Consumer Utility Services Blog

Boiler Maintenance

As we've now hit October and the weather has started to well and truly take a turn for the worse, we're all going to start turning up the dial on the central heating controls and as I have credit crunchitis I'm predicting an impending sky high fuel bill and quite possibly a broken boiler.

It seems that whenever Christmas draws near I can expect a visit not only from Santa, but also from a boiler repairman - at least for the previous two winters anyway. Last winter our household had finally had enough so we took out a boiler maintenance plan. You can read my British Gas HomeCare review in our brand new "boilers" section of the site.

If you've got a temperamental boiler the HomeCare plans are pretty reasonable value. We chose the Homecare 100 plan, which happens to be the cheapest of the range, but according to British Gas the most popular boiler cover plan is the HomeCare 200. We've listed the full range of British Gas HomeCare plans so take a look and see what you think. You won't appreciate the piece of mind it gives you by having a reputable boiler maintenance plan unless you've had to deal with a (number) of cowboy engineers tutting loudly over a broken appliance while you stand freezing cold in your kitchen...

For the less serious boiler problems we have put together a boiler troubleshooting page to help diagnose and potentially remedy the more common faults, which may occur with your boiler. However, please note that we cannot more strongly recommend that you seek professional advice if you encounter a problem with your boiler. They are extremely dangerous pieces of equipment that CORGI registered engineers should maintain on your behalf.

Finally, if your boiler is beyond repair we've written guides on what types of boiler you should consider buying as well as the aspects that should be taken into account when you are seeking to have your new boiler installed.

posted by Admin @ 07:38