servicing adverts £49

[dcawkwell]

I do a full boiler service for £40, I am just starting out on my own, i am currently employed. it's more of a temporary price till i get enough customers.
check everything for this.
remove and clean burner/heat exch, gaskets extra if condencing boiler
check bp,wp at boiler and meter, gas rate, flue annalyser, cheack all rads working, tanks in loft, loads more, ive got a full list on my website, I know thats too cheap and I don't want to lower rates in my area but its a good way to get my name out there to new customers. Once I have a decent work load and leave my company I am with now, i plan to increase prices as I would like to think the customers will come back because I did a good job not just because its cheap.

You'll keep some customers. Others will just go for cheapest always. Pay peanuts they get monkeys.

 

[mountainman]

Confucious Say!
It always easier to reduce prices than increase them!

 

[Halesowen1]

SOme think that if you are the cheapest, then you must be the worst. I prefer to charge what others locally are doing but do a better job, customers will always come back and recommend. But do a bad job they will also slate you to freinds and family.

 

[Deleted member 44451]

the trouble with doing a service for £40 is your customers will always expect it to be that cheap, and when you put your prices up someone else will be cheaper than you and you will lose most of them. you cant run a business on these sort of prices you will become a busy fool for a while and then go back to working for someone because of less hassle. i get really annoyed when i see vans with boiler servicing prices on the back doors not only does it look desperate, it drags the professionalism of the trade down . start as you mean to go on, charge a decent rate and promote good workmanship thats the way forward.
phew ! im goin to bed now

 

[smhstu]

[. And how can you ensure the safety devices are operating correctly.


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Just turn the gas off below the boiler and the boiler should try to relight. Eventually it should go to lock out.
Saftey device working correctly!

 

[southcoastboile]

depends on applaince, boiler with permanant pilot should click within 20 secs, if it takes longer than safety device is not opperating in required time, also check gas valve for letby, wont always show up on tigtness test, if small drop. Gas fires have a longer time allowance on there safety device. Just turning off gas and waiting to boiler to lockout is not proof the safety device is working correctly

 

[dcawkwell]

depends on applaince, boiler with permanant pilot should click within 20 secs, if it takes longer than safety device is not opperating in required time, also check gas valve for letby, wont always show up on tigtness test, if small drop. Gas fires have a longer time allowance on there safety device. Just turning off gas and waiting to boiler to lockout is not proof the safety device is working correctly

and the safety check for a gas cooker (just testing)

 

[GQuigley67]

depends on applaince, boiler with permanant pilot should click within 20 secs, if it takes longer than safety device is not opperating in required time, also check gas valve for letby, wont always show up on tigtness test, if small drop. Gas fires have a longer time allowance on there safety device. Just turning off gas and waiting to boiler to lockout is not proof the safety device is working correctly

aren't we allowed 60 seconds for boilers ?

 

[southcoastboile]

That was off the top of my head mate, ive got a book somewere, pretty sure its 20 but will check for sure later. Was just trying to point out that you cant test a safety device just from iscolation valve

 

[GQuigley67]

60 secs for boilers 120 for fires if i remember correctly

 

[mfgs]

Im pretty sure its 60s, certainly not 20s.

 

[REDSAW]

Im pretty sure its 60s, certainly not 20s.

me too?.

 

[mikegas]

FSD shutdown times
* BOILERS 60 SEC
* W / AIR HEATERS 60 SEC
* COOKERS (oven) 90 SEC
* WATER HEATERS 90 SEC
* D.F.E. GAS FIRES 120 SEC
* OTHER GAS FIRES 180 SEC

 

[GQuigley67]

lol if it was 20 seconds i would be failing most i inspect !

 

[kirkgas]

depends on applaince, boiler with permanant pilot should click within 20 secs, if it takes longer than safety device is not opperating in required time, also check gas valve for letby, wont always show up on tigtness test, if small drop. Gas fires have a longer time allowance on there safety device. Just turning off gas and waiting to boiler to lockout is not proof the safety device is working correctly

think you need to check your 20 sec for shut down of boiler FSD, regs say within 60 secs not 20

replied to this post before reading that others had done so, on the testing of the FSD its disaponiting how many reassessment guys describe the testing of a boiler FSD as "shut the gas and listen for the click" aaaahhh that drives me mad, i tell them "no i told you to confirm the FSD is working, you havent done that" they are amazed that they need to confirm the gas isnt passing through by using their u guage, dont know what these guys are doing every day while servicing the old appliances