Would you buy a second hand boiler?

avenida

Hi

My oil boiler is like 20 + years old and I want to replace it for something that would run more efficiently

Have seen on gumtree a boiler for sale in my area, its a worchester bosch 50/70 boiler complete with burner, he says its 5 years old, hes selling it for £80, is it worth doing?

He said running fine but just selling as hes changing to gas

Thanks for any advice

GlynD

It's very cheap. The worst that can happen is the burner failing. Have you found out how much one of those costs?

avenida

Been trying on the net but cant find anywhere, obviously would have to pay a plumber to fit too, so just wondering is it worth it.

The £80 was for the oil tank aswell, which i dont need.

macman

No installer will give you any kind of warranty on a boiler you supply secondhand. But at that price it's probably a compromise that you can live with.

GlynD

avenida wrote: »

Been trying on the net but cant find anywhere, obviously would have to pay a plumber to fit too, so just wondering is it worth it.

The £80 was for the oil tank aswell, which i dont need.

You could sell the tank for £50! Is it a plastic one?

avenida

GlynD wrote: »

You could sell the tank for £50! Is it a plastic one?

Yes its plastic

avenida

macman wrote: »

No installer will give you any kind of warranty on a boiler you supply secondhand. But at that price it's probably a compromise that you can live with.

Thats true but even wondering what these would cost new, need to make a decision b4 someone else buys it

Ben84

I wouldn't, it sounds like a whole load of potential problems, starting with finding anyone willing to take on the job. Besides, quite a bit of the cost of a replacement boiler is in things other than the actual boiler, so you'd be investing a fair bit more in it than the £80. So, you potentially risk losing your £80, plus the cost of all the other parts/labor needed when installing a boiler and losing the current working boiler too. I think you'd be taking a large gamble on the whole thing.

southcoastrgi

have you not thought they could be a very good reason he is selling a boiler & a huge oil tank for only £80 !!!!

avenida

southcoastrgi wrote: »

have you not thought they could be a very good reason he is selling a boiler & a huge oil tank for only £80 !!!!

i spoke to a plumber and he wouldnt recommend it, he said potentially could end up with a lot of problems not knowing the history of the boiler

southcoastrgi

sounds like a sensible plumber