Vendor knew the boiler was broken

R997

DandelionPatrol wrote: »

From your description, it could just be that the pump is stuck after being left for a few weeks unused. So the system might only need a good clean out and the pump freeing.

Pumps fine and turning freely. System is sludged up and the water's not circulating. The boiler is old and went end-of-life the year the house was built (1991) and has restricted / limited replacment parts.

Sooner or later something will fail and force a new boiler on us. Flushing the system might buy us a couple of years or it might pack up the day after the flush is done. I think I'm going to just bite the bullet and get a new one installed.

thegirlsmum

my daughter bought her first house and the seller turned out to be an old workmate of my husband's. we specifically asked aboutthe oil heating and the boiler, he said there were no problems and it had all been serviced the previous year.
then when we asked to see it working he said it had run out of oil a couple of days earlier but he would throw in an emergency 25litre drum but it still wouldn't work.

we told the EAshe would not sign until the boiler issue was sorted. next day it turned out to be his mother's funeraland the EA refused to contact him. we didn't want him to come out but def wanted someone to prove it was working.

the EA said we were calling him a liar and that in the circumstances we should trust him. well of course it didn't work, was broken and hadn't been serviced in years. EA then qwashed their hands of it and solicitor said we shouldn't hjave gone ahead.

no matter what you are told, it's def better to mistrust everyone concerned. And don't get me started on my other daughter's house purchase!!

Alter_ego

If your system is sludged up, I wouldn't expect a new boiler alone to fix the problem

Chanes

Don't trust the vendor; don't trust the estate agents. Trust what you find out and what your instinct tells you. I've lost count of the half-truths spoken to me by EAs or totally omitted details and evasive vendors. Quick example for the house we bought from the details the EA was pushing "Quality laminate flooring' Yes, POOR was missing from that detail.... A 'regularly serviced boiler' that was at the end of a useful life...And on it goes. Is it any wonder house buying is rated as highly stressful!

On moving in we replaced the boiler and seven radiators for £3000. In a previous property a boiler replacement that was a straight job cost £1500, And these are Vaillant boilers. Talk to people you know, someone will know a good gas fitter. I'm not anti-BG, if you don't mind spending it they won't mind taking it and you should (most likely) get a decent job out of it.

Yolina

R997 wrote: »

The boiler is old and went end-of-life the year the house was built (1991) and has restricted / limited replacment parts.

Is that BG who told you spares not available? If so, you want to check for yourself rather than take their word for it My boiler is 1990 or 1991 vintage and although it hasn't needed fixing yet in the 16 years I've been in my flat (touch wood!) I know that sourcing spares for it isn't yet a problem.

The pump did pack up a few months ago, but that was easy to replace obviously