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[Closed] Boiler servicing - worth it?

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Hi,

The boiler in the new house is a Heat Line condenser, approximately 5 years old. Is it worth getting this or any boiler serviced at regular intervals? If so, what sort of costs would I be looking at?

Ta.


 
Posted : 15/10/2012 12:23 pm
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Personally I don't bother, but more modern boilers might be more fussy and need better upkeep.


 
Posted : 15/10/2012 12:41 pm
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Might get slatered by some for this, but I would put a 5+ year old boiler on an insurance scheme, then you get a 'free' annual service.

Whenever I have had such an arrangement in place I have never been out of pocket.


 
Posted : 15/10/2012 12:42 pm
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you get a 'free' annual service.

I know someone whose free annual service cost him £500 - as a rule in life avoid all but compulsory insurance


 
Posted : 15/10/2012 1:03 pm
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Might get slatered by some for this, but I would put a 5+ year old boiler on an insurance scheme, then you get a 'free' annual service.

Whenever I have had such an arrangement in place I have never been out of pocket.

Echo this advice strongly - We had our 15 old Vokera virtually rebuilt under BG's Homecare thingy. Not sure they liked customers like me tbh. 8)


 
Posted : 15/10/2012 1:06 pm
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Don't just get it serviced - get it insured. We have a 6/7 year old Heatline and after we first moved in we had loads of problems with it. Do you live in a hard or soft water area?

We have insurance with Scottish & Southern and they are great - they service it annually and having insurance has worked out well for us.


 
Posted : 15/10/2012 1:07 pm