Worcester Combi Boiler

...that we chose is a Worcester Combi Boiler 35CDi II. It comes in a standard white metal case measuring 450mm wide, 850mm high and 600mm deep, so it’s quite a large piece of kit. Ours is fitted in the corner of the kitchen where an old heating boiler of some description had been. Don’t ask me what the old one actually did, if anything, we never worked that one out – as I say it’s a house like that!! The cost of the boiler plus the labour for the ...
...about two hours to fit the new boiler and to check all the system and make sure all the radiators worked properly. The hot water is now available constantly, and the boiler is powerful enough for us to able to fill two baths at the same time if we wanted to, although Dave and I usually take showers these days. When the hot water tap is turned on the boiler fires immediately and within a moment or two hot water flows out of the tap, any time day ...

SusanLesley 10.10.2002 · Read full review
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The Worcester Greenstar boilers are probably the most overrated boilers on the market. Often people argue that the boilers are very good quality German boilers, in reality these boilers are not German but are actually made Worcester, UK! I would not describe these boilers as "rubbish"or "unreliable" but rather over hyped and not worth how much there are. Another thing about these boilers is that if you really wanted to get this boiler you would have ...
...into most kitchen units. The Worcester Greenstar 30CDI is what I would fit if the customer insisted on a Worcester measures: Height: 760mm Width: 440mm Depth: 360mm. Customer service: Worcesters customer service is something to talk about, it is undoubtedly the best customer service from a boiler manufacturer. Ease of use: The boilers are easy to use but when it comes to re pressurising the CH system things can get tricky; you must use the plastic ...

economy 03.02.2009 (05.04.2009) · Read full review
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...for the most expensinve make, Worcester Bosch, because I wanted real quality and everybody told me: "Bosch is the best, but is expensive". Ok, I opted for a Worcester Bosch 24I range and then I started shopping around…God bless Internet !! I found an incredible deal, a company (I am not going to give names, this is an opinion about boiler itself, but if you're interested I can tell you in private) selling all kind of combi boilers (brand new, not ...
...new bigger house, where I installed a new central heating system, buying the boiler (this time a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 30i - much better output) also from the same website. Again, very helpful, and no problem. Oh, and I saved about 250£ compared to the next cheapest shop I found ...

adicos 20.05.2004 (29.11.2006) · Read full review
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We had the Worcester / Bosch Combi Boiler Greenstar 30CDi installed in May this year, having recently moved into a house with a pre-historic back boiler. Having had over 8 heating engineers round to quote for the job and provide advice on their preference of boiler for our 3-bed semi, and then having reviewed the various boiler recommended (Valiant etc) we opted for the Worcester / Bosch Combi Boiler Greenstar 30CDi primarily on family recommendations, ...
...years if installed by a Worcester installation engineer - as ours was) but the winning factor - that Worcester provided an extended warranty to 5 years, with the inclusion of a yearly service for 5 years for only £230 approx. You pay more than that in servicing alone for 3 years - let alone servicing by an approved technician for 5 years. So far, and bearing in mind it\'s the \'summer\' season our boiler has been fantastic. I\'ll update this review ...

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We inherited a Worcester Bosch Highflow 400 seven years ago. It has chuntered away in the utility room giving us instant heat and water with relatively little trouble in all that time. It is sensitive to drops in pressure in the system (ours is a sealed system) so when we use the boiler relatively little ie on holiday or during summer it can cut out. We have to top up the water using a spiggot attached to the pipework outside the boiler, remove the front to check the pressure gauge which is a bit of a fag and press the reset buttons but we feel its been a small price to pay for something which has otherwise been really reliable. ...

highflowbarney 08.06.2007
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...installation, we decided on the Worcester / Bosch Greenstar Condensing combi 30CDi. The Actual installation took two days but his also included having all our radiators fitted with Thermostatic valves for even better efficiency, the removal of the old hot water storage sytem and also the removal of the cold water stoarge sytem from the loft space. The house was empty due to the fact we were not due to move in for a couple more days so this aided ...
...pipes under a few of the floorboards. The boiler itself has a rather stylish look over the older "square brick" look and it's only 760x440x360 in size so leads itself to mounting in either an airing cupboard, as we did, or for mounting in the kitchen. The 30CDi si an A rated efficiency condensing combi boiler and we have allready noticed the improved efficency and savings over the boiler we had fitted in our previous house We have now had the boiler ...

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...are not working - contacted worcester bosch- and they informed me THEY DO NOT GUARANTEEE THE CONTROLS- these do not come under the guarantee- was told to contact the installer- Delta ne. Contacted them -after waiting for a week with no response-contacted them again and was informed by the installer- he has no intention of coming - it was up to me to contact SIEMENS. The worcester bosch engineer that came - did isolate the controls so we can manually ...
...central heating system- that is manually controlled- . DELTA NE did guarantee a 5 year parts and labour warranty- but it seems this is not worth the paper it is written on. Does anyone know if I can get the controls renewed and bill DELTA. NE. Has anyone ever heard of the controls of a boiler not being included in the guarantee. Had I known this I would never had it installed- Help ...

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...is next to useless. Give Worcester their due - their jolly little call centre does call back and arrange a visit and replacement very quickly but . . The thermostat began to dysfunction on 21st Dec- by 29th Dec I'd had enough of no heating, coming home to an icy home. Once I reset the receiver it worked fine. . Until the next time - two or three times a day I had to reset it. Waste of money! Worcester replaced the thermostat and receiver in 8th ...
...week and have already had two off work to wait for their engineers! It's a shame - the company who fitted the boiler and thermostat are fabulous and on the basis of their work I'd like to recommend them - but they are tied to Worcester so I won't. ...

Muvvs 22.01.2008 · Read full review
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Model Bosh Scottish Gas ICC2. Lasted 4 years before heat exchanger packed in causing £1000 worth of repairs or maybe a new boiler. Sold as Rolls Royce more like a Morris Minor. Don't waste your money buy a cheaper one so that when it fails you don't feel so bad. PS this is the second condensing type boiler to fail on the heat exchanger in 13 years. Can someone tell me how this benefits the environment? ...

zeegoman 20.04.2007
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This boiler has broken down three times in five years. That may not seem bad but each time has been a nightmare. Currently we have been without heating and hot water for 10 days. The WB engineer who arrived Saturday replaced three parts (one of which had been replaced last year at great expense) and didn;t have the only remaining part on him (although we had reported that this was the one our plumber believed to be faulty). It is tempermental, unreliable and you need a degree to be able to programme it. Hopeless! ...

icecoldinhove 27.10.2008
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daughters 28i went on the blink after 16 months with a diafram hole allowing cross over from heating to hot water and surge in pressure. Private plumber and a british gas engineer say this is common with this model. Costs £200+ to repair. Now exactly the same has happened to mother in laws boiler, increased pressure blowing radiators causing much damage. Worcester bosch do not want to know about this problem. Avoid this boiler or it will cost you dear. ...

alanchadwick 16.01.2008 (15.01.2008)
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I changed my Worcester 24 combi for their best of breed GreenStar 30cdi. Can't say that I've noticed any difference. The new one was supposed to heat faster but, if it does, it's only slight. Too early to say how much less gas is used, except that the difference is small (perhaps the house is just warmer - but I don't think so). The user guide proclaims that "Excellence comes as standard" but I'm afraid that's absolute b*ll*cks! The instructions ...
...suggest that anyone thinking of Worcester Bosch thinks again. It'd take years to make up the difference in savings and I don't expect this to last 10 years. The user instructions are pathetic. The user interface is a joke, certainly not excellent. Worcester Bosch just ingore my letters. I can only imagine that this is a fair reflection of their interest in customer support. ...

rogher 27.11.2006 · Read full review
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April 2008. Had the worcester 30cdi combi fitted, unsure how it would compare to the vented system with a 2 bar pump boosting the pressure (low preesure in bungalow). Turns out to be a wise decision , Instant hot water when needed and it doesn't seem to be to much of a problem when more than 1 tap is opened. Shower is fantastic knowing you don't have to limit your time, due to a hot water tank being emptied quicker than it can be heated up.Thermastat now keeps the house at a constant temperature, which was a problem with the old system.Boiler is very quiet even though its in our kitchen.Bought from the Plumb Centre for £1180 including flue and dt20rf clock... ...

allkaz 28.04.2008
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This boiler is a disaster. Its is totally unreliable. Internally it looks like a prototype. It is mess of wires and pipes. It has broken down endlessly and caused me huge discomfort and inconvenience. Repair costs have exceeded 1,000 pounds. It was installed onto old pipes and radiators by the house owner before me. It seems to get clogged up with dirt. Bosch have repaired it 5 times. I suspect they do not know how to make them reliable. Every ...
...thermostats, control boards, everything! Never ever buy one of these. I have detailed the whole sad story in my book. You can get my book here where you can hear all the comments of the various tradesmen. http://www.lulu.com/memoirs_noir I tried to make it seem funny - it is not. Its broken again as I write this!!!!!! ...

brokenboilersufferer 19.09.2005 · Read full review
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WORCESTER BOSCH GREENSTAR 35 CDI - AVOID Installed 23/02/06 continual problems with the wireless digital thermostat dropping out, which leaves you with no heat - usually only discovered once the house has gone cold. the last time I called customer care it was stil within the two year guarantee, that was 21/03/07 ....when they fitted the third thermostat this boiler has had. The engineer on that all exolained they had lots of difficulties with ...
...boiler, and supplied a new mobil transmittng station. Did not botehr screwing this to the wall as only wa to get it to relink to reciver is to take it into same room, and take out the batteries, ffectively rebooting. 15/12/08 - now the boiler is out of guarantee and its happening again. This time the engineer's call is chargeable, as - i assume will bethe parts. clearly the thermostat has a design fault, and is not fit for purose ...

haylingbillyboat 15.12.2008 · Read full review
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