Date   : Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:10:09 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Chris Johns <chris@...>
Subject: Re: OT: Central Heating

On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Jules Richardson wrote:

> Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
> >> Message-ID: <200602281210_MC3-1-B967-F767@...>
> >
> > Neill_Simpson <Neill_Simpson@...> wrote:
> >> We have a similar problem (actually, with underfloor heating, but
> >> that is a minor detail). We recently had a new plumber investigate
> >
> > My boiler is on its last elbows and needs replacing, so it's
> > something I'll ask the plumbers to look into.
>
> Make sure you haven't had the cowboys in - there's very little to go wrong
> with a boiler, other than the thermocouple / igniter / pilot jet clogging up.
> I hear that most engineers recommend a complete new boiler though as that's
> where they can make more profit.

Sometimes it's not just a new boiler they recommend, but a new system. I
had a problem with my boiler and they recommended not only replacing it
(to a new location) but also moving to a combi-boiler rather than stored
hot water, which meant extra $$$s for them in removal of the old tank and
associated work.

In total it was over 2K of work. I didn't take them up on the offer.

Cheers

Chris