Don’t get cheated with your boiler inspection and repair
Don’t get cheated with your boiler inspection and repair
So your gas boiler has packed in and disreputable engineers are lining up to take your money out of your hands. And what are they getting paid for? People with faulty central heating boilers are easy targets for untrustworthy plumbers trying to cash in on your lack of knowledge. It’s the heart and hearth of your home, but you probably know nothing about what makes that boiler tick. More pertinently, how about your engineer? If you want to avoid the slick maneuverings of a con artist masquerading as an engineer, then you should heed our basic guide to central heating boiler servicing. Our basic guide may not qualify you as a CORGI expert, but you will be able to talk about gas boilers like a pro, and that will ensure the ‘RipoffMan’ does his job properly and at reasonable cost.
Keep the following points in mind when the engineer starts working.
- Has he checked the flue output of the gas boiler?.
- Has all the pipework been inspected? The gas boiler ventilation should be checked.
- Defective component parts should be substituted with new ones, not second hand boiler spares.
- Every part should be checked to be working properly.
- Main gas boiler parts should be taken apart and cleaned.
For you to be fully satisfied that the job has been done properly, the engineer should do all the above enlisted things. It is crucial for you to find out if a heating boiler service company has a CORGI certificate before you even contact them. The advertisement of the company in the yellow pages should also have the CORGI logo; moreover, as a rule, companies with bigger advertisements have more money and more experience. There is a limit to how long a con artist can sustain his scam after all. However, the bad thing is that old cheats are always replaced by new ones; so you have to be cautious and vigilant; with this checklist, you will be well-prepared for identifying a gas boiler servicing company. In this site you will not only find more advice to help you with boiler maintenance, but also up to date promotions on heating goods endorsed by professionals in the trade.