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Vaillant arotherm plus 8kW vs Worcester Bosch Compress 7000i AW 8kW

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Vaillant arotherm plus 8kWWorcester Bosch Compress 7000i AW 8kW
arotherm plus 8kW

Vaillant arotherm plus 8kW

~£14,500 installed (after £7,500 BUS grant: ~£7,000)

8.5
Excellent
Compress 7000i AW 8kW

Worcester Bosch Compress 7000i AW 8kW

~£13,800 installed (after £7,500 BUS grant: ~£6,300)

8.1
Great

Scores at a glance

Spec-by-spec

CriterionVaillant arotherm plus 8kWWorcester Bosch Compress 7000i AW 8kW
Overall8.5Best overall8.1
Efficiency (SCOP)(35%)9.28.0
Noise level(15%)9.07.5
Install simplicity(15%)7.59.0
Warranty(15%)9.09.0
Value(20%)7.57.5

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