Boiler Servicing

[hammers4spanner]

I made that schoolboy error just before xmas , turned up to service boiler forgot to check it first as was yapping .

Didn't work then she says well it worked before !!!

 

[quality]

Where are you based quality?

I live in Yorkshire but most of my work is spread across the country, I got sick of 70 and 90 quid jobs 20 years ago so I do my work and they pay my price. I don't rip anyone off I do a good job and charge a proper price.

 

[jtsplumbing]

I live in Yorkshire but most of my work is spread across the country, I got sick of 70 and 90 quid jobs 20 years ago so I do my work and they pay my price. I don't rip anyone off I do a good job and charge a proper price.

Pint of Bitter - Meat & Potato pie & 2 Black Puddings, if your charging more than that then its a rip off. :greedy:

 

[quality]

it pays for my meat and 2 veg

 

[jaydebruyne]

Sorry, stupid question time.. Do I need to drain down the boiler to service it?

 

[Rickster123]

Sorry, stupid question time.. Do I need to drain down the boiler to service it?

Not unless you've done something seriously wrong!

 

[jaydebruyne]

Not unless you've done something seriously wrong!

Haha let's hope not

 

[ShaunCorbs]

or something is leaking

 

[Rickster123]

There was a new guy on the council years ago was sent to service a back boiler. He stripped it down and then unbolted the front of the heat exchanger. It didn't budge at first. So he gave it a few gentle taps with a hammer. It nearly knocked him out when it flew off and flooded the gaff in seconds!
I don't think he came back the next day!

 

[Geyser]

Not the suprema. What made you think you might have to? Some boilers you do to test expansion vessel pressure.

 

[hammers4spanner]

There was a new guy on the council years ago was sent to service a back boiler. He stripped it down and then unbolted the front of the heat exchanger. It didn't budge at first. So he gave it a few gentle taps with a hammer. It nearly knocked him out when it flew off and flooded the gaff in seconds!
I don't think he came back the next day!

Haha jobs like that its a case of tools in bag and drive off

 

[jaydebruyne]

There was a new guy on the council years ago was sent to service a back boiler. He stripped it down and then unbolted the front of the heat exchanger. It didn't budge at first. So he gave it a few gentle taps with a hammer. It nearly knocked him out when it flew off and flooded the gaff in seconds!
I don't think he came back the next day!

Ah mate, at least the flood would have cleared the contents of his pants haha

 

[jaydebruyne]

Not the suprema. What made you think you might have to? Some boilers you do to test expansion vessel pressure.

Dunno.. I'm new to gas work and not done a service before so was just double checking really. Cheers Geyser

 

[Geyser]

I've been doing this 24yrs and i still have a good read of mi's before i service some. Nothing worse than having customer stood beside you and can't figure how to get case off!!

 

[jaydebruyne]

I've been doing this 24yrs and i still have a good read of mi's before i service some. Nothing worse than having customer stood beside you and can't figure how to get case off!!

Haha I was doing a gas safety the other evening and I had to get the tenant to light the fire with the remote control, just couldn't get it to light haha

Yeah I like to be prepared so always read MIs before a job if I need to. They didn't mention a drain down but something in me wanted to check, just in case they assume you know you have to!

 

[jaydebruyne]

Even if the boiler is well out of warranty, do I need to fill out a service record or some type of service cert for the customer?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Even if the boiler is well out of warranty, do I need to fill out a service record or some type of service cert for the customer?

i would its like a service for a car or mot people like to see them

you have two options

one is fill in the book

two is get a sticker made where you can put the service date etc

 

[jaydebruyne]

i would its like a service for a car or mot people like to see them

you have two options

one is fill in the book

two is get a sticker made where you can put the service date etc

Custard don't have a book and has asked me if she gets a certificate?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Custard don't have a book and has asked me if she gets a certificate?

i see you mean a cp12 yes you should fill one out for every service you do

 

[jaydebruyne]

i see you mean a cp12 yes you should fill one out for every service you do

gas safety cert?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

gas safety cert?

yea / boiler servicing cert

 

[jaydebruyne]

yea / boiler servicing cert

Cheers Shaun, thanks for the info

 

[thereisawizza]

FYI, if it is a Suprima and it still has a barcode as opposed to a handwritten label you could warn them they will be needing a PCB at some stage! And if for some reason it was a 120L it needs a fan with the PCB.......