broken boiler - who do I trust?!

[mountainman]

I was a member of the IOP for about twenty years, didn't do much fo me as I recall but my membership subscriptions helped them to move from a rented office above a solicitors in Hornchurch to a freehold detached property in Hornchurch.
I lived nearby but of course I couldn't afford such splendour as I was merely a contributor to their worthy and noble cause.

 

[FreezingHackney]

Thank you Stan for your offer - I've decided to go with the guy who came round yesterday - I must have faith!

 

[FreezingHackney]

Seems that the OP has gone AWOL.

Guilty as charged - went to a friends for a quick shower and was persuaded to stay the night in their nice centrally heated home with oodles of free flowing warm water.

First thing I did when I got in this morning was log in to this site. I have had my faith restored by ALL of your posts.

Thank you.

 

[Puddle]

Thank you Stan for your offer - I've decided to go with the guy who came round yesterday - I must have faith!

Hope it all goes ok ,still do not know what boiler it is :sad_smile:,performa/mains ,Ariston maybe ?

 

[FreezingHackney]

requirements to be on CIPHE = Qualification and relevant experience

If no experience is provided (reference) then site visit.

So Jo went to a training centre, gained his Gas safe, NVQ's and all qualifications in 6 months, he doesnt care about his job as he has just changed from mcdonalds to become a plumber. He gets his mate to give him a reference saying he has worked for 2 years in the plumbing industry, He is Ciphe registered.

Bob has been plumbing for 40 years and he has no qualifications so can not get Ciphe registration.

Who would you trust?

I'm not saying all Ciphe members are from training centres and don't care about their job, but in my opinion it isnt worth nothing. I could easily pass my driving test but put me on my own and I would fail every time.

It's not easy to get 40 years of driving experience.

Who would you trust?

However don't CIPHE offer a guarantee i.e. so to protect the customer? can't remember now.

Wow - I seem to have opened a can of worms - it is fascinating and I'm learning a lot - who knew?. I hope the debate continues in it's healthy opinion based format.

 

[FreezingHackney]

And you wonder why the op has done a runner! Have a beer chaps!

I'm back - and fascinated rather than scared. It is really enlightening to hear from 'the stop-cock face', as it were.

 

[FreezingHackney]

So, errrmmmm..... does £280 excluding VAT sound ok to replace the board? (incl. the new board)

Oh - and the model is Heatline Compact - which I now understand, after google trawling, is one of the cheapest out there!

He's here right now - I'll let you know how it goes.

Thank you again to EVERYONE who took the time to post. Have a beer on me!

 

[FreezingHackney]

Hope it all goes ok ,still do not know what boiler it is :sad_smile:,performa/mains ,Ariston maybe ?

Sorry about not replying directly - just getting the hang of this forum thing - the model is Heatline Compact - which I now understand, after google trawling, is one of the cheapest out there!

You have a few fans on here - hope it would be ok to contact you re: any future work? Thanks

 

[dancinplumba]

whoever you get to do the repair, dont pay till its fixed

 

[Puddle]

Price seems ok,main pcb board's are expensive ,not a boiler I would put on my shopping list :frown:

But as said hope the repair keeps the boiler running well for a good while

 

[FreezingHackney]

Dear everyone
I am pleased to announce that the pcb has been replaced and that I have hot water and heating. I got chatting to 'my guy' and explained that what may have come across as hesitation, and even slight suspicion, stemmed from my past experiences. Good and, again, enlightening chat.

He ended up charging me £165 for the board and £70 for labour (plus VAT). I'm happy and I think he was happy too.

Cheers everyone, No-Longer-Freezing-in Hackney

PS 'not a boiler I would put on my shopping list' noted Puddle, thanks. It's what I moved in to and hasn't given me a problem for 6 years so not all bad. However, now I am more informed, I shall certainly do my research when it comes time replace it.

 

[stevetheplumber]

nice to see everyones happy jobs a good un

 

[krafa]

I wrote to Toshiba enclosing estimate (from Tosh dealer) and asked them to
consider meeting part of the cost, as I had bought the tv based on their
advertised quality and reliability.
They contacted the dealer (not me) within a week and agreed to pay £400
towards the repair.
I would have liked more but I thought it was fair as we had had almost
three years use out of it. You can visit Plummer for more info.