heating cover for boilers etc - offer end 06/01/06

chudies

will be taking this policy out when they open as i need it, but in case anyone here needs to renew....

Sign up for HeatCover before 6 January 2006 and not only will you get the first 3 months free, you'll also receive a free carbon monoxide detector worth £25.00.

http://www.powergen.co.uk/Pub/Dom/A/Ui/Residential/Insurance.aspx?WT.svl=1

Sign up for HeatCover before 6 January 2006 and not only will you get the first 3 months free, you'll also receive a free carbon monoxide detector worth £25.00.

Did you know that over 2 million heating systems broke down in 2003? That means that almost one home every 15 seconds experienced the inconvenience of calling out an engineer to fix or replace their faulty system.

With HeatCover* you can protect your home against most boiler breakdowns for £14.99 a month**.

Sign up to HeatCover and you'll get 12 months HeatCover for the price of 9. Offer only available for a limited period.

So if you lose your heating or hot water, one call to our 24-hour helpline and one of our pre-approved engineers will soon be over to carry out your repairs***.

There are no bills to pay or claim forms to fill out. For £14.99 per month, HeatCover protects the following against most breakdowns:†

Gas boiler, controls and components
Radiators, radiator valves and exposed pipework against leaks and corrosion
Room and cylinder thermostats
Scale damage to your boiler
Expansion tanks, water circulation pumps and motorised valves.
There is no charge for callouts, labour or parts††.

Click here to get a quote for HeatCover >>
HeatCover also includes:

an annual service and safety inspection that cleans vital parts, helps prevent carbon monoxide leaks and improves gas efficiency
pre-approved engineers so you don't have to scour the phonebook for a repairer you can trust
24-hour helpline – there's always help at the other end of the phone.

roswell

Are you sure you " Need this" ,

Firstly the last lines of the page
""† Does not include damage caused maliciously, accidentally or by lightning floods or other extreme weather.
†† Charges may apply for work performed outside of normal hours.
*** Visits will be made during normal working hours.""

Conclude if its freezing and your pipes burst due to ice they probably wont fix it, if its hit by lightnining or power surge they probably wont fix it, by all means get a quote and work out the yearly cost put that in a bank account for " Boiler" and you will probably save up enough in 2 or 3 years to buy a new boiler,,,, if yours goes wrong in that time call someone out and pay them with the money you saved not getting cover.

Yes they have a 24 hour helpline but engineers will only attend during office hours eg unlikely to be weekends

penrhyn

Powergen have the worst reputation for customer service in the land, you can regularly see them on Watchdog regarding billing issues.
What do they know about gas appliances, they supply electicity.
I'd check out the equivalent British Gas offering.

But as roswell says do you really need this, put the money in the bank and you buy a new efficient boiler in 2-3 years.

chudies

its for my rented property, and i had a problem over xmas
wish i had the cover then, if only so they didnt call me!
and could speak to a 24hour help centre

any tips on other companies?
other options are:
Norwich Union
npower
London Energy
Seeboard Energy
SWEB Energy

i heard similar things about powergen as suppliers but as emergency call too?

cheers