Boiler/Central Heating Cover: Get better cover cheaper Discussion Area

juliusceasor

silverfoxuk wrote: »

The alternative to an annual check is at least to have a carbon monoxide detector in the house - B&Q, Homebase sell them £5 - £20 depending on the type of detector. Place the detector in your hall and/or bedroom and it could save your life, should anything go wrong with your gas appliance.

That is not the alternative. There is no alternative to having an annual service or minimum of a safety check. If your manufacturers intsrtuctions state the appliance must be serviced annually then the manufacturers instructions which are considered a legal document must be adhered to.

The use of a Carbon Monoxide alarm is a recommended additon to your safety not a means to obligate your responsibilities.
Further there is only one CORGI approved Carbon Monoxide Alam on the market currently.

Merrick

I've got a Cover heat Property Protection Plan with the extras for drains, electrics etc. for my rented property. Much cheaper than BG and I've been plaesed with the service.

You get the landlord's safety record and 24 hour call out. The tenant had to call them when there was a blocked drain and they got someone to come out there and then (think it took about an hour and a half) to fix it.

link: www.coverheat.com

ANDY597

For anybody with oil fired central heating, I have my boiler covered directly with my boiler manufacturer, bosch worcester for £12 a month

mike_the_bike_2

juliusceasor wrote: »

That is not the alternative. There is no alternative to having an annual service or minimum of a safety check. If your manufacturers intsrtuctions state the appliance must be serviced annually then the manufacturers instructions which are considered a legal document must be adhered to.

The use of a Carbon Monoxide alarm is a recommended additon to your safety not a means to obligate your responsibilities.
Further there is only one CORGI approved Carbon Monoxide Alam on the market currently.

very helpful for NOT telling us what the make and model is!

airtrack12000

Hi All

Just received my renewal for my british gas homecare 400 breakdown policy. It has gone up again, so I rang to cancel. I was put through to cancellations who obviously tried to talk me out of it, with various reasons why i should carry on.

In the end (after 9 mins) they offered a 10% discount on the whole price if i stayed. :T Now cheaper than last year

worth a try for anyone who wants it:beer:

Singh113

Hi Guys,

I wanted to ask about the initial inspections, i'm currently with Powergen for boiler and central heating care, i took the policy out about a week ago. My boiler broke down within a few days - "Guess I was lucky to take the policy out" I called them out and they asked about the initial inspection, i told them that no one had come. The guy was really friendly he said that they require an initial inspection,however cover starts as soon as the form is filled in online. I am really confused... if cover starts as soon as the form is filled in, what happens if the boiler breaks down prior to the inspection being carried out. I phone powergen today and they said the parts are going to take 7-10 days to arrive and the cost is £400, i told her I had the the cover.. she said yeah.. then she asked about the initial inspection.

In the terms and conditions it says that the cover starts as soon as the form is filled in and submitted. it does say stuff about the initial inspection being carried out within 28 days but nothing about this coinciding with the cover initiation. I am without hot water and heating, also our showers work of the boiler so no showering facility, I have to wait 7 to 10 days for parts to arrive and I do not know if this is covered. What do I do?? Has anyone faced a similar situation

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

hollydays

As far as powergen are concerned,how would they know that your boiler had not been broken prior to you signing up for cover? If you took the policy out,why did you miss out filling in the formonline?

deanos

Is this the cheapest cover at £59 a year ? if you haggle in the Swinton shop they will knock off 25% like they did with me, ive already had 2 parts replaced on the boiler, and it covers electric and drains etc.

http://home.swinton.co.uk/home_emergency/


Benefits

• 24 hour emergency assistance
• 24 hour non emergency advice and assistance
• Access to hundreds of approved tradesmen in your area
• Up to £750 in call out charges parts and labour
• Up to £100 in accommodation charges
• Guaranteed repairs

koru

deanos wrote: »

Is this the cheapest cover at £59 a year ? if you haggle in the Swinton shop they will knock off 25% like they did with me, ive already had 2 parts replaced on the boiler, and it covers electric and drains etc.

http://home.swinton.co.uk/home_emergency/

Looks similar cover to the add-on home emergency cover you take out with egg home insurance. This cost me £31.50, which is almost half that price, but for standalone cover it may well be a good price.

pkempc

Until 3rd November 2007 Quidco are offering £ 80 cashback from British Gas for their Homecall plans which start at £9 (or £13) per month for the basic boiler only cover right up to £17 (or £26) per month for boiler+central heating system+plumbing+electrics.

http://www.quidco.com/blog/?p=121
http://www.quidco.com/british-gas

Before I sign up to anything from any of the cashback websites I always clear out 'cookies' first to prevent tracking problems.

Personally I'm very happy with the service I get from a local company - Gastech - 01793 848800 [EMAIL="gastechwilts@btconnect.com"]gastechwilts@btconnect.com[/EMAIL] for £11.27 per month for their Blue Diamond contract which includes the annual service.

PS - I dont work for any of the above companies.