Baxi Combi 105e Reviews
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★☆☆☆☆
“Absolutely Rubbish - AVOID”
Written on: 27/03/2013
We have had no end of problems since this boiler was installed and have not gone a winter without severe problems with heating, water or both. The boiler has been almost completely rebuilt with parts failing regularly. Do yourself a favour and avoid it like the plague!! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Baxi Combi 105e”
Written on: 07/03/2013
Eight years of unreliable service. Multiple replacement of DHW thermistors, diaphragms, and now looking at possible new diverter valve and PCB. 'Experts' who recommend and work on this boiler are even more unreliable than the boiler itself. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Good for the first 12 years, now its falling apart.”
Written on: 21/11/2012
ive had this boiler for 12 years, with no faults to speak of, besides sometimes having to reset it maybe every couple of months. but now out of the blue we've had a new parts, and now were being told its needing a whole rebuild, cant really complain a 12 year old boiler with no faults, it had to happen at some point. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Temperamental and unreliable”
Written on: 10/10/2012
Our 105e was installed in 2007. Since then we have had a problem every year. Nearly every part inside it has been replaced. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“DO NOT BUY THIS BOILER!!!”
Written on: 16/05/2012 by Suzykat
Good points: It's cheap Bad points: EVERYTHING!!! Only had this boiler 6 months and it's been nothing but trouble. BAXI helpline are no help. Boiler no longer fires and needs to be reset every time we want heat or hot water which only lasts an hour. Had a plumber look at it on no less than FOUR occasions. If I want to wash my baby's bottles or any dishes I have to boil 3 kettles to fill the sink as I can't leave the baby to go into the attic and reset it every hour! You may as well spend... (read more)
★★★★★
“great no nonsense boiler, cheap and reliable”
Written on: 27/04/2012
Fitted this boiler along with a new central heating system, powerflushed and have not looked back. This system has been in over 9+ years and not a single problem over all this time. As a time served gas safe engineer I see bolier breakdowns everyday and generally speaking when there are problems it tends to be down to poor installation and poor maintenance which causes boilers to fail. As a consumer who knows nothing about boilers, they will blame the appliance and vow never to buy that... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Absolutely Hopeless. Very unreliable.”
Written on: 04/03/2012 by Slimtino81 (1 review written)
This boiler was installed in our house before we moved in and has been utterly useless from the moment we switched it on. There have been numerous attempts to fix it, with a new circuit board and air pressure switch. It was thoroughly cleaned (not that it was in particularly bad condition) None of this has worked and I get a recurring fault which switches the whole system off about 2 minutes after you reset it. You can't get more than a kitchen sink full of hot water out of it without the... (read more)
★★★★★
“Baxi 105E Great Boiler ”
Written on: 24/02/2012 by bonou2vox007
Dont know whats with all the 1 stars i had mine installed in 2005 and it is still going strong not even had a service yet only one problem was the central heating and hot water kept cutting out in 2008 but that was due to a faulty PCB which was a common fault with the earlier ones as an electrician it was just a case of removing the old one and replacing with the new one only £50 for part. Temperature sensors on hot water tends to corrode over time but as there is one for hot water pipe and... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“diverter valve ..now replaced 3 due to high pitch squeal”
Written on: 15/12/2011 by tommybutt
squeal squeal thats all this noisy boiler does...after sales team rubbish ..they got ur money all they want to do is send out expensive employees when theyve already admitted that the o rings in diverter r to large ffs...baxi u should be ashamed and i certainly wont recommend to any of my customers when i get gas safe. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Not a real problem.”
Written on: 12/10/2011
Installed my self,no problem. Has now been in use for 6+ years. Only spares over this period ,diaphram and because of water leak,control board.The board being a bit of a rip off though.Other than that quite Happy (read more)
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★★★★☆
“had my baxi 105e for 4 years and its been sound hot...”
Written on: 18/05/2011
had my baxi 105e for 4 years and its been sound hot water went off 4 days ago got new diaphragh today 7.07 with vat fitted in 10 mins hot back and i am a joiner (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“BAXI 105 ”
Written on: 21/03/2011
BAXI 105
the repair engineer has just left AGAIN I asked him what boiler should I get
"The one I am least called for, the Vailant "The baxi has given us so many cold days and no hot water awaiting the repair man I could scream with anger
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★☆☆☆☆
“Please do not buy this boiler. Had mine installed in...”
Written on: 30/01/2011
Please do not buy this boiler. Had mine installed in 2002, it started going wrong in 2003 and hasn't ceased causing me problems since then. Tomorrow, I will be having an engineer round for the 22nd time. Main problems are the pressure relief valve; collapsing pressure; myriad leaks (causing substantial damage to plasterwork, both internal and external) and the expansion vessel. I either got a Friday afternoon model or there is something inherently wrong with this brand of boiler. It has... (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 06/06/2011
Every word mirrors what I have gone through had my boiler installed in 2002 and nothing but problems ,just fit for srap.
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Guest's Comment
Written on: 21/04/2012
I had my 105e fitted around the same time and divertervalve leaks started before it was one year old. I have had 4 fitted, one printed circuit board. I did have two years of perfect use but I am currently in the cold, waiting for the heating engineer.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Had this Baxi 105E installed 5 years ago, and British...”
Written on: 03/01/2011
Had this Baxi 105E installed 5 years ago, and British Gas engineer has rarely been out of my house since...it has now broken down again, all over Xmas and New Year in the coldest winter since records began,avoid this boiler like the plague (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Absolutely horrendous !!!! They are totally unreliable...”
Written on: 23/12/2010
Absolutely horrendous !!!! They are totally unreliable (It has broken down 4 times in 18 months),the after sales service and customer care is none existent,and thats probably why my family and i are sat here wondering if we will have any heating over Xmas.
PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED CASH LIKE WE DID !!!!!!
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★★★★★
“I had this fitted with a completly new central heating...”
Written on: 16/12/2010
I had this fitted with a completly new central heating system over 7 years ago now. I have had this serviced every year and have only ever had problems with it in the first couple of years of it's life, (when i was covered by British gas boiler care). I love the idea of the water pre-heat function, which can easily be turned off when it is not required. I recently had a remote programmable thermostat linked to this system and my gas bill came down by £200 within a year. As with many other... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Short version: Avoid like the plague. ”
Written on: 27/11/2010
Short version: Avoid like the plague.
Longer version:
It seemed like a good idea at the time. I originally had two boilers, one for the hot water and one for the central heating. The pilot light on the hot water boiler kept going out, and the central heating boiler had been fitted by a complete cowboy in the mid 80s and was clearly on its last legs. The pump was going and there was evidence of a pipe leaking from corrosion. I was prepared to stump up the cash if it meant I could sort all...
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★☆☆☆☆
“Had the Baxi 105e fitted 2004. Registered the boiler...”
Written on: 01/11/2010 by Alan Maughan (1 review written)
Had the Baxi 105e fitted 2004. Registered the boiler & we were going to extend the guarantee after 1 year. Broke down completely after 1 year. Did not get a reminder as you normally do to extend the policy so we had to pay to get the repair completed as when we contacted them, they said they did not recieve the registration. now onto the 5th leak from the same location. This last repair lasted 7 days. I did ask if there was a fix as he said it is common on this model but he said no, just... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“The Baxi Combi 105e boiler is absolutely appalling. ...”
Written on: 04/10/2010
The Baxi Combi 105e boiler is absolutely appalling. Like some of your other reviewers I inherited this boiler with the house three years ago. We've had numerous problems over that time (at least once a month we have no hot water/central heating). If we go away for a few days in winter we have to leave the heating on continuously otherwise we are at risk of this thing not coming on via the timer due to it short circuiting. There is a continual loss of pressure, we've had two diaphragm... (read more)
★★★★★
“Bought and fitted my 105 a number of years ago, never...”
Written on: 07/09/2010
Bought and fitted my 105 a number of years ago, never had a bit of trouble with it. Just been serviced and the flue gases came out with a top rating, only had a little leak on automatic bleed on top of pump. The 105 is used all year round with no problems at all.
It were flat out last winter and was ace, well done Baxi. I would recommend to anyone, sorry to hear that other people have had problems but mine very good. thanks
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★★★★★
“Had this boiler fitted in December 2002 and has never...”
Written on: 09/07/2010
Had this boiler fitted in December 2002 and has never been serviced or broke down till now. Tried replacing the diaphragm as suggested but turns out the PCB needs replacing. Going to cost about £160 supplied & fitted.
Overall - very happy with this boiler.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Had the baxi boiler 105 and complete heating system...”
Written on: 22/06/2010
Had the baxi boiler 105 and complete heating system installed in 2004,costing £4000, problems started a year later and the company had gone bust! i finally found a reliable local plumber who replace the split diaphram as i had no pressure, i had to have it replaced in a separate drum as its hours to fit and the boiler would need to be re-installed. I then had a filter cartridge attached ( 1 new every year) because of hard water. the heat exchange furred up, that needed changing 2 years ago,... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Dont be a fool and buy this product. I had this...”
Written on: 10/06/2010
Dont be a fool and buy this product. I had this boiler and had to replace parts which cost me alot of money. Its a terrible boiler that always breaks down, diaphragm always splits and needs replacing, components are cheap rubbish. I should of bought a good make boiler instead of wasting my money, time and patience on this boiler. The service from Baxi is rubbish and my boiler is on its last legs after 5 years of replacing parts. im researching into Worchester in order not to make the same... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Commissioned this boiler about 18 months ago. Had to...”
Written on: 12/03/2010
Commissioned this boiler about 18 months ago. Had to replace PC board within 4 weeks - have just found out that I have to replace the board once again. Terrible customer service, not at all helpful or sympathetic, avoid this boiler and this company at all costs!! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“This boiler replaced a Stellrad boiler dating from...”
Written on: 24/02/2010
This boiler replaced a Stellrad boiler dating from 1978 that never broke down. We decided to purchase due to the cost savings associated with new energy efficent boilers. It comes with a 5 year warranty, which is happen as well as now 6 months into ownership, the boiler displays error E133 - gas supply problem, after checking with my gas supplier, there is no such problem. Therefore I have called the Baxi heat team for warranty repair, I would not expect a £1000 boiler to break down in 6... (read more)
★★★★★
“Had this boiler since Oct 2001, never given us an...”
Written on: 09/02/2010
Had this boiler since Oct 2001, never given us an problems at all. If I were having a new boiler I would probably want one a little more powerful but other than that its been great... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Potterton FSB 30 (Floor standing). 1st failure after 3...”
Written on: 08/02/2010
Potterton FSB 30 (Floor standing). 1st failure after 3 months - new electronics module and condesate trap/pump. 2nd Failure at 8 months - heat exchange cracked and flooded kitchen - replaced it + fan, burner, electrodes. 3rd failure at 18 months -flow control valve faulty - so cracked heatexchange replace + fan + burner. 1 week later loud bangs + whining noise. Replaced - gas valve and Burner. No loud bangs now - but continueous loud whining. Will callout again. Verdict so far - this... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Baxi 105e came with the house. I have had atleast 25...”
Written on: 04/02/2010
Baxi 105e came with the house. I have had atleast 25 visits from british gas in the last 3 years. One problem is sorted then within a month (if lucky) another problem. No pressure, diaphram split, new circuit board x 2, leaks causing fuse to blow on several occasions and more. Don't ever think of buying this unless you need to make friends as you will be getting a lot of engineers visiting.Only gave it 1 star because i had to. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Awful boiler, the most unreliable one I have ever had....”
Written on: 28/01/2010
Awful boiler, the most unreliable one I have ever had. It was installed in 2002 before we bought this house. We came here in 2004 and the boiler has broken down every year and twice in the last month - various valves and other parts have been replaced. Its days are numbered! (read more)
★★★☆☆
“We fitted our 105he after we had a new extension...”
Written on: 17/01/2010
We fitted our 105he after we had a new extension built. We felt it was time to replaced our old baxi back boiler that only went wrong once in 15 years.
The boiler was fitted 5 years ago and the only problem we have had to date is a split diaphram for the hot water. That cost £70 to replace including labour.
All in all, very satisfied with the boiler and also the service from the baxi heateam.
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★☆☆☆☆
“A terrible purchase! When it does work it is fine, but...”
Written on: 05/01/2010
A terrible purchase! When it does work it is fine, but ... In the first year a localised thunderstorm apparently took out several Baxi boiler motherboards in our area - a known problem, according to our engineer. Subsequent to the (pathetic) one-year guarantee period, the boiler has intermittently stopped working. Three visits from the Baxi Heat Team and replacement of most of the insides eventually fixed the boiler for a month, before it failed again. Rather than simply accepting the... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Had a Baxi 105E for 8 years, it has had a new fan, new...”
Written on: 26/12/2009 by gcoochy (4 reviews written)
Had a Baxi 105E for 8 years, it has had a new fan, new PCB, two new central heating sensors and is fairly reliable (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“had a baxi 105e for 6 years, biggest load of rubbish i...”
Written on: 30/11/2009
had a baxi 105e for 6 years, biggest load of rubbish i have ever purchased.
(DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE)
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★★☆☆☆
“2 failed expansion vessels in 4 years! ”
Written on: 30/10/2009
2 failed expansion vessels in 4 years!
Each time the boiler needs to be removed from the wall, therefore 4 hours work for 2 men.
Also a very noisy operation.
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★★★☆☆
“I've had one for 5 years, Generally it's good, all i...”
Written on: 13/10/2009
I've had one for 5 years, Generally it's good, all i have done is replace a couple of temp sensors, now ready for a diaphram kit, you can usually tell when there ready for replacing when they leak around the microswitch pins and stick causing a lot of the problems with the Hot water. Easy to fit, I fitted the back plate and the water pipes, then gas fitter fitted the gas pipe, saved a fortune on installation. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“This Baxi Combi 105e never works reliably , always...”
Written on: 26/09/2009
This Baxi Combi 105e never works reliably , always requires expensive repairs, everytime it is used the shower provides periods of cold water - unasked. Speaking from 50 or more years of experience - this is the worst system we have ever had.
Good for plumbers!
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★★★☆☆
“fitted 70 to 80 baxi 105e and only been back to 4 of...”
Written on: 04/08/2009
fitted 70 to 80 baxi 105e and only been back to 4 of them. i do think it comes down to the instalation. there are many factors that effect the performance of a boiler although there are rogue boilers out there.The instalation is easy and sevicing straight forward.The cost of the parts compared to some boilers isnt bad (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Hi all, i`ve had my Baxi Combi 105e for just over 2yrs...”
Written on: 18/04/2009 by wrxturbo2000 (1 review written)
Hi all, i`ve had my Baxi Combi 105e for just over 2yrs its being spot on no probs until this morning we got up 2 no heating so i checked the boiler it had died on me. I checked the fuses on the combi and main box they are fine. (read more)
☆☆☆☆☆
“Had 105e Baxi Combi just over 6 years and have spent...”
Written on: 12/04/2009
Had 105e Baxi Combi just over 6 years and have spent over £750 in repairs. (read more)
★★★★☆
“No matter which boiler anyone selects, some would have...”
Written on: 30/03/2009 by stuatron
No matter which boiler anyone selects, some would have a bad experience with a boiler.
As a service engineer I find the Baxi Combi 105's easy to work on and the parts cheaper than most other boilers.
Granted diaphragms will require replacing periodically and the odd pcb's are required, but other than that are generally trouble free.
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★★★★★
“Just because the man fitted the boiler, it doesnt mean...”
Written on: 09/02/2009
Just because the man fitted the boiler, it doesnt mean he understands it. (read more)
★★★★★
“The Baxi Combi 105e is easy to service and has been...”
Written on: 07/02/2009 by starrowen
The Baxi Combi 105e is easy to service and has been very reliable.
Now heading for its 4th year of use it has been trouble free.
My service engineer takes half a day to service my boiler and it shows. Most engineers have completed the annual inspection in an hour.
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Mark Daniel's Response to 438866_starrowen's Review
Written on: 10/01/2010
what is wrong with your service engineer taking half a day to service it?they only an hour to service properly,either you are being totally ripped off or your engineer is a total retard
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★★★★☆
“Had the Baxi Combi 105e boiler 5 years never had a...”
Written on: 03/02/2009
Had the Baxi Combi 105e boiler 5 years never had a problem with it. even using it din conjunction with solar system taking pre heated water upto 45 degrees, must be one of the lucky ones. (read more)
★★★★☆
“The Baxi Combi 105e boiler is easy to operate and has...”
Written on: 30/01/2009 by kerij
The Baxi Combi 105e boiler is easy to operate and has good flow rates. It is a good value, low maintenance boiler. I have installed several prior to the 2006 cut off and have only had one breakdown. (read more)
☆☆☆☆☆
“The Baxi Combi 105e boiler was recomended as a realy...”
Written on: 18/01/2009 by makeabuckrob
The Baxi Combi 105e boiler was recomended as a realy good boiler by the supplier. In the six years we have had it it has caused us no end of trouble and repairs, thank god we had a maintainence contract with the installer. Now we have been told that the expansion vessels or tank will not be covered in the boiler maintanance and we will have to pay extra if we need another one of these fitted. I am sick of the site of it and has put me off buying anything else to do with baxi. Now we are... (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“My Baxi Combi 105e was great for 1st year, then second...”
Written on: 15/01/2009
My Baxi Combi 105e was great for 1st year, then second year the diaphram went faulty meaning no hot water, o.k. I accept things need replacing sometmes. This cost us £170.
Now the water pressure is constantly too high, going up to 3. We called our plumber out ( who fit it, and recommended it !! ) he said it needed an expansion vessell so we have just had that replaced at a cost of £180.
2 days later the pressure was up again. Problem not fixed.
The plumber has been back 4 times as the...
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52Alan's Comment
Written on: 05/02/2009
£170 to change dhw diaphram is too much, expansion vessel can be checked for failure or loss of air pressure before changing, that was perhaps not faulty as he is now looking at the plate heat exchanger.<br/>Has the plumber checked the filling loop is not passing ?<br/>I think you should get another opinion , I have been in the gas industry for forty one years and it sounds like some guess work here.
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439005_Tigger78's Comment
Written on: 08/02/2009
I agree with this review because... i have had exactly the same problems with this poxy machine - waiting for plumber to get back to me.
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449323_Gaseng's Comment
Written on: 22/03/2009
as qualified engineer, i would say you need a new domestic hotwater plate to plate heat exchanger, as it must have a hole insde which it is letting mains water into your heating system, explains why system pressure is at 3 bars...hope it helps
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Thewall83's Comment
Written on: 19/09/2009
Do you have a water meter fitted as the non return valve on them can cause excess back pressure when the tap in turned off causing the plate heat ex to pin hole, this would require a mini expansion vessel on cold main. 170 for a diaphragm? hope he wore a mask and rode in on a horse cos thats robbery! considering the part is only £13 rarely does an expansion vessel need changing so loss of air seems more likely. i doubt you would be so annoyed if the Plumber had been honest, had a clue and charged a fair price!
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Mark Daniel's Comment
Written on: 10/01/2010
£170!!!!!! for a diaprham, i charge £20 for the part and £25 fitting it takes me 30 minutes your plumber if you can ccall him that is a numpty you are being ripped off bigstyle and by the sound of it he does not know whats wrong with the high presure.has he checked the basics?filling loop £10 it could be the plate heat exchanger but unlikely£40-60 to buy blow this plumber out hes an idiot
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☆☆☆☆☆
“Having read the reviews by other owners of the Baxi...”
Written on: 05/01/2009 by ivanqu (1 review written)
Having read the reviews by other owners of the Baxi 105E I realise that I am experiencing identical problems with my 3 year old boiler.
Constant flame failure is my main problem and is causing British Gas engineers a problem to identify the cause.
I think review a Worcester and make a wiser choice.
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“I'm glad I've read other comments here as I thought I...”
Written on: 23/12/2008 by eddiebaby
I'm glad I've read other comments here as I thought I must be the only unlucky one!. Had the boiler about 3 years - gas consumption increased by 25% compared to old cylinder system. The last 12 months has been a nightmare. CH works intermittently for about 2-4 months and then falls over again- had different engineers out 5 times and each seem to be scratching their heads. Costing me a small fortune.
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★☆☆☆☆
“I seriously advice you DONT BUY a Baxi Combi 105e....”
Written on: 17/12/2008 by matthewhanna (1 review written)
I seriously advice you DONT BUY a Baxi Combi 105e. Baxi customer support is poor and Baxi parts overpriced i think! To me the reason my plumber recommended this Boiler is because it is designed for EASY FITTING! It has a neat back plate design and basically the plumber plumbs in the back plate and just slots on the housing/gubbins. SIMPLE for him/ her but YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT 24/7/ !!! Recommendation: DONT BUY IT ... BUY GERMAN OR ITALIAN INSTEAD! (read more)
★★★★★
“Had baxi 105e for 6 years have it serviced every year...”
Written on: 17/11/2008 by Kevin paul roberts
Had baxi 105e for 6 years have it serviced every year only had the heat sensor replaced wouldn't hesitate to buy another. (read more)
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Gasman69's Response to Suzykat's Review
Written on: 17/05/2012
best boiler on the planet, where are you in the world?