Boiler Service

MaryJane1962

We've been in our new build for 8 years now and haven't ever had our boiler serviced - though it was repaired once about 4 years ago.

Our house is up for sale and I'm wondering if the lack of a service logbook would hinder any sale?

What other similar things should I be aware of?

Thanks

jackieb

I used to get mine serviced annually, but never had a logbook. As long as you got it serviced just now, I wouldn't think it would be a problem. It might put some people off if they ask and you admit that it's never been serviced. When I sold my house I left the last service ticket with the new owners so they knew when to get the next one.

G_M

Unlikely to stop anyone if they like the house.

Running_Horse

It probably helped to have that little service sticker every year when we came to sell, but if they want the house they will convince themselves it really doesn't matter.

cattie

I've always had my boilers service regularly & found that it has always been a positive factor with buyers.

It probably wouldn't put anybody off the house if they liked it enough with your boiler not being regularly serviced, but if it were me I'd get a service done on it now as it is something that a lot of buyers will be concerned about. Some will dread the thought of possibly having to fork out in the region of £2.5k-£3k for a new boiler so it will be peace of mind for them to know it's been tested as in full working order.

mjmal51

Don't think lack of service would bother me. My boiler is 6 years old and just had its first repair, just a pressure switch replaced. Speaking to the engineer he said he would never service his own boiler, stripping down and reassembling on a regular basis leads to most of the problems he is called out to fix. This just reaffirmed my thoughts and the fact that most parts are not serviceable, just replaceable. Even the gas jet area was spotless on mine after 6 years.
However, some people do like to see that piece of paper or sticker!

suisidevw

Rough estimation on a boiler service please guys?

poppysarah

80 quid thereabouts... maybe... ring and ask for a few quotes. and then ask how they bill if work needs doing, set fees, per hour etc

lincroft1710

For around £100 it's worth having doing so a) you can say "boilers just been serviced" and b) stop any nervous/fusspot/whingers worrying that unserviced boiler will explode/give off CO fumes/need replacing.

PasturesNew

I signed up for the British Gas boiler service. It was £12/month and it starts with them coming out to service the boiler.

After that it's serviced annually (for 'free'). But for me, the best bit was knowing who to call when it did break and knowing there'd be no bill.... I wouldn't have to hunt around for a surly engineer that could come out (could take up to 2 weeks to find out and get one out when working full-time).

With BG I just phoned and they made an appointment... I also found a way to get somebody out straight away pretty much (won't share that here, it's genius insider stuff!).

But, well worth the money I felt.

picardygirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

I signed up for the British Gas boiler service. It was £12/month and it starts with them coming out to service the boiler.

After that it's serviced annually (for 'free'). But for me, the best bit was knowing who to call when it did break and knowing there'd be no bill.... I wouldn't have to hunt around for a surly engineer that could come out (could take up to 2 weeks to find out and get one out when working full-time).

With BG I just phoned and they made an appointment... I also found a way to get somebody out straight away pretty much (won't share that here, it's genius insider stuff!).

But, well worth the money I felt.

We also pay for a British Gas service contract, think ours is about £18 per month, but well worth it, we had our boiler serviced 2 days ago, we didnt even realise it was due, BG rang us to make an appointment convenient to us. We had a problem with the boiler during the winter, valve or something, they were out within hours, job done, sorted. Yes, it does cost £18 per month which to some is a lot, but for us, its total peace of mind that we will always have heating and hot water, and with 2 children thats very important to us.

Also, when we moved into our old house, in 1998, we called BG out to inspect the boiler so that we could have it on the BG contract, turns out it was kicking out carbon monoxide for the 2 weeks we had been living there, luckily it was september, so none of us suffered any bad side effects, but if we hadnt had it inspected it could have been doing it for months, or til it had gone wrong, or one of us had fallen ill - so i think that answers the OP original question, would it stop you buying a house if it wasnt serviced, it obviously didnt stop us, but after what happened we checked thoroughly on the next move, luckily they had only a new boiler installed 18 months before they sold to us.