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Originally Posted by SMHarman
How old is your boiler? My CH engineer said these annual BG inspections are a lot of a waste of time. Look through the porthole, check you have a good blue flame burning in there, no yellow. Check the exhaust is not blocked by a bush or birds nest, check it lights first time when a tap is turned on and only get them done every other year.
Put the £360 you save in the bank for when you need it, by the time you do you will have enough cash to pay to renew the system.
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SMHarmenââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s advise is good as dear old BG only do a safety check and are in and out within 15 minutes normally, as advised put the money in you minds bank or a high interest account, then if you have a breakdown contact a known GORGI engineer if not try to get a member of the Institute of Plumbing who is GORGI registered. DO NOT use yellow pages with those nice adds all areas covered as they usually charge the earth and most donââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t know what they are doing, apart from charging a lot of money!
If you have a modern boiler with a power flue the advice as given to SMHarmen is cool. These are the boilers that have a round flue and you can hear a fan running. They will be controlled by quite a few safety controls. Cost of service £55/65 Balanced flues (square box on the outside wall) and conventional flue boilers (connected to a chimney) should be serviced yearly for your own safety. Cost about £50/55 for a full service. Back boilers (fire on wall with boiler behind) £65/85 for a full service. The most important thing about conventional flue boilers is free air. This is the big air brick that says
Do not cover, but most people do. In rough terms for every volume of gas you burn you need two of air or it could kill you.
If you would like to know some more info or search for a CORGI registerd person in your area plus see some photos of people who did not get their boilers serviced
LINK if you have any questions and youââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢re a CF member just email me from the link on site or PM, if I can help with advise I will.
NB: Please note this is not for advertising my business its for information only on prices, service information, photos and the search facility.
Regarding me recommending a member of the Institute of plumbing, this would mean the person who turns up at your door will be qualified and you have some comeback if your not happy with what that person has advised or done. Please note not all members are CORGI registered.