Progress not Perfection

Makingabobor2

Hope the boiler can be fixed without big expense. Ours stopped working back in November, but turned out to be the pump which was making the boiler shut off.

Sun_Addict

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81915145#Comment_81915145

We have BG boiler cover so it will just be £60 excess to pay whatever the issue.

Cherryfudge

I hope your boiler is soon (and inexpensively) sorted, and the hair is gorgeous once rinsed!

You've reminded me I need to check what L1dl vouchers I have to use by today.

Humdinger1

Lustrous locks ahoy @Sun_Addict!

Sun_Addict

Boiler all sorted, took him 2 hours. He fixed the initial problem which then revealed a valve had gone in the flue so he had to replace that too. He commented that the boiler is 'quite old' but I wouldn't class 8 years as old.

Finally got out with the dog after lunch.

Had a scam text telling me I still hadn't paid my traffic violation fine despite previous warnings and to click on the link to pay - bearing in mind I don't drive. Nice try 🤣🤣

I feel all discombobulated today, I hate being thrown out of my routine.

badmemory

You have to watch BG they have a nasty habit of condemning boilers. They tried it with my mother but she turfed them off the premises. My sisters boilerman fixed it in minutes.

PennysIntoPounds

Glad it got sorted. Hope your hair feels amazing 😁

Makingabobor2

BG are terrible for telling you things are old and can't be fixed, They tried the same trick with us when we moved in here, told us the whole CH heating system was in need of replacing and nothing was covered on our insurance with them. That was when we got rid of them and have been using DH;s 2nd cousin who is a self employed gas engineer and plumber ( used to work for BG but hated it). We had already used him in the past, but only for plumbing and fitting a cooker. Our system is still going strong, boiler is now over 20 years old and everything has been fine, apart from having a new pump last year. But new pump is so much quieter and cost effective, so happy with that. BG also told in-laws that they needed a new boiler, when it was only about 5 years old! Also they condemned their gas fire when they came out to service it!!

Sun_Addict

I haven’t had any issues with them over the years. The last boiler we had they did keep saying was on its last legs and would get to the stage where they couldn’t get the parts, but then it was 25 years old. They quoted for a new one but it was extortionate. We ended up getting a new one and a completely new central heating system when we had our kitchen and bathroom refurbished and went with a local heating engineer the builder used. Initially this heating engineer came out to do the annual service but after a couple of years he started to get difficult to pin down which was a shame.