Happier diner Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 24 minutes ago, Steady Eddie said: I’ve just had a new gas boiler installed and it came with a 7 year warranty. Some of the ones I looked at had a 12 year warranty if installed by a manufacturer approved fitter. I wouldn’t think they’d be warranting them for that long if you weren’t going to get 10 to 15 years out of one. Does the warranty insist on 12 months servicing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, finlo said: Blimey, where is Canada in your world! they used hermes for shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, mad_manx said: Don't electric combi boilers need a hot water tank so it can use the off peak rates and heat water and store it. If so may not be viable for smaller properties. the water tank is about the same size as a standard oil combi boiler and could be located where the old boiler was , queens apartments are a good example of electric heating and hot water, no gas or oil in the flat i have been in and too bloody hot most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddie Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Does the warranty insist on 12 months servicing? Of course it does by an approved service agent. But boilers in social housing (any rented property) have to be annually serviced and certified anyway so they would be maintained the same. There’s no way I would buy a gas boiler and not have it serviced annually anyway. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, Steady Eddie said: Of course it does by an approved service agent. But boilers in social housing (any rented property) have to be annually serviced and certified anyway so they would be maintained the same. There’s no way I would buy a gas boiler and not have it serviced annually anyway. That's interesting. Modern boilers have very few serviceable parts. People have different strategies. I had a vailant gas boiler and never touched it for 12 years. I have a Worcester oil boiler and haven't touched that for 8 years. They seem to be much more reliable these days. I think that the rules around rentals and social housing are a bit over the top. They are more safety checks than actual servicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Annual gas boiler service consists of this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Happier diner said: Does the warranty insist on 12 months servicing? Yes it does and to get the full warranty it has to be installed by the manufacturer approved installer ( who often cost more ) and you have to get it serviced every year by an authorised person.. Which is why the 10 year "warranty " has this already priced in.. Edited October 16, 2022 by mad_manx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Happier diner said: That's interesting. Modern boilers have very few serviceable parts. People have different strategies. I had a vailant gas boiler and never touched it for 12 years. I have a Worcester oil boiler and haven't touched that for 8 years. They seem to be much more reliable these days. I think that the rules around rentals and social housing are a bit over the top. They are more safety checks than actual servicing. I'm fairly certain that the warranty docs for boilers (definitely for the vaillant) insist on a annual servicing if you want their warranty. PS: I've just checked and it does.. Edited October 16, 2022 by mad_manx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) The Rovers has a fair few customers who use the word "fucking" 2 or 3 times a sentence. I would not like to be trying to work in an office nearby with all that going on, especially if you are in a meeting or discussing matters with clients. Translated: The fucking Rovers has a fair few fucking customers who use the fucking word "fucking" 2 or 3 times a fucking sentence. I would not like to be fucking trying to work in a fucking office nearby with all that fucking going on, especially if you are in a fucking meeting or fucking discussing matters with fucking clients. I think that's about right, but you get the gist. Oh, and before I get the "working men speak like that" excuse, most, if not all working men our company deal with do not swear, especially needlessly to fill in gaps in their head. So aye, shuffle them inside the pub where they can needlessly swear to their hearts content. Edited October 16, 2022 by AOR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De nada Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Manx17 said: Haha you have never been in then. It’s full of office workers. No,no... it's full of 'fucking' office workers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 3 hours ago, mad_manx said: I'm fairly certain that the warranty docs for boilers (definitely for the vaillant) insist on a annual servicing if you want their warranty. PS: I've just checked and it does.. Yes. The point I was making was it's often cheaper to risk it. Sack the servicing as it costs more than repairing the boiler if it breaks............usually. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Yes. The point I was making was it's often cheaper to risk it. Sack the servicing as it costs more than repairing the boiler if it breaks............usually. Yes same as servicing your car. Why bother as you can save a few quid. I’d much prefer to put my family in danger by being a tight arse and not having a specialist check or test it’s main safety features every year. It’s much more fun risking it and see if the brakes fail and you kill your own kids. Or with a gas boiler seeing if you wake up in the morning and everyone hasn’t died of carbon monoxide poisoning as you were too mean to have the boiler serviced for 8 years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Happier diner said: Modern boilers have very few serviceable parts. People have different strategies. I had a vailant gas boiler and never touched it for 12 years. I have a Worcester oil boiler and haven't touched that for 8 years. my old boiler set up with water cylinder etc never really got serviced at all, just fixed if it broke down, it lasted from 1990 till 2017. my new worcester bosch condensing combi boiler has been serviced every year, because of their design/efficiency there is a baffle area that can soot/sulpher up rather quickly if the main jet mixture thingy gets out of sync, i would suggest you definitely get your boiler serviced ( i'm not a plumber looking for business ) Edited October 16, 2022 by WTF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, WTF said: my old boiler set up with water cylinder etc never really got serviced at all, just fixed if it broke down, it lasted from 1990 till 2017. my new worcester bosch condensing combi boiler has been serviced every year, because of their design/efficiency there is a baffle area that can soot/sulpher up rather quickly if the main jet mixture thingy gets out of sync, i would suggest you definitely get your boiler serviced ( i'm not a plumber looking for business ) We purchased a house in 2000 and sold it in 2019. Boiler was serviced once, because the advocates said we had to before we sold the house. Gas Combi. Vailent. No issues found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Wavey Davey said: Yes same as servicing your car. Why bother as you can save a few quid. I’d much prefer to put my family in danger by being a tight arse and not having a specialist check or test it’s main safety features every year. It’s much more fun risking it and see if the brakes fail and you kill your own kids. Or with a gas boiler seeing if you wake up in the morning and everyone hasn’t died of carbon monoxide poisoning as you were too mean to have the boiler serviced for 8 years! Possibly the worst comparison ever on manx forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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