New Gas Boiler: Ariston or Biasi.

peter_dublin

Hi.

I am moving from storage heaters to Gas on a tight budget and the boilers are down to either a Biasi Plus 35C (€980) or the Ariston Clas HE 38FF (€1120).

Both combis with weather compensation. Do anyone have any recommendations as to which to go with for a two bed apartment and would like a high flow rate so they will be fed from a buffer tank / wilo fmp combination.

Thanks
Peter

JohnnieK

Ariston CLAS all the way. 5 year warranty on parts and labour. It's a great boiler.

sullzz

I dont rate biasi at all , they are cheap for a reason

peter_dublin

JohnnieK wrote: »

Ariston CLAS all the way. 5 year warranty on parts and labour. It's a great boiler.

Thanks JohnnieK. The Ariston is €140 euro more than the comparable Biasi. Activa Plus 35C vs HE CLAS 35 so I will take it into consideration, I have seen your posts about it been possible to modulate it down extremly low and as it's for a two bed apt that is a definite consideration.

Also the fact the Ariston is five years parts and labour versus two for the Biasi for an extra €140 is a major consideration. Do you know of any special pre conditions such as a Ariston trained installer being required. Do you have any experience of the Biasi Activa range.

Thanks
Peter

peter_dublin

sullzz wrote: »

I dont rate biasi at all , they are cheap for a reason

I just wondering could you give a bit more information on this statement as the same could be said for the Ariston since the differance is only €140.

Thanks
Peter

sullzz

peter_dublin wrote: »

I just wondering could you give a bit more information on this statement as the same could be said for the Ariston since the differance is only €140.

Thanks
Peter

I just dont rate them , im not saying they are a terrible boiler , they are a budget boiler , ive been to a few that were only a couple of years and there were silly problems like leaking auto vents , faulty gas valve , pumps etc. things that shouldnt happen on a boiler thats only a couple of years old .
I cant make any comment for or against the ariston boiler as i havent had much dealings with them , if JOHNNIE K says its a great boiler id take his word for it .
If it. was me id stretch my money and go for a worcester , veissmann or a vaillant , the other boilers would be ok if you plan on only living there for a few years but for the long term invest in a decent boiler , repairs dont be cheap

DGOBS

Vailliant are clever bits of kit, but a little too clever sometimes (and have small passageways in the heatexchangers)

The Ariston can be fitted by anybody, the only requirement is for the installer to register the boiler with Ariston and the home owner to service the boiler every year of the warranty, the heat exchanger has a 10 year warranty.


The boiler is only as good as the water running through it, I'd rather have a cheap boiler on a clean and inhibitor protected system than a expensive boiler on a dirty system.

peter_dublin

Thanks everyone for the feedback, it's really appreciated. Going to go for the Ariston as the Biasi has only a 5 year warranty on the HE so to not spend the additional €140 for over double the warranty would seem silly. Unfortunetly doing so is pushing the budget as is, as much as I would love the Viessmann W200 and vertical rads everywhere..

Just to confirm, the Ariston has 5 years parts and labour, only the heat exchanger has a 10 year warranty.

peter_dublin

gary71 wrote: »

Just to confirm, the Ariston has 5 years parts and labour, only the heat exchanger has a 10 year warranty.

Thanks Gary71,

I did indeed understand that.

Thanks again
peter_dublin

peter_dublin

Just to update everyone.

Had an Ariston CLAS HE 38 FF combi with weather comp installed and extremely happy with it, zoned off the sitting room and kitchen to the rest of the property. With the weather comp looking after the flow temp in auto mode it is condensing nearly all the time even when running a single 1400x 500 double panel with connvector finns rad. Couldn't be happier, big step up from the old immersion and noisy pump in terms of comfort.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and advice.

JohnnieK

peter_dublin wrote: »

Just to update everyone.

Had an Ariston CLAS HE 38 FF combi with weather comp installed and extremely happy with it, zoned off the sitting room and kitchen to the rest of the property. With the weather comp looking after the flow temp in auto mode it is condensing nearly all the time even when running a single 1400x 500 double panel with connvector finns rad. Couldn't be happier, big step up from the old immersion and noisy pump in terms of comfort.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and advice.

Well done.
I installed a CLAS system boiler with weather comp just before Christmas on a refurb. It's a great boiler.

SmallBalls

Who stocks Ariston boilers around Dublin?
Just for future reference as I've never had any dealings with them.

JohnnieK

SmallBalls wrote: »

Who stocks Ariston boilers around Dublin?
Just for future reference as I've never had any dealings with them.

Plumb It. In station road business park clondalkin. Full range of spares too.
Good outfit.

paulvfr

sullzz wrote: »

I cant make any comment for or against the ariston boiler as i havent had much dealings with them , if JOHNNIE K says its a great boiler id take his word for it .

I have a biasi activa HE, did my research before buying and came to different conclusion....
biasi also use parts form other brands, so if something goes wrong you are not stuck to buy expensive parts from them like the previous damn potterton.
two and a half years no problemo...