Burnham Boiler Fails

INTDESIGN

Burnham V88 leaked; found at only 2/1/2 years old. Burnham provided a replacement boiler IAW warranty but allowed only $800. toward labor, costing me an additional $1664. We later discovered Burnham had other leakage problems. We will never buy or recommend Burnham.

mdshunk

I guess anyone can have a bum one, and every boiler known to man has had units that have leaked at one point or another. 'Round my parts, Burnham boilers are featured in probably 90% of the homes heated with steam or hot water. The V88 has been part of their line for probably more years than I've been alive. That's a lot of boilers.

To put what you've said another way, you might say "My Chevy blew a head gasket. I've heard of other Chevy's that blew a head gasket too. I'd never buy a Chevy". Seriously, to people who do heating work, that's pretty much exactly what you're saying.

Cummings

We have 20 cast iron Burnham boilers. The majority leaked several times in the first ten years of service. It has cost us more to repair and now replace the boilers than other boiler we have installed in our buildings.