The day after getting back from Australia last Saturday the Central heating boiler (20 odd years old) decided to p*ss water all over the place when the flame was on. A totally kn*ckered heat exchanger, so getting a few guys round for quotes to replace it and the at the moment looking at about £2K, going to have to use up all of my Scoob mod piggy bank! Is this a reasonable sum for this?
Also, apparently all boilers now need to be condensing but getting a fair few plumbers pushing the combis? If I got one of these I've also been "informed" that I'd need to fit power-showers as combis can't manage the pressure with mixer showers?

Any help and adivce much appreciated.

After this just got to sort out, my laptop which my 2 year old stood on and combination microwave which has just packed up. Problems coming in 3s??

Yep, it's holidays that do it. The things you leave behind get jealous so need money spent on them.

Last year I came back to a leaking hot water tank, a knackered dishwasher, and the wife's car needing suspension and brake repairs:(

Alcazar

think its combis that cant manage power showers. We have a combi and it runs our mixer shower without problem. Was looking at a power shower as thats what we would have prefered but was told the water pressure from the combi wouldnt be sufficient with an auxillary pump

Also, apparently all boilers now need to be condensing


True

If I got one of these I've also been "informed" that I'd need to fit power-showers as combis can't manage the pressure with mixer showers?


Crap. Power showers only work with heating systems where there is a hot water tank and therefore do not work with combis. If you don't have a power shower at present you will need to change the cartridge(s) in your mixer shower(s) to ones that will cope with the additional pressure of hot water being delivered at mains pressure rather than just being fed by gravity from a hot water tank.

Also, apparently all boilers now need to be condensing

Not True...There is a points scheme that can provide exceptions to this ruling.

2k seems cheap, but would need more detail on what you have and what you have been quoted for.

Mog

Knew I'd get some well informed replies.
Got a few more quotes due to come in, so will get a break down of
what and how much.
Mind you need to make a decision before the kids totally freeze up..

cheers

As pointed out above, you dont have to go the HE route there is the points scoring system that may prove a way round it.

Just for guidance our boiler prices start from £1300(SE Boilers) and £1500(HE Boilers) including Powerflushing, London prices as well!! Shop around!