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[TheBoy]

I’ve got an ancient Baxi  Bermuda  back boiler 547 I think, it’s very powerful and not too bad on gas, they will have to demolish my home before I let that go. It would be like taking my Evo from me and replacing it with a fkg mini🤬

I got a Potterton Suprima, thats probably not that efficient either.  But it burns through more circuit boards than it does gas

[dave the builder]

I've got 2 new Bosch greenstar C1 condensing combi boilers
(the good ,well built ones ,before Worcester Bosch went all plasticy shyte)
there in my workshop ,boxed up 
on the wall being used(and working perfectly)  is a Worcester Bosch 240 RSF (2008) 
 

[STEMO]

I've got 2 new Bosch greenstar C1 condensing combi boilers
(the good ,well built ones ,before Worcester Bosch went all plasticy shyte)
there in my workshop ,boxed up 
on the wall being used(and working perfectly)  is a Worcester Bosch 240 RSF (2008) 

I've got a Vaillant which is seven years old and which will last at least another five years. Then I'll get another one which will last until I die.

[Doctor Gollum]

Our Vaillant is easily 15 years old and going strong. Gets serviced once a year and sips gas.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

My (6 year old ?)Vaillant has developed a habit of not firing up in the mornings if outside tempa are a little chilly. Throws up fault code F28.
"Engineers" have attended four times in the last year and the last one fitted new parts whic would cure the problem.
It did, until a couple of weeks ago, and its now doing the same again. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Ours has required a couple of parts replacing, but nothing that actually stopped it working. Mind you, a coal fired oil drum would have been an improvement on the previous system 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Got an old Potterton Profile fitted when the house was built, bullet proof (needed three capacitors replacing on the circuit board about 15 years ago), gets a good clean over every 12 months.

Keeping hold of that as long as I can as its around 75% efficient so not terrible (as most of the modern condensing boilers only get the max efficiency when flat out and as they have a modulated gas valve, are not always working at the optimum level).

Hence why I keep an eye on the next tech, as its likely we wont have another boiler

[Auto Addict]

I've got an Ideal W2000 at least 32 years old.

[dave the builder]

Blimey 
seems all the members of OOF are running older boilers   
best hide this thread or we'll have extinction rebellion nutcases gluing themselves to TB's driveway   

[STEMO]

Blimey 
seems all the members of OOF are running older boilers   
best hide this thread or we'll have extinction rebellion nutcases gluing themselves to TB's driveway 

I don't consider 7 years to be old, especially as it came with a ten year guarantee 

[TheBoy]

Blimey 
seems all the members of OOF are running older boilers   
best hide this thread or we'll have extinction rebellion nutcases gluing themselves to TB's driveway 

I don't consider 7 years to be old, especially as it came with a ten year guarantee 

I would do exactly what I would do if I came across them on the M25. Drive over them.

[STEMO]

Blimey 
seems all the members of OOF are running older boilers   
best hide this thread or we'll have extinction rebellion nutcases gluing themselves to TB's driveway 

I don't consider 7 years to be old, especially as it came with a ten year guarantee 

I would do exactly what I would do if I came across them on the M25. Drive over them.

Most of them are married to old boilers too. 

[ronnyd]

I've got a Johnson & Starley warm air unit, with a separate water heater. All fired by gas. Now, that is Retro.   I'm surprised Greta hasn't been round to firebomb me. 

[STEMO]

I've got a Johnson & Starley warm air unit, with a separate water heater. All fired by gas. Now, that is Retro.   I'm surprised Greta hasn't been round to firebomb me. 

Firebomb? Think of the emissions, Ronny 

[dave the builder]

Blimey 
seems all the members of OOF are running older boilers   
best hide this thread or we'll have extinction rebellion nutcases gluing themselves to TB's driveway 

I don't consider 7 years to be old, especially as it came with a ten year guarantee 

I would do exactly what I would do if I came across them on the M25. Drive over them.

Most of them are married to old boilers too. 

they don't offer a government  "FREE money" grant to swap them for a newer model