Glow Worm 30 HXI

Had a 30 hxi for 11 years , only fault to date was a faulty thermistor so I changed them both , serviced every year and inhibitor added to system , if it ever goes wrong my next boiler will be a glow worm Ultracom 30 hxi

Our gloworm 30hxi has worked tirelessly for 9 years until it blew a gasket which is a recognised fault. We have never had it serviced at all which is perhaps remiss but shows how well built and installed it was. If we had it serviced I suspect this would have been replaced before it failed. It was quick to repair and is back on stream working away. I think these are good if properly installed and serviced

I had my old back boiler ripped out wich worked perfectly well and decided to save on gas bills i would have a brand new combi condencing boiler fitted.my gas safe engineer fitted a (GLO WORM BETTACOM 24C) which worked great for 14 months and the fan burnt out as the plumber put it,they now want £195 for a new one (fan) £270 fitted now the boiler only cost about £360 whats that all about.i could winge on here but will only say i could cry as like most working class people money is hard to come by and i am sick of being ripped off.what do you buy,who's advise do you take,who do you speak to when yoe have a problem,nobody seems interested unless you have a big bag of money to give them and although i work hard i simply dont!

This boiler design does not accommodate short power dips. It shows a fault condition and has to be re-light. However with a power failure of more than, say, 5 seconds it relights when the power is restored. This could be disastrous if one is away during cold weather and when a dip is likely.