Boiler has gone kaput!

LynV

It was originaly serviced every year but then that lapsed with a change of supplier. One of the men that looked at it said it looked as if it had been well looked after.
It is a combi boiler and I have no immersion heater.

jalexa

LynV wrote: »

It was originaly serviced every year but then that lapsed with a change of supplier. One of the men that looked at it said it looked as if it had been well looked after.
It is a combi boiler and I have no immersion heater.

Thank's for responding. I don't think you have been well served by the people who have looked at it. Even the second person "took the boiler apart and said it was wrong what the other man had said in part and rather than throw money at it probably better to get a new one as would cost too much to fix."

When you say "took it apart", do you mean "removed the front cover"? I assume he has left it in the state he found it? The "cost too much to fix" remark may or may not be true but the issue is what was the fault diagnosis. Any idea?

Have you investigated the Warm Front scheme as suggested? Can't say it's not spent up though:(.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Energyandwatersaving/Energygrants/DG_10018661

LynV

I had a man sent by the carers association. The workers they have to deal with vunerable people. He left to price up and I have not heard from him since. Second one a friends hubby who is trained properly. Took it apart had a good look. Said repairs would be too costly and a cheaper new model should be better, How many opinions should i get?

jalexa

LynV wrote: »

How many opinions should i get?

What I said was "but the issue is what was the fault diagnosis, Any ideas?"

Post the (detailed) diagnosis (from both) and somebody on the forum will comment.

Perhaps you could flesh-out *exactly* what you mean by "boiler has gone kaput". Any symptoms at all? Any recent warning signs? Any strange noises?

macman

Anyone who tells you that the 'distributor' has gone on a gas combi is not competent to advise on anything, so you can discount that advice.
You need a GSR RGI. Not CORGI (which is now obsolete as a registration system), and not just a 'plumber'.

LynV

We won't qualify for the warmfront scheme as we miss out all the time on things like this. Hubby is contributions based ESA and not income based. They only seem to want people in the income based bracket reading through the criteria.