Worcestershire heatslave 15/19

[Clivev]

It's still young at 15.

Positioning of the valve body will have no impact on boiler water pressure.

That’s good to here the Mrs keeps going on about replacing it, I’m like why all parts are available, it’s just a case of getting to the bottom of each issue as they happen…
Thank for the reply I’m gonna check pressure vessel in the morning.

 

[exedon2]

Re age of boiler we probably on average rip out a leaking heatslave ever 3 weeks.
A good few of them less that 15.
One was only 4 years old ! virtually all leaking heat store tanks though a few leaking main hex.

 

[Clivev]

Re age of boiler we probably on average rip out a leaking heatslave ever 3 weeks.
A good few of them less that 15.
One was only 4 years old ! virtually all leaking heat store tanks though a few leaking main hex.

I had to replace my heat store tank a while back as it leaked but no. Red to replace the boiler…. To much of a throw away society these days.

 

[exedon2]

I had to replace my heat store tank a while back as it leaked but no. Red to replace the boiler…. To much of a throw away society these days.

Well maybe if you can do work yourself. But if you have to pay someone to do it plus cost of parts.
You still have a 15 year old boiler that's obviously had/ got corrosion in the system.
A lot of customers would rather have a new more efficient boiler with a 5 year warranty or 10 year if they go for a blueflame.

 

[SJB060685]

Up until my dad’s retirement and shortly before his death in 2015 we still had a few elderly customers with 30-40 year old boilers. I am a stronger believer in fixing what you can but they do not make boilers like they used to, that is a cold hard fact. Most modern day boiler manufacturers will only warrant their products up to around 12 years, beit gas or oil boilers and even then you have to satisfy a mountain of paperwork. If you can keep your boiler going for another few years then fair play and by all means do do but as I said modern boilers aren’t made like they used to be.

 

[Lou]

Thanks for posting! I have moved this to the central heating forum,