How long does it take to service a boiler?

[jtsplumbing]

£50. is about average depending where you are, Time wise I average around about 1hr, depending what is required, always run system as well to make sure everything is working, vent rads top up if required, Did you use a national Co or independent engineer ?

 

[gas2016]

The problem is a lot of the bigger companies as well as independent guys are doing a safety check rather than a service and the ordinary joe blogg is non the wiser normally. 20 mins for a service is some going even if there's no strip down

 

[jtsplumbing]

The problem is a lot of the bigger companies as well as independent guys are doing a safety check rather than a service and the ordinary joe blogg is non the wiser normally. 20 mins for a service is some going even if there's no strip down

The main problem with type of job (Service) is the cost ! customer always puts the cost first, that is the reason a full service as outlined in the manufactures instructions rarely gets done as it would more than double the cost if carried out to the letter, and I think that most people would not be happy paying over £100 every year for a service, landlords being the least likely to have it done, doing a basic check to see if everything is working and safe is better than nothing at all.

 

[kasser]

It would help if there was more transparency as well. Passing a safety check as servicing is downright fraud.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It would help if there was more transparency as well. Passing a safety check as servicing is downright fraud.

Tell bg and the likes of them to change, they won't so price stays low

 

[jtsplumbing]

It would help if there was more transparency as well. Passing a safety check as servicing is downright fraud.

Do you do it as per manufactures instructions ? to be honest I don't know meny people that do BG included , If fact the time they allow their engineers to do a "Service" is Proberly less than the average independent guy takes, all boils down to time & cost

 

[kasser]

Better yet, don't bother with the servicing.
Well, it may not be better.

Maybe there are some people who wouldn't mind paying more if it's clear what they get in return? Seeing the engineer working for a full hour, boiler stripped down to parts, full report with readings in the end, certificates...

How come electricians manage to do it?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Better yet, don't bother with the servicing.
Well, it may not be better.

Maybe there are some people who wouldn't mind paying more if it's clear what they get in return? Seeing the engineer working for a full hour, boiler stripped down to parts, full report with readings in the end, certificates...

How come electricians manage to do it?

What do sparks do ??

 

[jtsplumbing]

Better yet, don't bother with the servicing.
Well, it may not be better.

Maybe there are some people who wouldn't mind paying more if it's clear what they get in return? Seeing the engineer working for a full hour, boiler stripped down to parts, full report with readings in the end, certificates...

How come electricians manage to do it?

It would take a lot longer than 1hr to fully strip check all parts and reassemble a boiler + the added cost of replacing all the seals & gaskets.

Electricians only plug in a test machine and take readings they do-not strip down every plug/socket

 

[joni os]

Sparky doing Periodic Test, recommended, inspect 10% of sockets. Retest every 6 years.

 

[AlexGas]

Better yet, don't bother with the servicing.
Well, it may not be better.

...don't bother with car MOT or dentist!?

 

[Farrukh Ahmad]

Condensing Worcester boilers require Air/Gas ratios to be checked. in service mode. Both at High/Low levels. The fan pressure has to be checked to make sure the heat exchanger is clean. If the readings aren't found to be within the manufacturers required tolerances, then the heat exchanger will have to be cleaned. This would mean the seal connecting to the primary heat exchanger will have to be replaced. etc. Non condensing boilers are easier to service.

 

[newcastle phill]

Havent read all the posts but takes me approx 1 hour.

 

[REDSAW]

anywhere between 30m and 2 hours, depends what needs doing it could be £10 for the work and £40 to know what needs doing!
with a combi, you dont touch what dosnt need attention it just needs to be checked that its good.
i shine a high powered torch into the condense traps and it s like an x-ray. if its clear then i save 10mins fiddling it on and off...

 

[kasser]

Sparky doing Periodic Test, recommended, inspect 10% of sockets. Retest every 6 years.

Not just that but they write down measurement readings and what they found and give that to you the client.

 

[kasser]

...don't bother with car MOT or dentist!?

well, that's why I said it may not be a good idea.
I don't bother with the dentist myself...

But to stick to the analogy, MOT would be the gas safety check and car servicing would be the boiler servicing, so stick with the MOT so all is safe and think skip the servicing if all you're going to get is the MOT again.