When to actually decide to get a new boiler ..

another_casualty

Thanks LGas.
That's the annoying thing . Yourself and a few others have said I have a good boiler . I think it's the initial outlay from when I moved into to my flat plus the emergency engineer , that is telling me to get w new boiler . When the emergency engineer reported back to the company maintaining the boiler, the company told me that the boiler needs to be flushed out and something else I cannot remember which would cost me over £400 . I've paid a lot already due to moving in and had Nasty surprises so you can see my frustration . I've called the people dealing with these issues a few names and not technicians ..

[Deleted User]

My old Ideal boiler had only two thermocouples replaced in 35 years. When the thermostat finally croaked the spares were unavailable, so that's when it got replaced.

G_M

another_casualty wrote: »

..... the company told me that the boiler needs to be flushed out and something else I cannot remember which would cost me over £400 . ..... ..

If you install a new boiler, it's almost certain you'll need to get the system flushed anyway as part of the warranty. Imagine- nice shiny brand new boiler and then you circulate sludgy dirty water in the system round inside the boiler.........


By all means get some quotes so that if the worst happens you are prepared and know what replacement to buy and who to get to install it at what price.


But then wait and see. Your boiler might well last for years to come.

fred246

My boiler was condemned in 2006. It's still running well.

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fred246 wrote: »

My boiler was condemned in 2006. It's still running well.

British Gas serviced my multipoint whilst I was at work. When I came home I found a warning label on it condemning it as unsafe.

When I enquired, they told me it was because the multipoint flue was too close to the boiler flue. After I pointed out that it was British Gas who installed it, and that the boiler was already there at the time, they decided it wasn't dangerous after all.

[Deleted User]

I'd keep it until it packs in. Boilers are not cheap and the newer models don't last as long as the older ones which could keep on going for 30+ years. If it were me i'd want to get as much use out of it as possible before replacing it, but just make sure you have the funds ready for when it does need replacing.

beedeedee

Ours was an Ideal boiler and was 30+ years old, when a water pipe to the boiler developed a drip early this year. We stuck a bowl underneath for months, (once a gas safe engineer said it was OK to do so) because it was apparently a mammoth task to fix, involving removal of the boiler. We could have carried on for years like this, but a nagging thought lingered that the drip would maybe become a torrent, just when we didn't need it....We bit the bullet and had a whole new boiler and system installed for less than £5K during the summer. It's certainly much warmer in here, and we're still adjusting the temperature to suit us....

another_casualty

Okay..
everything is working as it should . That is ..except for the pressure on my shower. Not as powerful as everything else .
Maybe it's time to bite the bullet and get a new boiler after all ?

another_casualty

So, today after doing my chores around the flat, the boiler flashes to 0.2 . The boiler can't be reset after trying , so I now have an emergency engineer today between 2-6 pm
I got read the terms and conditions that I may have to pay for engineer call out if it's not deemed emergency etc
I'm not entirely sure of age of boiler , but I think it's under 15 years
However, I'm paying then a monthly fee so surely there shouldn't be any charges and I'm covered ?
Maybe it's time to get a new boiler after all .
I have a feeling that if I do keep the boiler I may have to pay a lot for a chemical flush etc .

dunroving

another_casualty wrote: »

So, today after doing my chores around the flat, the boiler flashes to 0.2 . The boiler can't be reset after trying , so I now have an emergency engineer today between 2-6 pm
I got read the terms and conditions that I may have to pay for engineer call out if it's not deemed emergency etc
I'm not entirely sure of age of boiler , but I think it's under 15 years
However, I'm paying then a monthly fee so surely there shouldn't be any charges and I'm covered ?
Maybe it's time to get a new boiler after all .
I have a feeling that if I do keep the boiler I may have to pay a lot for a chemical flush etc .

That depends on the T&C's. That should include their definition of an emergency.