Would you consider boiler rental ?

Cardew

After 12 weeks the cost doubles to £1.25 a day - £8.75 a week and the agreement is for 14 years. It stays at £8.75 for the remainer of the 14 years.

gas4you

ollski wrote: »

if your 240 just needs a new hot water diaphragm you're talking a 40 quid job.

I agree, most likely cause of fault, but would double the cost to around £80.

Could just be the micro-switch on the front of the DV or even the plastic disc that sits in this micro-switch has just fallen off, a very common problem with these.

tonycarew

Is the likes of the central heating pump,three way valve,thermostat,radiators etc covered as part of this agreement.
If not do British Gas offer a cover for the none boiler elements of the central heating/hot water system?

tjn1970

kiwikaz wrote: »

We've no family that we can ask to lend us the cash for a new one and unfortunately can't apply for a loan as we're on a DMP. We've managed to pay 2 months token payments to our creditors in order to help towards paying for one but we're quite a way off.
I was hoping that this would've been the answer and that a bit of luck had come our way. I suppose it does sound too good to be true.
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I know this may sound obvious, but are you eligible for a Warmfront grant? My friend got a complete new boiler and pipework fitted for free...:)

tdtazmania

spinningsheep wrote: »

who actually makes these boilers?

Looking at the photos on their website it shows the pump is branded "Ravenheat" so it seems most likely that it is a Ravenheat boiler.

tdtazmania

tonycarew wrote: »

Is the likes of the central heating pump,three way valve,thermostat,radiators etc covered as part of this agreement.
If not do British Gas offer a cover for the none boiler elements of the central heating/hot water system?

I am a Gas Safe registered boiler installer and can hopefully shed some light on your questions.

Firstly the pump is inside the housing of a combi boiler and not an external component so it should therefore be covered.

Secondly a combination boiler doesn't have a three way valve (also called a mid-position valve) which has 3 positions, CH or DHW or both at the same time when in the mid position. A combi boiler has a diverter valve which is essentially a 2 position valve which can only provide CH or DHW (domestic hot water) and not both at the same time. That is one of the downsides of a combination boiler, as while you are filling a bath the heating is off while you’re running the hot water.

Finally the thermostat is a separate component. Regulations state that a thermostat must be fitted if there is not one already present (as its part of the set of controls that provides boiler interlock). So I would think that if they fit a new one it probably should be covered. The radiators are not included with the installation but, according to the Q&A section on their website, they will advise the condition of them after the power flush has been carried out and may therefore offer them for an additional charge if they are required.

Hope that this is of some help even though it’s a little technical.

dsaunders

So all in all are these scemes worth takingout??

tonycarew

tdtazmania wrote: »

I am a Gas Safe registered boiler installer and can hopefully shed some light on your questions.

Firstly the pump is inside the housing of a combi boiler and not an external component so it should therefore be covered.

Secondly a combination boiler doesn't have a three way valve (also called a mid-position valve) which has 3 positions, CH or DHW or both at the same time when in the mid position. A combi boiler has a diverter valve which is essentially a 2 position valve which can only provide CH or DHW (domestic hot water) and not both at the same time. That is one of the downsides of a combination boiler, as while you are filling a bath the heating is off while you’re running the hot water.

Finally the thermostat is a separate component. Regulations state that a thermostat must be fitted if there is not one already present (as its part of the set of controls that provides boiler interlock). So I would think that if they fit a new one it probably should be covered. The radiators are not included with the installation but, according to the Q&A section on their website, they will advise the condition of them after the power flush has been carried out and may therefore offer them for an additional charge if they are required.

Hope that this is of some help even though it’s a little technical.

Thanks td your post has perfectly answered my query.
At present we are running a 26 year old (remarkably efficient borne out by our IMO quite low monthly gas DD) quite reliable (touching wood as I type) Thorne Appolo boiler.

We pay BG a monthly ammount for their Home Care service plan and this has served us very well over the years but I know at some point soon the boiler will curl its toes and become not economical to repair.At this point I plan to cut my ties with BG and use the monthly payment to finance a new boiler.

I dont know whether a Combi or ordinary boiler whould best suite my circumstances.

I dont think I would plump for the ShadeGreener deal as it appears too expensive at £8 plus a month.

Thanks again for your reply.

southcoastrgi

ask who ever supplies your gas & electric about the green deal

mickios126

I do not shop at bright house too. But am looking at this deal as we could do with a new boiler. we have looked at helplink and would not touch them with a barge pole. we pay British gas around £19 a month for heating and boiler cover. (which they wanted to put up to 24 a month as we had some claims to repair old boiler (10 year old Wuster Bosh) after I said i would leave they lowered it!!!!)
So for peace of mind I am willing to pay around £20 a month for life as you put it for full cover. I contacted everlasting and the price is fixed for 14 years.

my example
£20 pm maintained = £2160 after 9 years (this prise will only rise)
£38.09 everlasting = £4113 is £1953 total extra to me works out at £4.17 a week for peace of mind.... a new boiler and no worries.
My boiler has had 5 call outs in last 5 years, new pump, new circuit board. a new wireless thermostat. and how much would that have cost me to call out a local plumber who can charge what they want£100's of pounds do doubt......

30ish wrote: »

I also got an email from ashadegreener today advertising this new boiler programme (had their solar panels over a year and perfectly happy). I've rung them and got someone coming out on Friday to see if our house it suitable (we need quite a big boiler for 16 rads) and to give us all the info about how it works.

My thinking is that we can't currently afford a new boiler, and the one we have is about 30 years old and while it's working ok, it worries me that if it broke down we wouldn't necessarily be able to afford to replace or repair it. I've therefore been considering taking out a comprehensive boiler insurance but those are pretty expensive in themselves. Additionally, I've been told that our old boiler is probably running at about 60-odd percent efficiency, therfore the £100ish a month we spend on gas is costing us about £30ish more than it would if we had a new boiler (which won't happen at the moment, simply because I don't have the available funds and don't want any more loans). So it would kind-of pay for itself for the first few years, and the cost would be worth it for the insurance price for the remaining ones?

The fact that this is a fixed price of about £35 a month with no loans/finance interest, and includes ALL the installation, maintenance, servicing and repair costs does seem very tempting to me. I don't yet know whether it will be fixed (although their website implies this) but with inflation that figure will decrease in real terms as years pass, whilst the cover will remain the same for breakdowns. If it had been a random company offering the service I'd have been extremely skeptical, however ASG are well and truly on my 'above board' list, so I'm very hopeful.

Incidentally, I've never set foot in a Bright House :rotfl:but I'm still very tempted by this deal... it would get us the new boiler we need NOW with the peace of mind for life, for not a helluva lot more than the cost of a fully comprehensive insurance policy.