Most reliable boiler today - free boiler -Open vented system

[potterton678]

Free boiler !! Just means the rest of us are paying for it. Fitted a few free ones over the years. Some terminal guy with lung cancer got a free one. Boiler lasted longer than him though.

So the general view seems to be that free boilers are bad overall. Tend to be low quality boilers, usually badly installed, etc.
Would be interesting to here from anyone who has actually had a free boiler installed in their house.

Any how, to open the discussion a bit wider, and forgetting the free boiler thing, which boiler(s) would be the most reliable?
He wants to keep the hot water tank in the airing cupboard.

 

[Deleted member 221031]

So the general view seems to be that free boilers are bad overall. Tend to be low quality boilers, usually badly installed, etc.
Would be interesting to here from anyone who has actually had a free boiler installed in their house.

Any how, to open the discussion a bit wider, and forgetting the free boiler thing, which boiler(s) would be the most reliable?
He wants to keep the hot water tank in the airing cupboard.

I’ve seen Ideal, Worcester, Vailiant fitted under the free boiler scheme.

I’ve also seen some cheap badly fitted boilers too. The fact you’re willing to pay towards it should help. Get a quote for the work you want and then when the free boiler asks for a contribution you will know if it’s fair or not.

 

[muggles]

So the general view seems to be that free boilers are bad overall. Tend to be low quality boilers, usually badly installed, etc.
Would be interesting to here from anyone who has actually had a free boiler installed in their house.

Any how, to open the discussion a bit wider, and forgetting the free boiler thing, which boiler(s) would be the most reliable?
He wants to keep the hot water tank in the airing cupboard.

Free or not, the answer to which boiler is best remains the same - Intergas