Our client lives in our base town of Edenbridge, Kent, UK.
Edenbridge house
The old boiler, a Potterton Netaheat, was in a fragile state, so we recommended replacing it with a Viessmann 100 Compact.
It’s a Compact because it will fit inside a typical wall cupboard. This boiler is Viessmann’s latest small domestic boiler, called a WB1B, and is very well made amongst the competition.
Featuring a heavyweight unique stainless steel heat exchanger, with an aluminium front burner plate, this is one boiler which looks like you might get 15 years out of it. It is simple, but ruggedly constructed.
We’d fit a lot more of them, but the German Viessmann brand is not that well known in the UK. This model compares very favourably to the Worcester-Bosch Ri and particularly the Vaillant 4 series.
The system was diligently Powerflushed, which any reader of our web site and blog will know is high up in our priorities for a long lasting trouble free installation.
The Viessmann has another point in its favour…..in most cases it does not need a ‘pump overrun’ connected. Pump overrun is where, on modern boilers with light weight heat exchangers, the boiler cannot just ‘stop’, it needs to keep water circulating for up to 5 minutes after each ‘on’ period, to help it cool down in a controlled and gradual manner.
Whilst some would argue that pump overrun wastes stored heat (it does), it commonly creates difficulties in installation because there are insufficient cable cores between the boiler and the airing cupboard. Rather than lift floors, etc fit a Viessmann Compact. Of course, your installer has to know such a boiler is available, and be prepared to fit a different German boiler. This rules out British Gas in both cases!
Neat kitchen integration
Anyway, back to the installation. 5 Years warranty on the boiler, parts and labour, plus a 10yr heat exchanger warranty, all neatly fitted in the original kitchen wall unit, job done.
