Do you have your boiler serviced?

Deastons

In the last 11 years, I've lived in three different properties, all of which have had a Worcester Bosch boiler.

In that time, I've only once had a boiler serviced, and it appeared to me that he just took the cover off and vacuumed the inside.

Is servicing a boiler actually necessary? What is the engineer actually servicing?

flashg67

I'm ready to be told off, but not had my Worcester boiler serviced in 14 years.

(I have carbon monoxide alarms FWIW)

[Deleted User]

Old boiler: no.
New boiler: The 10 year guarantee is not valid unless it's serviced annually.

Browntoa

jack_pott wrote: »

Old boiler: no.
New boiler: The 10 year guarantee is not valid unless it's serviced annually.

As above

Most annual "services" are blow out some dust and sell on filters , descalers and carbon monoxide detectors

[Deleted User]

Browntoa wrote: »

As above

Most annual "services" are blow out some dust and sell on filters , descalers and carbon monoxide detectors

The handbook for my Worcester 28CDi is very ambiguous, it doesn't make clear what should be done as a matter of course and what's only done if deemed necessary. Which are not much better, "check" could mean peering in and blowing dust off.

bris

Old non condensing boilers need the combustion chamber cleaned out, that's brushed and hoovered, visually inspected and analysed. The flues can rot away from the inside but safety features on a lot of boilers will detect it and shut it down, the analyser will catch that too.


Newer condensing boilers need analysed, the condensate trap checked for gunge and that's about it. Every 4 years the seals to the combustion chamber should be replaced as they can become brittle and crack letting the heat escape into the casing. At this time cleaning the heat exchanger is recommended.


Down south where the water is hard the heat exchanger may need cleaned annually but as my area has great water it doesn't effect me.


But there isn't much to a service, the key point is making sure the analyser readings are good, the let by and tightness test are good and everything look good visually, job done.

southcoastrgi

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It makes no difference whether the potable water is hard or soft to an annual clean of the heat exchanger as this water will not be touching this part.

A let by & tightness test is not part of a service but the engineer may carry one out

Debbie_Savard

No. However, I do inspect the boiler and always keep the pressure at 1.5Bar

TheCyclingProgrammer

Yes annually, because it!!!8217;s the terms of the 10 year guarantee and £60 a year to check it!!!8217;s all in working order seems like a no-brainer.

crashingout

No. I haven't had my old boiler serviced in years and still going strong, will save the money saved to pay for any eventual repairs.