Boiler Repair Vs Replacement

[newbie99]

Our Poterton boiler and Boiler Mate 2000 had broken down.
British Gas quoted £700 to repair the parts in the Boiler Mate.
Is it worth repairing these Boiled Mate or get a complete installation. British Gas advised us to have a new installation as they say if we spend £700 now, then it could be the Poterton boiler next as it is 15 years old.

We are not sure which route to take now, repair the Boiler Mate or a new installation.
Any thoughts will be appreciated. We got no heating in the house now so we need to get it sorted very quickly.

[Old_Geezer]

No real knowledge but know companies are keen to push profitable replacements rather than fix.

If the boiler went later, couldn't you use the boilermate with a new boiler anyway ?

[fender62]

get in a few corgi registered plumbers in, and get their opinions..
british gas mmm ripoff company.

[newbie99]

Old_Geezer, I think you're right that having the Boiler Mate fixed now and then if the Poterton boiler does break down we could get it replaced.

[newbie99]

Fender32,

We have talked to a Boiler Mate repair specialist and they kind of saying Boiler Mate boiler are a cash cow system and its expensive to repair and I asked for a quote over the phone assuming the replacement of a PCB and two pumps. They basically says £700 is about right for labour and parts.

[Peter Pedant]

Potterton were good
we had one for 22 y

yours is worn out - time to think of new
( BG are expensive - the quoted me £5k and I got a local plumber to pu t in one that worked for £900 )

BG also said - we will rip your kitchen out - so you will need a new one. I didnt use them

[Peter Pedant]

your boiler's dead mate
think of burying it

[-SharonA-]

Lol at Peter, but he is right. Get a new one called MAIN. They're great.

[ummmm]

Replace if you can afford it.

[AuntLydia]

Don't go with British Gas. They put in a new gas boiler a couple of doors down for an old lady and charged her nearly £3000 ( I saw the receipts) The same boiler cost around £ 950 trade price. Go to an independant Gas Corgi Registered Plumber and get a quote. I would go for new, fixing old boilers is throwing good money after bad.

[The Builder]

You have a boiler to heat the water, and a thermal store (Boilermate) to provide mains pressure hot water.

I think it's just as well to combine the two and replace them with a modern condensing combi.

A couple of really good and reliable ones to think about are "Ideal" and "Grant". Around £3,000 should do it. This should include the inevitable fiddling around with flues and pipework.

[Ryzen]

As TB says...the Ideal Vogue is a very good boiler (now that the company has had a re-structure)...you can get up to 10 years warranty..good flow rates and a stainless heat exchanger.