RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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Anyone got a Glowworm, are they any good? 
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ash_corsa
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Registered: 15th Apr 04
Location: Shrewsbury
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All focus DIY stores use them 
Used to do the electrics on the new stores and they used these boilers.
Id imagine they use them because theyre reliable, as they dont cut corners on anything else
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Yeah there one of the better & more expensive makes.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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It's what our Plumber/gas fitter friend has recommended but I know nothing about boilers! Always worth checking
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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apparently they are very efficient as well (not necessairly the glow worm ones, but combi's together)
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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I've just had one installed to replace my back bolier. My plumber always uses decent materials. Its only been in for 2 days but seems really good!
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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yeah their ok ours is an age old!
condensing combis thses days are very efficient anyway, must be a condensing combi mind
Check what SEDBUK rating it is anything above band B is good
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gasman dan
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Registered: 8th Feb 06
Location: dudley, west mids
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glowworm ay bad, tops for reliabilty would probably be vaillant or worcester bosch. theyr alll pretty efficient now as its illegal to fit anythin that isnt. bear in mind u can have the most efficient boiler in the world but it will waste energy if the system as a whole isnt designed/used properly. 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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I reccomend Vaillant, fitted them everyday for the last 17 weeks  only 2 of them had faults and they were sorted under warrenty
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Mad Moe
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Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
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We've used either Glow-worm and Ideal in most of the properties we have built and have never had a single problem with any of them.
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gasman dan
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Registered: 8th Feb 06
Location: dudley, west mids
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i work on a big council contract were all they fit is ideal, an imo id rather have a b&q jobbie than one of those!
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Large house builders only use Idea because they get a bigger rebate on them....fact!
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Ideal are rubish, we fitted 2 Ideal I-store unvented systems and they both needed backup assistance from Ideal, the pump was seized one one and the PCB board had failed on the other
B&Q`s heatline ranges arnt actually that bad, I fitted one in my uncles house about this time last year, it was piss easy to fit and bounced the hot water round, the flue fan is a tad loud though
have you made a choice yet?
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Leo_Foci
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
Location: Hull
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Haha, love reading these... i work for Ideal Boilers!
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Colin
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Unlucky!
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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My Ideal boiler was installed before we moved in here, so before May 05 and nothing has gone wrong with it yet 
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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hate ideal boilers 
especially when u have to do a heat engine on an ISar...
glow-worm condensing boilers aint that goood in my opinion, got one in the house thats rotting itself away from a condensate leak inside a few year back.. if you get one get it serviced every year so that the burner door seal can get checked or replaced
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Leo_Foci
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
Location: Hull
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Unfortunately, i dont deal with the boilers directly (tech or service).
But still love to hear the feedback about them!
[Edited on 16-03-2009 by Leo_Foci]
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scottmmw
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Brotton, Cleveland
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worcester bosch - we had ours around 2 or 3 years and the PCB went the other week. (printed circuit board) is that common.? luckily we got a new one for around £95.
some places quoted us £180 dodgy fuckers.
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