Yes its
got no filters etc but its got jets etc that block up. I would get it serviced as we might start getting the posts "anybody heard from ReMan
recently" 
Anyone with knowledge of gas boilers?
Brought on by the ever rising cost of gas....
Is there any point to having the boiler serviced?
Its a Glowworm Ultimate, I guess about 10 years old and in the 6 years we've been here it's not been touched!
I've always been sceptical about what a "service" might do, after all there's no oil, filter or plugs to make it go better is
there?
Am I likely to get any benefit from having it done, or do we just run it into the ground like an old car?
Cheers and Happy Easter
Carbon Monoxide! How many times do we hear about deaths caused by faulty boilers??
I have mine done every couple of years - safety mainly and cleaning it up keeps it efficient.
When I had a gas boiler the service engineer cleaned out the boiler and there were always carbon deposits around the burner and he also checked / cleaned a number of other parts. It always seemed to run quieter after the service.
Well...
My boiler is 24 years old and still going strong.
Gets serviced every year as part of the maintenance contract with British Gas.
Stopped working (minor problems) 3/4 times over the last 8 years. As under contract, fixed for free every time...
We get ours done annually - but NOT by British Gas!
We use a reputable local Corgi-registered dealership - cheaper, more reliable, more competent and won't slap a 'do not use' sticker on
in the hope that you'll buy a new system off them (as BG did to us in the past).
get mine done everyyear, by a local corgi guy
£54 for a good service the old boy strips it down to its components a rebuild and replaces abything needed.
small price to pay for not dying i think
The one advantage about dying from carbon monoxide poisoning is you dont know its happening. Its supposed to be a nice relaxing way to go Yes its
got no filters etc but its got jets etc that block up. I would get it serviced as we might start getting the posts "anybody heard from ReMan
recently"
I have a healthy mistrust of inflammable gasses - one reason why we won't have a gas oven with a timer! (gas hob, electric oven for us).
The main things found in previous services (before we had a new boiler) were slightly blocked jets leading to yellowish flames and general 'out
of adjustment' conditions.
does any 1 know if boiler keeps tripping out and have to press to re light switch to get it going again has the thermocouple gone? any help would be
nice cheers paul
I had this and I think gunge had built up on pilot so that flame wasn't reaching the thermocouple.
This *was* the bane of my life.
Fix attempts tried by the engineers (apparently)
-Clean Pilot jet
-Clean thermocouple
-Raise water pressure in pump (?)
Anyhow, whatever the last guy did (supposedly increased water pressure), it worked.
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
We get ours done annually - but NOT by British Gas!
We use a reputable local Corgi-registered dealership - cheaper, more reliable, more competent and won't slap a 'do not use' sticker on in the hope that you'll buy a new system off them (as BG did to us in the past).
quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
We get ours done annually - but NOT by British Gas!
We use a reputable local Corgi-registered dealership - cheaper, more reliable, more competent and won't slap a 'do not use' sticker on in the hope that you'll buy a new system off them (as BG did to us in the past).
Agreed - BG guys are hit or miss on the servicing front. However, the servicing comes with the maintenance contract.
The engineers themselves are normally pretty honest - at least one of them has said the equivalent of "I've got to stick this on as it's the company rules, but just turn the thing back on when I've left; it's worked for 25 years, no reason it's not as safe now as it was then"
Thanks for the replys.
I think I'll get it checked for safety, as it's not been done for a long time, though from what I can see its still burning clean and
blue.
As far as whether it makes any difference to the performance, it looks like the answer is no!