The guidebook to a effective gas boiler service
The guidebook to a effective gas boiler service
So your gas boiler has packed in and disreputable gas engineers are lining up to take your money out of your hands. And what are they getting paid for? People with faulty gas boilers are easy targets for untrustworthy plumbers trying to cash in on your lack of knowledge. It’s the heart and hearth of your home, but you probably know nothing about what makes that gas boiler tick. To avoid being dodged by a fraud, it is essential to know the ABC of gas boiler servicing, and this guide has everything that you need to know about how your plumber tackles boiler repair and maintenance. This guide might not qualify you for a CORGI license, but it will familiariae you with the basics and the jargon so that you can ask the right questions and ensure you get the best service.
As the heating engineer starts working on your boiler, use the checklist in the guide to find out whether he working properly or not.
- Has an analysis of the gas boiler flue been undertaken?.
- Has heshe looked at the pipework? Ventilation must also be examined.
- Has he replaced all the faulty parts with new purchased parts?.
- All central heating boiler components and required functionality must be tested.
- Disassembly and cleaning of all key components.
At the very least, your central heating boiler engineer should fulfill these requirements before you can be satisfied that they are doing their job properly. You should make sure that the company have a CORGI certificate prior to contacting them about your heating boiler. If they have an advert in the Yellow Pages, the CORGI logo will be displayed there – larger adverts generally indicate the depth of the company’s capital, experience and reputation. The engineers or cowboys as we call them can not get too far with their below average work and do not spend large sums of money on advertising. But a new generation of cons will move in to take the place of the old ones, so our checklist will assist you to identify such dangers when you bring in an engineer to work on your gas boiler. In this site you will not only find more advice to help you with heating boiler maintenance, but also up to date promotions on heating goods endorsed by professionals in the trade.