Hi, I need some advice about a boiler if anyone can help?

My mum has just moved into a bungalow, it has a 6 year old Ferroli combi boiler in the house, it’s loosing its pressure every few days. Ive had this on my own boiler and was an easy fix but I’ve read some bad things about Ferroli boilers, namely cheap, nasty and expensive to repair. I just wondered if it’s worth considering replacing the boiler with a good brand boiler? Has anyone any experience of Ferroli boilers? Are they cheap and nasty or are they an ok boiler?

My mum has got dementia so I don’t want to leave her with a poor quality boiler that could break down often. Also, does anyone know how long it would take a good plumber to replace a boiler?

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Remove the boiler carefully from the wall drive to Dover and throw it over the cliff. If you want to replace it and I would as they are buy an Ideal logic +or Ideal logic Vouge. One combi out and a new one fitted should only take a day a bit longer if you have the system power flushed it is recommended prior to a new installation. The pressure drop could be a few things, low or no air pressure in the expansion vessel, leaking rad valve or pipe with the water evaporating so you don't notice, the safety valve passing. Hard to tell without seeing it
There is I believe a 10 warranty with the Vouge

Had the same with my mum, she had a biasi boiler, same age. That kept losing pressure. She had it fixed once (expansion vessel) then it went again two years later. I told her to cut her losses and get it replaced. She had a Worcester Bosch one fitted and it cost around £1900 to replace including a power flush by a local independant installer. Done in a day. I now have peace of mind that she won’t be left in the cold. Don’t waste your time with British Gas. Okay but I had a quote of £3,400 from them to replace my boiler and I got one the same make but next size up (Vaillant) fitted for £1,800 by a Vaillant approved installer with a 7 year guarantee. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Last edited by Steve D on 13th Dec 2018 6:46 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Don't use BG far too expensive use a local trusted company
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Last edited by archie98 on 13th Dec 2018 6:47 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Thanks Archie, I know a plumber, I’ll get him to have a look at it and see what he says. I’ve just been looking on the net and I am actually amazed how poor the reviews are for Ferroli boilers! Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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I have a Biasi 28kW bought in 2005, have had a problem every 4-5 years with igniter PCB failure, bought 2 new ones, one went again in Sept, checked the board and found a few dry joints, re soldered, that fixed it so checked the previous one that failed and again dry joints so now have two spares. The other spare is really only an emergency spare as it has severely burnt track which has been repaired by jumper leads.
The boiler is now showing signs of leaks in some of the valves, I am out in Cyprus and son who's living in the house doesn't quite have my patients or skill in fixing things in tight spaces. Thinking of getting the 35kW one with seven year warranty straight swap even the flue, should only take 3-4 hour including pressure purge and magnetic filter. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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Why the bigger kW boiler almost all combi boiler's will not exceed 24kw max on the heating the extra kW will only be for the hot water.

That's true, but it means that more than one person can get a decent shower, the house is single storey with a pipe run of 45ft to the furthest shower, next being 25ft and 20ft for the nearest shower, with a pressure of 3+ bar there comes a time when the shower is not quite warm enough but the flow is good. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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My plumber looked at my mums boiler today and basically said he wouldn’t attempt to repair as it could cause other issues that he didn’t want to be held responsible for. Kind of guessed that from what I’ve read in the net about these boilers. So in the first week of January my mum is getting a new boiler. My plumber is going to fit a decent boiler with a 5 year warranty so that’s one less thing to worry about. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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