subject: Boiler Service Information [print this page] Boiler defects can be a hazard and inconvenient, so be sure to check your home boiler is in good working order with an annual boiler service.
Many of us take heating and hot water for granted, only realising how precious it is when our heating boiler stops working. The simplest way to avoid that happening is to service your boiler on a regular basis. A 12 monthly boiler service will help:
Save money on repairs -
boiler repairs is often costly and takes a lot of time as well as very inconvenient; picture staying without hot water and home heating throughout Winter and you'll realise why. By having a boiler service each year, preferably during the last stage of the Summer season, you will ensure that any minor problems are picked up on and rectified before they grow to a real issue.
Prevent CO dangers -
carbon monoxide (CO) is incredibly dangerous as it's tasteless and has no smell. CO leaks might not kill you but they might trigger much sickness or brain damage if it is inhaled over a long space. According to the Health and Safety Executive, some twenty residents every year perish due to carbon monoxide escapes, this however can be lessened by a simple boiler check that will notice the escapes.
Shrink your central heating outlays -
a regular boiler service will ensure your boiler is performing as economically as it should. This helps save you money on your heating bills and reduce your carbon footprint. If perhaps you're putting your house up for sale, then a properly serviced, efficient central heating boiler may go down well with buyers.
Making sure your house insurance is valid -
with any product, central heating boilers will come with a brand guarantee. That saying, what many people do not realise is that the warranty is often in agreement in the condition that you frequently service your boiler. So if you don't wish to be caught with expensive repair costs you might have believed your house insurance would cover, book a boiler service.
Hiring a boiler engineer
It is important you consult a qualified professional to perform the boiler service. If you own a gas boiler hire a Gas Safe engineer to undertake both your fitting and boiler servicing. Solid fuel boilers have to be serviced by a HETAS registered specialist whilst a trained electrician is able to securely service electric boiler models.
