December 2020
I would be grateful if I could have some details about both of these boilers.
so I was thinking of a point system from 0-10 on the followings and any details you could share I would be most grateful.
1.Built quality 2.durability 3.customer service 4.ease of servicing 5.user interface
I live in a 5 bed house with 3 bathrooms with about 20 radiators and I narrow down my choices to these two boilers , I prefer the combi because these new ones seem to be sufficient for big house and remove the need of water tank storage which I do not have the space for it.
1.Worcester Greenstar 8000 Style 50kW. I choose this one as most installers can do it with ease, it seems this range have improved in terms of design in case anything goes wrong and it has 18 l/m flow rate which is very important for me for a big house, comes with at least 10 years warranty and seem to have easy enough interface. but its very new to the market and there aren't many reviews on them
2.Viessmann Vitodens 111-W 35kW Storage Combination Boiler
A whole new design a combi boiler that also have a storage so I can imagine it would be something between system and combi, I believe their built quality is better than worcester as they are german and have stainless steel heat exchanger, but I think if anything goes wrong they are more expensive to fix, this one also has 18 l/m.
If you aren't too board already with my question I was also looking into greenstore lecp heat pumps or greenstore lecp heat pump.
Is the heat pump provide enough flow rate? can I have a combi for showers and heat pump for radiators, are they better than combi? can they replace combi boilers?
what are the cons and pros? Read more
With talks still stalling and eventually we decide to pull the plug , maybe we need to take a look at what manufactures in the UK are planning in the event of a no deal.
With price rises on cars imported from Europe Nissan may decide to ramp up production at Sunderland to take the place of Renault cars from France. And Toyota are well placed with production at Burnaston likely to be ramped up in the event of a no deal.
And has anyone heard any news from Swindon that Honda may be retaining some sort of presence. Just in case? Even though production has been halted at the moment because of supply problems with components held up at the docks ! Read more
Or even “Deserter “ which would also be appropriate to the company owner !
Hi Guys,
Some advice required please regarding battery desulphation charging >14.4 V or battery replacement. Is it likely that disconnecting the battery for either of the above mentioned actions will cause any issues with the ECU or other electrical systems? Or is it better to parallel up a slave battery first. It’s my son’s car, an Alfa Romeo 159 TI 16V JTDM 150 Sportwagen. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
Regards Mo Read more
A 10 minute wait for checking a battery drain is not long enough. I would leave it at least 40 mins before doing any tests . A lot of modern day cars can take a least an hour to shut down.
I live down a track and it’s in Spain so it’s never muddy and i don't need a 4x4 except for the clearance.
I need some help here re a car that has some god clearance, everything here is rust free but costs about 2/3 times the price. So if it’s an older car that would be great. I was thinking of a Citroen C5 with the adjustable suspension but sounds a bit complex to me. Does anyone have any suggestions on what too get ? Read more
Pug 205 seems to do OK
Not quite a motoring query, but hopefully an interesting narrative that may induce interest. Someone in the street in which I have a lock-up garage had removed the padlock and moved her car into my garage and phoned me to say, "I am taking over your garage". Police were called and they advised her to remove the car; (they were not interested in prosecuting for breaking and entering as there was no witnesses or proof) she did this but allowed her son to garage a car instead. The son buys and sells cars from home (not in this street) and the car in the garage is SORN. She has parked her car on the adjacent road so that the garage entrance is now blocked. The police are still not interested because the son's trespass is a civil law issue not a criminal offence. I have contacted the police and DVLA, the former saying they can't provide the son's details because of the Data Protection Act, and DVLA has a V888 form which I have filled in and sent to them which allows me to register the issue with them, I am still waiting for a reply. My questions really are: what legal rights do these people have in doing what they've done and what legal rights do I have in getting them out without fear of altercation or reprisal. I am a 72 year old pensioner and this has caused my wife and me quite a few sleepness nights. Read more
Gibbo ...... as you were
Read your comments as applying to blocked access post....
does it matter which way around the 2 x hoses attach to the oil cooler? one goes to the crack pipe the other goes to the block.
the reason i ask it that i have just removed the oil cooler and the hose from the crack pipe is on the left (looking from front of car) yet on the vw parts diagram it is shown as the right hose? it has been running like that for a couple of years Read more
Solved. Thanks for the replies. Have seen a couple of images confirming the orientation is the same as mine
Related to my shortlist of a replacement motor in the New Year, but l thought l'd start off another thread as this is specific to Ford & the GDI Ecoboost engines.
Looking at possible estates (petrol) around 8-10 years old, the Focus fitted with the 1.0 ltr Ecoboost engine starts to come into budget. Sounds impressive in the specs' in terms of performance, economy & diesel like torque. ... Read more
I'm certainly not an automotive engineer, so treat my comments as pub talk.
Leaving aside the other complexities of these and the other small capacity turbos, GDI's became known for the accumulation of some sort of crud, call it coke, carbon, or a varnish-like deposit in the inlet tract and on the inlet valves. I have always assumed that one source of this is recycled crankcase gases containing various mainly unburnt hydrocarbons and other substances found in oil and fuel. Another would be any oil that makes its way down the valve stems. What effect recycled exhaust gas has I have no thoughts on but it probably adds more unburnt hydrocarbons and some heat, which might even be helpful.
Maybe 'super' fuel helps a bit if it burns more completely, leading to less unwanted stuff in the crankcase vapours and the exhaust. Certainly oil and its additives must matter, as it must be the primary source of almost all of the deposits. So make sure they get exactly the right oil; and if you think there is merit in super petrol then use that, throw some salt over your shoulder and hope it has a little bit of benefit on the deposits problem.
FWIW, I believe Ford at least has started using some port injection along with direct injection on some if not all of these engines. Quite how you find out which ones this applies to, I have no idea. They say it improves efficiency but it should largely solve the problem of deposits too.
We have two direct injection petrol cars, a 1.2 TSI Skoda and a 1.5 MX-5 (non-turbo). They get the right oil (I have started supplying it to make sure) and usually super-petrol. Neither does that many miles so I don't fret too much about the ludicrous extra cost of the magic fuel.
Clean injectors won't remove anything from the inlet tract but can do no harm, and should mean better combustion which might reduce build-up, whether by a detectable amount, who knows? I don't think I could bring myself to shove 'cleaners' down the inlet manifold with the engine running.
Hi people. My son (yes - really - not me) bought a moped from a dealer. He was led to believe that it was taxed upon purchase. It costs £20 p/a. Not knowing it was indeed NOT taxed, he rode it about for a couple of months before he got a letter from the DVLA saying 'pay your road tax and avoid a fine or summons to court'. He obviously paid the road tax that day and has the bank proof to support. This was in October. Yesterday he received a further letter from the DVLA stating that he was riding the bike in October untaxed and he has to respond GUILTY or NOT GUILTY to the letter, pay the fine (£80?) or go to court. Now technically he is guilty of the offence that is clear, and £80 is not insurmountable - but having been given the opportunity to avoid paying the fine or going to court, it would appear that DVLA want a second bite at the cherry. He can't plead NOT GUILTY as he clearly was, but then if he pleads GUILTY he gets slapped with the fine with no opportunity to put the mitigation forward that he paid the road tax as soon as he was made aware of the fact that the bike was not taxed! Has anyone got any suggestions (sensible please!) as to who we might appeal to in the DVLA or has anyone experienced anything similar who can advise. Its more a matter of principle than anything else....we have 21 days left to deal with the latest demand. Thanks everyone. Read more
I think, in the absence of a mess up where the moped is still being seen as untaxed, the issue here is late payment. There is presumably a public policy objective to discourage people from waiting for the reminder before they pay
If I'm right that this is a Late Payment Penalty then, albeit I quibble over use of criminal law language around a civil penalty, then I think it's Guilty. The stuff I've found on the web about this all suggests that, as is common with Civil Penalty regimes (think council car parks), there's a window where a 50% discount applies. It would be interesting to know whether this option has been removed or whether the OP's son has allowed it to lapse. ...
Hi , I’m asking for opinions on 2 cars I’m thinking about purchasing, one or the other , , I’m now 54 yrs old and want some advice/opinions. Spending around £25000
I’ve got a Mercedes c250 sport , which looks like a c63 .
So I’ve always admired the c63 upto year 2014 . the power and noise it makes . If I were to pick this car ,I would run it as my everyday car , I do less than 5000 miles a year .
Or option 2 , which is a porsche 911 , 997 . A 2005/2006 model .
I’ve never owned a Porsche and would like to do so before I get to old ??
I would be running this as a Saturday/Sunday car , days out etc .
My questions are which option would you guys recommend, also which car do you think will depiciate the least .I know these cars are expensive, and I’m now fortunate enough to consider buying one
Thanks shaun Read more
This was recently uploaded, it is a 996, but gives you an idea of how expensive it can get.
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Hi everybody I would like some advice. I bought my campervan in 2014 for £3500 and spent about the same amount over the next 2 years upgrading and replacing bits and pieces.
We spent 18 months touring europe in it and were excited as it approached it's 40 birthday.... Read more
You say that it is in his garage. Have you actually seen it there?
If not, it may have been sold on/scrapped?...
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When I was looking to replace my old Range Powermax boiler (similar concept to the one the OP is looking at), I was looking at Viessmann boilers, and whilst they generally received good reviews on quality, they were expensive and the availability of both parts and plumbers who were fully qualified on them (enough to give the longer warrnaties) were poor in comparison to Vaillant and especially Worcester-Bosch.
The design of the boiler and heat exchanger (including what materials they are made of) often makes a big difference, especially in hard water areas to how reliable they are, but mostly it depends on the compentency of the installer/plumber who maintains them....