Shower Conundrum

[ReganAndCarter]

No, Which? are independent.

By the same token, according to your logic, why haven't Which? taken a large bung from manufacturers to keep schtum about dodgy tumble driers and fridges.

You can't have it both ways.

I was guessing at a reason for an average boiler always being top of the pops with Which. Perhaps there's another reason. WB are no worse than many other manufacturers that use lots of plastic instead of brass internals. The difference is, WB charge a premium price whereas the others are budget price so you would expect them to cut corners. WB is an average boiler for top money. There are much better for less money.

Recent WB boilers, substandard plastic parts with typical pinhole leaks.

 

[Bodd]

I was guessing at a reason for an average boiler always being top of the pops with Which. Perhaps there's another reason. WB are no worse than many other manufacturers that use lots of plastic instead of brass internals. The difference is, WB charge a premium price whereas the others are budget price so you would expect them to cut corners. WB is an average boiler for top money. There are much better for less money.

Recent WB boilers, substandard plastic parts with typical pinhole leaks.

I just replaced a leaking WB

 

[Londoner2]

You're not comparing like with like. 20 years ago, WB built decent boilers. Now they build very over priced, over hyped boilers full of cheap plastic internals that often pinhole after a while. Which always rate them, because they obviously get a financial incentive to do so. Go on the plumbing section of this site and ask if you want real opinions from people who know.

Most probably true.

 

[Londoner2]

Why do you doubt it when a kWh of electricity is 3.5 to 4 times more expensive than a kWh of gas? Heating water with electricity will always be much more expensive than heating it with gas.

Forgo to say, 70% of cooking is with induction cooker, rest is ceramic hob.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Very much doubt it,

Then you are mistaken.

all our cooking is electric, lighting, electric goods, 2kw electric heater on during winter, gch used sparingly, electric showers and is slightly more than the gas bill over winter.

Ok. so what are you using with gas that makes the bill only slightly less than the electric?

Gas is only used for hot water and heating.

You seem to be contradicting yourself.

This has been the case over the past 10 years.

What has that got to do with it?

If you got a gas cooker and stopped using the 2kW heater, do you not think your electric bill would be less?

 

[The Baker]

Keep both of the existing showers.

If Gas gets cut off or boiler conks out a hot shower is still available.

Talking of savings, the Eco-camel range of shower heads provide the same shower performance using less gas/electriciry.

Or

Increased shower performance without increasing electricity/gas consumption.

Google eco camel and watch the video.

Tim

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I just replaced a leaking WB

Good move.