Consumer Reviews of WEIL-MCLAIN Boiler
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Number of Reviews: 23
Average Rating: 3 out of 5
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Date created: 2010-01-31
Name: Just a Tech
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I am a certified technician for every boiler, furnace, air conditioner and water heater manufacturer sold in this country and a few European models. As for Weil-McLain, this boiler is a "Cadillac" of boilers. A yearly tune-up and proper planned maintenance is the key to longevity and smooth operation. Also, having this service performed by "certified technicians from a reputable company". It is a costly endeavor. Around $400.00 a year depending on location. All of the problems I've read here aside from cracking castings.. (typically due to improper installation.. even if it doesn't happen for years) are poor workmanship or lack of proper maintenance or poor quality replacement parts. A thermocouple going bad repeatedly .. more often than every 3 years.. is a sign of a different problem. Improper venting or pilot settings or blocked flu-ways. Roll out switches going bad.. the same thing. They don't just go bad. Some reset .. some don't .. if it trips.. There is a problem in the
venting, or chimney. Yes, the newer solid state electronics are
persnikity at best. Not Weil-McLains doing. Honeywell controls are on
everything from every company. The one flaw I can truly find was when
Weil-McLain tried their own burner. The QB series. Poorly engineered and only on the market for a couple of years. A huge mistake. Now, you will only find Beckett, Carlin, or Riello. All wonderful burners. Well hahaha.. if properly installed and set up right. I guess the moral of the story is... you get what you pay for and if you look for the cheapest service company, or some guy you know that says he knows about that stuff, well .. you deserve what you get. lol. People are trained for a reason.
Date created: 2010-01-19
Name: Toni Blacklock
Years owned: 5
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Weil-Mclain customer service is horrific. I would not recommend. They
don't honor their warranty.
Date created: 2010-01-05
Name: Kevin
Years owned: 2
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Do not buy Weil-McLain Ultra Boilers! They do not work and Weil-McLain
will not stand behind them. We have had one for 2 years that has not run
correctly since it was put in. Weil-Mclain reps were out to look and
verified it was installed correctly but it still will not work properly.
WM's course of action is to blame the contractor who put it in even
though they have already verified that the install was correct.
Date created: 2009-12-11
Name: Jim
Years owned: 5
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We have a gas fired steam boiler, it replaced a similar weil mclain unit
that was 20 plus years old, before it started to fail. The newer unit
works well, but we have not noticed any reduction in gas consumption.
Date created: 2009-12-06
Name: R. May
Years owned: 50
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For many years, Weil-Mclain built, what have proven over time, one of
the best, if not the best cast iron natural draft boiler with standing
pilot light. I have owned many of their boilers over the years, with the
youngest one being 40 years and the oldest being, 60 years. However...
The Weil boiler in my current house is 40 years old, and for the year, I have been researching the kind of boiler I would like to purchase. I know that Weil has had different owners, and I heard that they no longer foundry their own castings. I look on the internet, and it is disturbing to see the kind of complaints people have about the company. It seems to me, that too many are related to them not standing behind their product. A warranty is not worth the paper that it is written on if the party making the warranty only looks at the bottom line. This is particularly true when you see a company change hands many times, and even the employees are unhappy. I suppose they can get castings from China, but it could mean years of problems.
I do believe in cast iron low efficiency boilers, however, as there is little to wrong with them. Don't you love hearing that in a world bent of efficiency. The problem is that, from what I can tell, the real efficiency difference between a high-tech and a cast iron is only 9-10 percent. Is it worth paying 2-3 times as much to install, and then spend a lot more for the maintenance on a high-tech. There are the castings, the high limit switch, a transformer, a relay, and a gas valve. Don't even bother with electronic ignition...it saves little.
If you want to contact me, give them a copy of this review, and tell them to give you my email address on file.
Date created: 2009-11-13
Name: Gary
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Do not buy Wiel Mcclain Boilers!! They are overpriced,expensive to
repair and do not honor waranties!!
Their factory reps are jerk offs and they will do everything to find a reson not to pay a claim let alone reimburse the contractor for his time.
Ct. Liscenced installer
Date created: 2009-10-09
Name: M Corrigan
Years owned: 1
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Went from oil to gas weil mclain ultra 155 on 08-13-08 and as of todays
date 10-09-09 after one year I finaly got the boiler repaired by the
field rep. He replaced the so called brain and circuit board. Boiler now
runs great.My heating installer had a lot of trouble getting a service
rep. to show up. Very bad customer relations.
Date created: 2009-03-12
Name: B. Barnes
Location: Wisconsin
Years owned: 4
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Ultra 105, gas control valve went out in winter. Building unoccupied,
lucky to have discovered it or could have been big trouble. very
dissatisfied with the way Weil McLain manages warranty - card was in
back of manual which was left with boiler by installer for future
maintenance. No card, no coverage despite positive proof the boiler is
less than 5 years in service. Was told that some parts aren't covered,
are considered "consumables". Absurd policy, will never buy another Weil
McLain product ever and will recommend against them.
Date created: 2009-03-06
Name: Vance fFritz
Location: Thornbury, PA
Years owned: 8
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Let's starteps. and rep mgr, in delaware county, PA. Scott Weegin is the
rep in my area ...very poor communications with customers, he was
supposed to call and stop by to look at my boiler at my house on march
28,2009 , he did not call or show up. His manager-Bill Price very
unprofessional, Iay in business long enough for
him to retire, because they do not stand behind their products or
warranties, I'm afraid that the reviews that you read about cracked
boilers is all true, so do not hesitate to send a letter to Better
Business Bureau and tell them the truth about your experience will your
boiler!! This is the second cracked boiler for me in 11 yrs and the
second time they gave me a boiler which was 2 yrs older than the
original boiler. I will never recommend a weil-mcclain boiler to anyone
Date created: 2009-01-02
Name: D. Sudermann
Location: Northfield, MN
Years owned: 24
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I did most of the installation myself in 1984, replacing an ancient
Bryant gas boiler. When I moved the boiler to a new location in 1998-
99, I took the flu collector assembly apart, since the silicon glue had
deteriorated and re-glued with high-temp silicon. I cleaned the whole
furnace and reinstalled. In 2000 the solenoid in the gas valve wore out
and I replaced it with a used gas valve. Yesterday, 1 January 2009 the
solenoid bit the dust again and it was replaced today with a White-
Rogers 36c84-912 valve. Over the years the furnace has worked very
well. No other parts, except a relief valve, were replaced. I have kept
the unit clean and the blower motor oiled at least twice a year. Oh, I
forgot to mention: our VHE(Series 2) heats the water in an Amtrol
Residential Hot Water Maker, and that has functioned well, too. It is
gratifying to be able to live with equipment that has worked so well
for so long.
