Dab or grundfos pumps

[Matt0029]

Is there much difference between the two makes with looking at a domestic central heating pump. Thanks

 

[Last Plumber]

Grundfos for me.

We always use them and I can count on one hand the number of issues we have had with them, over a very long period of time.

Can't comment on DAB.
Wilo are OK
Myson OK.

 

[John.g]

If changing out the circ pump make a note of its make/model and setting before buying new pump and buy one with settings that closest matches your own especially if a open vented system as this seemingly simple change often causes a lot of grief with vent pump over etc, not as important with a sealed system but still no harm to have a look.

 

[SimonG]

Grundfos nowhere near as good as used to be. But to be brutally honest, what is these days?

 

[John.g]

There should be some sort of trend now re replacement from installers as these A rated pumps are around for maybe 8 years or so, I installed a 6M Wilo Yonos Pico almost 2 years ago simply out of interest to replace a 18 year old perfectly silent running Salmson NYL33 which I will re install if/when the Wilo packs up.

 

[Last Plumber]

Grundfos nowhere near as good as used to be. But to be brutally honest, what is these days?

You sound as fed up with the modern world as I do.
There is a drop in quality in most things, no doubt about that.
Since the additional electronics (which reduce the life span, reliability and increase the cost of manufacture, whilst saving relatively rock all in running costs) appeared, most things are unnecessarily over complicated........in my opinion.

 

[SimonG]

You sound as fed up with the modern world as I do.
There is a drop in quality in most things, no doubt about that.
Since the additional electronics (which reduce the life span, reliability and increase the cost of manufacture, whilst saving relatively rock all in running costs) appeared, most things are unnecessarily over complicated....in my opinion.

A little fed up.

But it goes back to the days when your car wouldn't start and you could lift the bonnet, pop the distributor cap, adjust the points, wipe the condensation off the cap, put it back together and away you went.

Now its into the garage and plugged into the laptop. Takes away skills and to some degree job satisfaction.
That's why I like oil boilers and just listening to it or smelling the flue gas can tell you what's wrong.

Is that the hovis theme tune playing in the background!

 

[Pickwickpick]

A little fed up.

But it goes back to the days when your car wouldn't start and you could lift the bonnet, pop the distributor cap, adjust the points, wipe the condensation off the cap, put it back together and away you went.

Now its into the garage and plugged into the laptop. Takes away skills and to some degree job satisfaction.
That's why I like oil boilers and just listening to it or smelling the flue gas can tell you what's wrong.

Is that the hovis theme tune playing in the background!

Yeh its really noticeable with vehicles, used to have a Bedford TK horsebox (and a converted fire engine before that which was sadly stolen) the 300cui diesel engine was a dream to work on, did so much mechanical work on it as it had been left in a field for a decade, but with a service manual and a bit of patience there really wasn't anything that you couldn't fix yourself. Considering it was almost 50years old and hadn't been looked after for a big chunk of its life it was amazingly reliable. Had to sell it recently sadly but know it will live on for decades.

I also hate the move towards just scrapping things rather than fixing them, which goes hand to hand with the built in obsolescence which seems integral to so many business models these days.

 

[Stu-B]

Dab are ok, I’ve fit a fair few no comebacks yet.

 

[king of pipes]

Dab are ok not that much in it these days regarding quality on the domestic side . Kop