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Buying house - boiler not serviced for 10 years. What wouldl you do?
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We had all the certificates for our boiler...They did not stop it breaking down between when we bought and moved in...a few months..It is nice to see the value of your house going up'' Why ?
Unless you are planning to sell up and not live anywhere, I can;t see the advantage.
If you are planning to upsize the new house will cost more.
If you are planning to downsize your new house will cost more than it should
If you are trying to buy your first house its almost impossible.0 -
me too. i lived in my last property for 12 years and in that time never had the boiler serviced, it was probably a 30 year old boiler as well. worked fine, why service it?
For a start, if the flue becomes blocked, you could one night go to bed and not wake up ever again (carbon monoxide poisoning). So it might be an idea to get it serviced occasionally.If I had a pound for every pound I'd lost, I'd be confused0 -
ChrisEvanson wrote: »For a start, if the flue becomes blocked, you could one night go to bed and not wake up ever again (carbon monoxide poisoning). So it might be an idea to get it serviced occasionally.
But the flue might become blocked the day after it's been serviced. What then?
Better to get a carbon monoxide alarm!This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !0 -
me too. i lived in my last property for 12 years and in that time never had the boiler serviced, it was probably a 30 year old boiler as well. worked fine, why service it?
Because whilst giving you the hot water and heating up your rads, it could be pouring out carbon monoxide.
I must admit, I am a bit OCD about this, I have my boiler serviced annually and have two CO alarms (one downstairs and one upstairs)and five smoke alarms.
If the OP bought my house they would not be asking their question
(Other questions,yes, but not that one,:rotfl:) (AKA HRH_MUngo)
Member #10 of £2 savers club
Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton0 -
For next time you buy... The boiler is one of the most expensive things in a house to replace (aside from the kitchen and bathroom). When I view a house I ask the vendor how old the boiler is and whether they've had it serviced recently. It's always worth asking these questions when viewing. I know you said you can't investigate everything before offering but the boiler is a standard one to ask questions about and the vendors should be prepared for the question from viewers. Then you know whether to account for possibly needing a new boiler when you do your budget for the purchase.
We also haven't had our boiler serviced since moving in but we do have carbon monoxide alarms.0 -
The house we are buying has a very old boiler and apparently when it's windy, the wind blows the pilot light out through the outside vent:eek:
We're going to ask for a service history but if they can't provide one, it's not a deal-breaker, we plan to replace it when we move in.
I'm a bit surprised people don't get their boilers serviced, we get ours done every year!0 -
OP, is this the same house as you've been asking your other questions about ? If I were looking at a house with:
boiler worries
pipeline going near boundary
issues with open green space being built on
survey bringing up problems with roof trusses
divorcing sellers
shared boundary fences
surveyor valuing property less than your agreed price
I'd be walking away ! one or two "issues" per property may be something you could deal with, but all of these ? !"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it" Einstein 19510 -
The carbon monoxide alarm is the last defence in my book. I prefer prevention. I am staggered that some people treat such important matters with such a cavalier attitude.
You service the boiler, then if it does become dangerous then the carbon dioxide detector should pick it up. If it is working correctly. But you have minimised the risk by servicing the boiler. Just to rely on a carbon dioxide detector (and if it is faulty you are dead) is so foolhardy as to defy belief.
However many people in this mindset probably don't service their car on the basis it has an MOT every year.....If I had a pound for every pound I'd lost, I'd be confused0
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