Ideal Isar HE30 Reviews

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Average Ratings for Ideal Isar HE30

  • Ease of Use2.8 stars
  • Durability1.4 stars
  • Style2.6 stars
  • Service & Support1.6 stars
  • Value for Money1.4 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings1.4 stars
  • Overall Rating1.4 stars

49 Reviews For Ideal Isar HE30

  • Guest 9th Dec 2009

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    We got this fitted under the warmfront scheme. What a total load of rubbish. The water will not heat up unless the heating is on. This problem has been fixed five times now but it keeps going wrong. I am looking to replace this boiler as soon as possible. There is no way I'd recommend this boiler to anybody! And it's noisy too.

  • Guest 28th Nov 2009

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    Absolutely Terrible! I have a council house and when i got told i was getting double glazing and a new heating system installed i was delighted. So the days come around very happy with the windows and doors. Then it comes to the big pile of metal they stuck in my kitchen and called a boiler!

    In 3 years I have had the council out to fix it. Several other times I have called them out "there is nothing wrong with it" Hmm why would I want it checked over if nothing was wrong?!?

    Anyway the problems ...

  • Guest 7th Nov 2009

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    Isar HE 30 combi boiler.

    Housing asociation new build property, so this will be third winter from brand new. Boiler looks smart and is an A category so economical, and my housing association do come out when called, they just refuse to keep the spare parts, and have to order them by post, so its days or longer if holiday times, Im left cold and no hot water.

    First winter water kept going cold and hot intermittently and rad temp dial on the wall didnt want to work unless I clicked back to zero ...

  • Guest 2nd Oct 2009

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    It's rubbish. Do not buy. Do not let friends or family buy.

  • supajohnny Rank: Corporal 12th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Excellent comissioning and inspection, complete from start to finish in 4 days. This includes ironing out initial problems.

    Commisioning engineers, prompt, dilligent and pleasant. One initial leak from a small radiator, quickly fixed.
    I don't like the re-pressurizing protocol, valve is awkward to get to and requires a screwdriver. This makes controling the flow of water back into the system difficult.
    This problem should not re-occur for sometime now system is primed and leak is fixed. I won't ...

  • supajohnny Rank: Corporal 12th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Excellent comissioning engineers, got on with the job. They found it a little difficult explaining the pressure recharging features to my wife who is a technical 'don't do!'. (owon't do, more like). Initially, a leaking radiator pipe. This is of course NOT the fault of the boiler manufacturer, but the comissioning engineers. Hence 9/10 not lower.

    The Ideal ISar HE30 is a good boiler, relatively cheap with modern safety and economy features.
    Reliability: Too soon to tell.

  • supajohnny Rank: Corporal 10th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Just had it fitted under a grant scheme. Not yet switched on.
    I've given it 10 by default, but this will be a dynamic review so watch this space.

  • GALANMAC Rank: Corporal 1st Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    My first review on Ideal Isar HE30 instalation - March 08 - I gave a rateing of 9
    I can now confirm that I continue to award a 9.
    It would have been a 10 except for the first 3 months I had a problem that in the winter months. Nov -Jan 08/09, with outside temps at freezing, when the system went off at 10pm. The water left in the draining pipe would freeze and when the system started up at 6am it could not drain. The engineer in January and after a few visits increased the angle of the drain pipe ...

  • mike walker Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 31st May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Having read the adverse comments I took proffesional advice from a qualified independant corgi engineer. When first launched the Ideal Isar HE30 boiler had reliability problems due mainly to using off the shelf parts. Parts of the boiler where redesigned using custom designed parts and a new PCB. Over the last 2 years the reliability problems have been sorted. However it must be correctly installed the system flushed out and the correct chemicals used. Also scale and filters fitted.

  • petetrg 8th May 2009

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    had a isar 30 fitted 30th april 2009, under the grant scheme, faulty from day one, rads keep warming up on there own, only luke warm, two call outs later still the same, now trying to get them to take it out, and fit another make, i was told i had no choice in make of boiler at first, now its fitted, they said i could have had another make??. anybody haveing this grant dont go for this make of boiler insist on one that works. now going to seek legal advice after seeing all the reviews, dont want ...

  • cerisehippo 8th May 2009

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    I do not recommend a Ideal ISAR. I bought an Ideal ISAR around 2002 because the Energy Saving Trust were offering plumbers the boiler at cost which represented a saving of @ £200 over the list price and there was a 2 year warranty. I wanted a condensing boiler from a energy saving, eco point of view though condensing boilers were quite a new thing at the time and most plumbers would not quote me on an installation. It needed 2 new PCBs within the warranty period and a user control. After ...

  • Breakdown Rank: Sergeant 5th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    The problem with sites like this, is that people only ever leave bad reviews, because they want to moan about stuff, quite rightly so, but I'm an engineer, I work on all different kinds of boilers everyday, worcesters, vaillants etc, they've all got their own problems, just read the reviews on this site!! proves my point perfectly. I know for a fact, that my local parts center (plumb centre) holds more spares for worcesters than any other manufacturer, I know the manager well as I hold an accoun ...

  • Guest 2nd Apr 2009

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    The Ideal Isar HE30 is absolute rubbish, just had one fitted and switch it on and I got smoke out of electrics.

  • isobella12 18th Mar 2009

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    Had my Ideal isar HE30 bolier just over 2 yrs & it's bit the dust. Just had a vokera boiler fitted the hot water seems far hotter & so are the radiators. Plus if anything were to go wrong but hoping not, the parts are a lot less expensive than the Ideal isar. I would not reccommend ideal boilers.

  • Guest 17th Mar 2009

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    I brought an Ideal Isar combi boiler 4 years ago. It has had numerous faults and our family has been without hot water and heating for a least 3 weeks. I would not recommend this product and will be seriously considering replacing it.This has also been the experience of a fellow employee who had one installed a year before me. His experiences are far worse.It is our opinion this product is flawed and a total waste of anyones money.

  • Guest 13th Mar 2009

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    I have had an Ideal Isar HE30 for 4 years & have been without heat and hot water for 4 weeks of every year.
    components faulty on a bi-monthly basis,
    water leaks regularly,
    cannot get insurance for this product,
    poor water pressure
    small water leak can cause massive internal damage
    value for money??? I don't think so

  • Guest 24th Jan 2009

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    My old baxi back boiler was a Rolls Royce compared to this- 25 years and just the odd coupling but my Ideal Isar HE30 has needed a new pcb about every year,only had it in 2003 and it's had 3 - noisy as hell.

  • berny 18th Jan 2009

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    iv had my isar he30 boiler for 13 months in that time it has broken down 7 times had loads of trouble getting it fixed. its had 3 new pumps. im without hot water and heating again for another couple days with 3 kids under 5. wonder what they come up with this time. i would never recommend these to anyone. I find these boilers very unreliable

  • jo ripley 10th Jan 2009

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    When it was working. i.e. within 6 months of a new build the heating was excellent. Never had much pressure though.

    Has an enormous rumble when switching from heating to water and the whole apartment block has had the same problem. Also ours has been leaking for about a year!

    Absolutely shocking considering it is only 2 years old.

  • Lotay 21st Dec 2008

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    I have a IDEAL Boiler HE30. Fitted by the HES Group, from Scunthrope. i have only had this boiler for 6 weeks and it has never worked well with out some from of manaual intervention; i ether have to bleed all the radiators and then add some water to even out the pressure. the boiler is always running down - there no pressure. I have to say this is the worst boiler i have ever had to deal with. Whats more i got it under a Govt grant scheme for each the govt paid 3k !! surely some one in the Gov ...