing boiler for about 7 years. I have also had poor reliability from the boiler. Original heat exchanger door seals break down and the leaking heat then trips out boiler on high temp safety cut off. Since the original door seals were replaced I have had no more problem. Also had problems with condesor trap tripping boiler. Had to replace the water flow cut -off switch which failed. The boiler has now been working ok for ...
...the heat exchanger. The exchangers are expensive to replace so when the leak gets too bad I will cut my losses and install a new boiler from a different manufacturer. Maybe Valient. On the plus side the boiler was cheaper to buy than other makes at the time. Also the efficiency is good. But overall I would rather now pay more for a higher quality and relaible product, even if it is not quite so efficient. I want less breakdown hassle and expense. ...

davewon 01.01.2009 (31.12.2008) · Read full review
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I installed the boiler in 1999 after researching all the different boilers on the market. At the time this boiler fitted all my criteria and slots in beautifully with the kitchen wall cupboards. The installation was simple and I am very impressed with the speed with which the water is heated. However it was not long before the first problem occurred. The gas would not ignite and eventually the boiler would lock off. Fortunately I have a service contract ...
...electrodes had corroded. This was fixed and boiler ran ok for a while. The engineer said they would fit new electrodes each time it was serviced as this was obviously going to give problems otherwise. Even so sometimes the boiler igniting is so violent that it shakes the house, and it still locks out even with new electrodes. There have been a number of other problems such as a burnt out PCB, condensate trap blockage and worn seals around the internal ...

cagey01 14.12.2006 · Read full review
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My Baxi Barcelona has been in operation for almost 5 years and during that time has proved to be very unreliable in comparison to other boilers I have owned. On the bad side the boiler it requires a lot of maintenance. It regularly malfunctions in the winter months when it has to work harder. The suppliers and engineers do not seem to know how to fix it. My own boiler has had water/condensate escaping from the bottom for over a year and nobody has ...
...greater life than 5 years. Baxi products are not being considered for my replacement boiler. On the good side it is very efficient and uses less gas. I would estimate that it could save between 10 and 20% on your annual Gas bill. However, the cost of servicing and maintenance is considarbly higher than the savings. DON'T buy this product. It is expensive to run and has poor back up service from the manufacturer, whose own technical and service ...

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Bought the Baxi Barcelona 7 years ago. Nothing but problems. It is being replaced now by a Worcester Bosch. The Baxi has let us down through most winters - circuit board faults, sensor faults, unexplained lock-outs and now unrepairable burner box seals plus a leak from the heat exchanger flooding the floor. I wish I had read other users experiences before I bought it. I hope this helps somebody before its too late for them! ...

nigelcut 21.11.2007 (20.11.2007)
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boiler installed dec 2001, broke down dec 2001 new gas vavle,broke down dec 2002 two new pcb boards,broke down dec 2003, two new pcb boards and so on ,and so on,in fact has broken down at least once a year up to and including today. baxi tell me there is no problem with this model but to date its had 2 gas vavles,6 pcb boards,1 spark eletrode,approx 6 door seals and a long list of other parts because the engineers seemed unable to find many of the faults and would just change something in the hope it would work!!!! I"m fed up with ! DO NOT BUY ONE . ...

kinelad 06.03.2008
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The Baxi Barcelona is dreadful boiler. We installed one just over five years ago when we converted from oil to gas, and have had to pay over £200 in replacement parts since then, not including the cost of servicing. Has been described by my boiler engineer as 'the ford escort' of gas boilers, and by this i think he means c.1983 MkII model. The baxi is old technology being passed off as something suitable for the late 20th century. Looks like ours now needs a new expansion vessel, so we may just replace it altogether (with a German model). Avoid BAXI products like the plague. ...

DamoK 01.11.2008 (30.10.2008)
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...been ugly, unreliable affairs. But Baxi have produced a medium sized, wall mounted boiler, which is so pretty you could almost hang it above the fire place int the front room. What makes this boiler even more attractive, is the fact that it is now being sold at a discount to bring in into the same price range as an ordinary boiler. So why buy a new efficient boiler when you can now get a super efficient boiler for the same price? I rest my case. ...

botmission 15.08.2000 · Read full review
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...cost of £2,600. How Baxi can build a boiler to last such a short time is beyond belief. Went with Baxi, as the backboiler it replaced had been installed for 25 years and was a Baxi. Every year, get numerous lockouts, escapes of gas, before attempted ignitions, when does ignite escaped gas, this explodes and shakes house. Regularly wakes us up in morning with the ignition explosions (that is when it works !!!). Regular lockouts, so wake up to no ...
...company will no longer install Baxi products due to the issues and lack of help from Baxi in relation to these two boiler that they have installed. Avoid this at all costs, as the energy effieciency savings will be far less that the hassle and expense you have maintaining this boiler. I would be interested to hear from other people who have problems with this boiler, so when I contact Baxi, I can inform them of the bigger picture. ...

njsb 19.07.2006 · Read full review
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I have had the same problems has the other posters ie, constant lockouts, fortune spent on repairs, thunderous ignitions, and trying to get someone on the telephone at technical support is hopeless you would have better luck spotting the lochness monster, come to think of it this boiler IS a monster! I have now owned this boiler for 5 years and expected at least 10 years trouble free operation with servicing once per year but will now rip it out ...

duke1960 29.03.2007 · Read full review
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...Home Owners" review of the Baxi Barcelona Condensing boiler and I sympathise 100%. I had a new Barcelona fitted when our house was extended 5 years ago and every year (during the winter) the LockOut swith continually turns the boiler off. I have a BG HomeCare contract and although very helpful and normally responsive, they can only temporarily fix the problem. I have contacted Baxi, but they don't want to admit there is a problem, although my installer ...
...not know the solution. Baxi won't admit a problem making vague generalisations that they cannot comment on individual installations. Repairers normally take 4-5 goes to getting the boiler working. It then works for a period (usually through the summer when it is not really in any great use), but inconveniently breaking down just as the cold weather starts. Do not buy this boiler or for that matter any Baxi product (check who makes your boiler as ...

davidwferrar 22.11.2005 · Read full review
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...ago, our builder recommended the BAXI Barcelona. I think his intentions were well founded in trying to get the right balance of price/performance. This device has failed at least once every year. Maintenance and repair has always been carried out by British Gas. At the time of writing, we have been without hot water or central heating for 6 days. The BG engineers have been here every day. We have seen 3 different engineers. ALL of these engineers ...
...list of systems to even begin to think about when considering a COMBI boiler. They all say that Worcester Bosch and Vaillant are the only serious players in this market space. I'm no gas engineer or plumber but in my experience, this make/model is a complete waste of money. ...

AHomeOwner 16.10.2005 · Read full review
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...The installer fitted a Baxi Barcelona condensing boiler. Despite having it regularly serviced, every year something has gone wrong with it. We have spent hundreds of pounds on it. At the moment it is failing to auto-ignite in the mornings. So far, it has ignited after many manual attempts but I am dreading the day when it fails completely. Our tame gas appliance engineer is baffled, even after ringing Baxi many times. We are considering having it ...

PT001 03.12.2005 · Read full review
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I bought my baxi barcelona in feb 2000 and have had no end of problems with electrodes, condensing trap, lockouts, boiler shaking the house, new pcb board, new drive board, new wiring loom basically a new boiler and does this solve the problem? NO!!! So after spending almost £1500 on repairs we are buying a new boiler.... You would expect a baxi to last at least 15 years but this one is obviously a "bad apple" Would I buy another Baxi? NO. This is ...
...heating engineers are stumped by the problem. The boiler when igniting bangs and vibrates so loud it shakes the wall it is fixed on so we are back to our old imersion heater for hot water oh well at least it is summer so no heat needed at the moment. ...

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