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Old/faulty boiler in flat -renegotiate?
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As for the age, boiler in my house was 25+ years old when I bought, and lasted 6 years before spares became a problem to find.
That's a mere baby - mine was put in during the 1970s and is still going strong. The new one in the annexe which is a modern highly efficient combi is the one that is always going wrong.0 -
Thanks for all the replies. Maybe 13 years isn't so old then.
I think I will wait for the survey next week and if it turns out I have offered a sensible price I will just leave it. If I need a new one I will just have to suck it up.0 -
My Potterton boiler has been in the house since 1977 and is still going strong.0
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Thanks for all the replies. Maybe 13 years isn't so old then.
Mine was around that old when I moved in. Whilst it was working it wasn't working that well and ended up getting it replaced. It was a choice of have the plumber replace an expensive part that may or may not fix the problem or just get a new boiler.
If it's a straight swap they're not that expensive to install and I've got a 7 year warranty on mine which gives some peace of mind.
I suspect the vendor wouldn't drop the price for the boiler alone as they'll say it obviously wasn't a new boiler when you viewed so you shouldn't be expecting a new/nearly new one.
The other thing to consider if it is acting up then it might just die in the middle of winter in a cold snap. Plumbers are hard to come by that time of year and their time won't be cheap. Far better to get it replaced and a time of your choosing. Plus if you do get it replaced from the off you know you don't have to worry about it.
So really comes down your risk tolerance and how much you'll worry about it dying. Get a plumber to give it a look over and get an opinion. If possible ask to view the house when the heating system is off, get it turned on and see how long the radiators take to warm up. In a well running system this shouldn't take too long.0 -
Our old boiler, also a Potterton, lasted over 30 years and was only replaced because the pump broke, the casing was rather battered and we wanted a combi, being just a couple.
The old ones have a much longer life than modern ones.0
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