Boiler Service

[monmouth]

Yeah, same here. They are keen for you to replace for some reason that I can't imagine and they always seem to coincidentally have a special deal on at the time that is only for that month. Hearts of gold.

The older a boiler gets the harder it is to source parts, even the simplest of parts sometimes as well. Not that l’d advocate changing a boiler for the sake of it etc, but sometimes it’s the only option.

Not to mention the bonuses their engineers are on to sell new ones.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Couldn’t comment on that to be honest,

Although I’d have thought that any complaints about miss selling from customers wouldn’t go down well with any boiler maintenance provider, especially the main providers.

 

[Swanjaxs]

I've serviced a lot of boilers over the years, always found the old ones to be the best, less hassle in the long run...

 

[Niigata Jack]

I've serviced a lot of boilers over the years, always found the old ones to be the best, less hassle in the long run...

Was you always changing parts though or just filling them up with White lightening

 

[Swanjaxs]

I've serviced a lot of boilers over the years, always found the old ones to be the best, less hassle in the long run...

Was you always changing parts though or just filling them up with White lightening

It was just a quick service, an in and out job, always found Special Vat worked better than White Lightning :lol:

 

[Controversial_one]

The dilemna you have is, if a major fault occurs, you may not be able to get the parts

 

[Fbreath]

The older a boiler gets the harder it is to source parts, even the simplest of parts sometimes as well. Not that l’d advocate changing a boiler for the sake of it etc, but sometimes it’s the only option.

Not to mention the bonuses their engineers are on to sell new ones.

There's an hilarious advert on TV/Radio at the moment. Lady British gas engineer waffling on about something and then she says "customers ask me should I get boiler cover insurance and I tell them yes"

What a surprise

 

[BLAZE]

Booked a service with a local company. Thanks all

 

[legoman]

I've had an old style Potterton Profile for over 25 years. It was moved from my hall cupboard into a kitchen cupboard when I had a new extension in 2003. My plumber did it and charged me a pretty penny for doing it but he justified the cost by saying that half the time boilers don't like being moved. He ended up replacing a lot of parts on mine to the extent he lost out.
However, he told me and some BG engineers have also said, that I should not consider changing to a combi style even though it would mean I gain room by ditching the hot water tank. All said my boiler is like a tank and apart from when it was moved it has never gone wrong. Engineers have said combis are nowhere near as reliable as mine is. I know it's obsolete now but I'll keep it till it drops. I also know that there are no parts available for it anymore. I get it serviced by BG every year

 

[Niigata Jack]

I've had an old style Potterton Profile for over 25 years. It was moved from my hall cupboard into a kitchen cupboard when I had a new extension in 2003. My plumber did it and charged me a pretty penny for doing it but he justified the cost by saying that half the time boilers don't like being moved. He ended up replacing a lot of parts on mine to the extent he lost out.
However, he told me and some BG engineers have also said, that I should not consider changing to a combi style even though it would mean I gain room by ditching the hot water tank. All said my boiler is like a tank and apart from when it was moved it has never gone wrong. Engineers have said combis are nowhere near as reliable as mine is. I know it's obsolete now but I'll keep it till it drops. I also know that there are no parts available for it anymore. I get it serviced by BG every year

Great boilers that have stood the test of time in fairness, easy enough to work on as well, sourcing parts is virtually impossible though unless you want to trust secondhand parts or Parts from China that are on EBay

 

[Costello]

It largely depends on the competence of the person servicing your boiler. British Gas for example - complete waste of time. An independent service engineer 'repaired' a Worcester boiler of ours - and there was a problem with it a few months later. The 'engineer' came back and suggested we replace the boiler. Instead, I rang Worcester Bosch who sent an engineer around and fixed the problem and gave the boiler a thorough service. I paid a bit for this - but this was four years ago.