Rayburn range cooker service

fisnik

Hi all.

I've bought a house that has a Rayburn range cooker. The model is Nouvelle Gas, apparently this model goes way back to 1987. It does heating/hot water and is also a cooker. As the name suggests it runs off the gas. The previous owner had a service arranged every year but looking at the paperwork it costs 225 with VAT. Shocked at the price.

I was thinking of getting a care plan from Npower/British Gas that has the service built in. But it seems they don't cover Rayburns.

Any care plans that would cover service and breakdowns? Also would a normal Gas Safe engineer be able to carry out Gas Safety check on it?

muckybutt

Many rural counties have local service engineers that work on such cookers.

Where about's are you ? Aga have many engineers up and down the country but you will obviously pay a premium for them.

fisnik

In London believe it or not. Why it was put in instead of a normal boiler and cooker I don't know. But it does look nice in the kitchen.

I'm going to phone a few more local gas engineers but first impressions are that they charge double a normal boiler service. Because it's so old I'm worried of it breaking down so I was gutted that British Gas home care doesn't cover it. Was interested to find out if there's any other companies that would cover it for a monthly fee.

CKdesigner

Where are you in London?

The closest independent Aga / Rayburn agent to London is John Cooper & Sons based in Chelmsford and Hertford. They do service work in London, but I think really only North London.

At that age of cooker though you may be better off considering a replacement in the not too distant future. As a new efficient boiler and separate cooker would I'm sure save on all the bills.

CK