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One off boiler repair

TAF
TAF Posts: 47 Forumite
in LPG, heating oil, solid & other fuels
Who are the best people to use for a one off boiler repair??
The hot water in my boiler comes out hot and cold hot and cold and its making a clicking noise when idle.
BG are doing a fixed rate at £79 buts thats only if the job is under 30 mins :|

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  • gas4you
    gas4you Posts: 2,602 Forumite
    Be vary wary of this BG offer. Ten minutes will be taken for the engineer to get out of his van, into your house and get his tools out!

    That leaves 20 minutes to diagnose and fix the boiler, including getting any spares!!

    Unless it is just a fuse blown, you will nearly always be charged the next rate of £249, IIRC.
  • Lgas
    Lgas Posts: 365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    The next rate is £199 for up to 2 hours including parts and labour - depending on the part required, it can be quite a good deal!
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Use a local independent GSR RGI who knows your make and model of boiler.
    Is it a combi? Could be just a faulty divertor valve?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • AndysDad
    AndysDad Posts: 694 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    macman wrote: »
    Use a local independent GSR RGI who knows your make and model of boiler.
    Is it a combi? Could be just a faulty divertor valve?

    That would be my guess,we had a similar problem.Valve gets sticky and then the motor doesn't has enough power to move it on to the next position.
  • zaax
    zaax Posts: 1,914 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Replacing the motor in the diverter valve is a easy DIY fix and only costs a few pounds.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyn_fBEH90U
    Do you want your money back, and a bit more, search for 'money claim online' - They don't like it up 'em Captain Mainwaring
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    zaax wrote: »
    Replacing the motor in the diverter valve is a easy DIY fix and only costs a few pounds.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyn_fBEH90U
    If its a combi he won't have one of those and the symptoms reported suggest a combi. His diverter will be internal to the boiler.

    So

    OP - what is the make and model of your boiler?

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
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