service what service

[ShaunCorbs]

didnt think this lasted to bad never had a service since install about 11-12 years ago

condense well couldn't fit any more dirt in there 😀
heat cell baffels stuck solid cant get them out, so needs new heat cell as cant get it out 😀

first one i have see it spraying water out the flue 😀 fan was acting like an impella for a couple of seconds





and why o why

 

[Whyme]

dont they recommend pouring something down to loosen baffles.? I always struggle to get them out tbh

 

[ShaunCorbs]

dont they recommend pouring something down to loosen baffles.? I always struggle to get them out tbh

if i could get the heat cell out i would try but its stuck solid, and yes sodium bicarb normally helps get them loose

and with the age is it worth it esp as its not had a service

 

[quality]

new boiler time lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

new boiler time lol

That's what I'm thinking tbh it's coming to the end of its life sorry to say 🙁

 

[Whyme]

if i could get the heat cell out i would try but its stuck solid, and yes sodium bicarb normally helps get them loose

and with the age is it worth it esp as its not had a service

very true

 

[c.gas]

They should occur a surcharge on a price for a new boiler for the fact that it looks very inaccessible

 

[Whyme]

they try and flog a tool but a tap spanner does the trick

unless seized solid

 

[Pssst]

Given the limited lifespan of some boilers, maybe a good strategy is to never have boiler serviced and just replace it when its knackered. You would save on all those servicing costs and that would go toward eventual replacement. Gone are the days when boilers really needed in depth servicing anyway.

 

[quality]

Given the limited lifespan of some boilers, maybe a good strategy is to never have boiler serviced and just replace it when its knackered. You would save on all those servicing costs and that would go toward eventual replacement. Gone are the days when boilers really needed in depth servicing anyway.

or stick an old ideal classic in that will run forever

 

[Linkyplumb]

Every greenstar I see has condense contents like that, thank Worcester for that lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Given the limited lifespan of some boilers, maybe a good strategy is to never have boiler serviced and just replace it when its knackered. You would save on all those servicing costs and that would go toward eventual replacement. Gone are the days when boilers really needed in depth servicing anyway.

lets work this out (worst case) decent boiler lasts 10 years all installed correctly etc

year 1 : normal service/ check £75
year 2 : normal service/ check £75
year 3 : in-dept service £ 150
year 4 : normal service/ check £75
year 5 : normal service/ check £75
year 6 : in-dept service £150
year 7 : normal service/ check £75
year 8 : normal service/ check £75
year 9 : in-dept service £150
Year 10 : normal service/ check £75

new boiler time

7 x £75 = £525

3 x £150 = £450

Total £975 saved/to new boiler