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Not true at all. They are VERY strict with anything even tangentially related to gas. Not to say you can't do it, but risky for the amount you'd save.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetran -
What make is the boiler? I have a huge floor mounted Worcester-Bosch which needed a new diverter valve in January for which I paid a local (W-B approved) firm £320; however it packed up again at the end of last month.
To cut a long story short(ish) the original firm didn't turn up for their appointment to have another look at it (or answer their phone all the next day), another (approved) firm came and had a look and manfully declared themselves clueless, and I went to W-B themselves.
W-B offer an inclusive price of £285 which seemed a lot but that includes most parts (one or two are excluded)
The guy was here for 3 hours, totally knew his stuff and what impressed me was that he looked at everything that might go wrong because W-B have a 30 day recall policy, if it goes again within 30 days (ten year old boiler) they come back at no extra charge and, more to the point, his bonus is related to the number of recalls, so on top of a new heat exchanger he gave the whole thing a good going over, new seals everywhere, put a new pump on and generally did everything he could to protect his bonus
I think the financial industry could learn a lot from this policy?
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No luv. You seriously need to think about bleeding your radiators. Is yer 'usband in?Originally posted by norrahe View Post
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Your man's quote tallies roughly with mine a year ago from my local company that service the current, 17 year old boiler; A rated combi boiler and thermostat radiator valves £1800 incl. VAT
BG came in about £700 more
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