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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Amigo on 20 December 2010, 18:15:06
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WHY NOW???? Just had the plumber in to do what we thought was a quick £110 heating repair. Had a new switch fitted a burst pipe joint re joined only to find the pump works but the frost has split the casing & bits of the boiler are in a similar sorry split state. He's not peeing up my back i've seen it for myself, & it's a proper mess. He's drained & de pressurized the system. I let the pilot light go out months ago as i have a leccy shower & boil the kettle for washing up water. This is my first owned property & the boiler has been unchecked for over 8 years & is old although alot of the pipework was new back then & still good, & i've replaced the hot water tank in the loft. Can't do much about it till the new year. We can keep warm downstairs with the leccy coal effect jobbie & a gas ring on in the kitchen & various plug ins. One of lodger Steves squeezes is lending us a calor gas heater with a new bottle (cheers Angie) so we''ll be ok but £1500 is a bitter pill to swallow this time of year.
A lesson has been learned though. Once done i'll take out a monthly plan to cover inspections, servicing & repairs. I'd have to use some pretty colouful language to say how i feel right now, suffice to say i'm a tad disgruntled!!! >:(
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Oh bugger! :(
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune Guy :'( :'(
These things do always seem to happen at the worst time, as a friend of mine has just found out!
She was away at her fathers, and a neighbour phoned to say water was coming out under her front door. She went back to her bungalow to find the floors like a lake, and all ceilings down, with all electrical and soft furnishing completely ruined! A joint to a shower in her loft had apparently come apart! :'( :'( :'( :'(
Hope all is put right soon for you Guy :) :)
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Bad news Guy, Got big car problem here at the wrong time of the year.... :( :(
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not nice remember to put antifreeze in and change it every 2-4years, I just put the cheap stuff in dose the job for heating, looked around and there are a few place that will replace the hole systerm for £700, that might be an option for you.
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Bab luck Guy.
A new boiler will hit you about a grand fitted at a guess.
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I should add, the service contracts are over priced and a good annual service is much cheaper (you could always pay the same amount into an account every month just in case).
But, get them to fit a frost stat, your damage is due to freezing, that way it will fire the boiler up if it gets to cold and stop the freezing occuring.
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Bab luck Guy.
A new boiler will hit you about a grand fitted at a guess.
He said he'd make up a detailed quote but i'll shop around first. Just worried that taking a cheaper quote could be a cowboy job? Rather pay a little more to have it done properly.
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No Buildings insurance Guy? :-/
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune Guy :'( :'(
These things do always seem to happen at the worst time, as a friend of mine has just found out!
She was away at her fathers, and a neighbour phoned to say water was coming out under her front door. She went back to her bungalow to find the floors like a lake, and all ceilings down, with all electrical and soft furnishing completely ruined! A joint to a shower in her loft had apparently come apart! :'( :'( :'( :'(
Hope all is put right soon for you Guy :) :)
Wow Lizzie, that's a rough trot for your friend, put's my problem into perspective!
Loving the avatar, foxy festive christmas stockings!!!
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Bab luck Guy.
A new boiler will hit you about a grand fitted at a guess.
He said he'd make up a detailed quote but i'll shop around first. Just worried that taking a cheaper quote could be a cowboy job? Rather pay a little more to have it done properly.
A boiler is not an expensive bit of kit TBH. 600-700 quid for a smallish one, add a ton for consumables and a days work at say 20 quid.
What make and model do you have at the moment?
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No Buildings insurance Guy? :-/
Yeah. Got buildings & contents ins. Had'nt thought of that. Dunno who it's with or where the policy is but i pay them every month so could find out. Guy. :y
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totally off topic but did you notice that you have a new PM Mark! :y :y :y
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Bab luck Guy.
A new boiler will hit you about a grand fitted at a guess.
He said he'd make up a detailed quote but i'll shop around first. Just worried that taking a cheaper quote could be a cowboy job? Rather pay a little more to have it done properly.
A boiler is not an expensive bit of kit TBH. 600-700 quid for a smallish one, add a ton for consumables and a days work at say 20 quid.
What make and model do you have at the moment?
Hi Mark. All i can tell from the bits everywhere is Ideal classic?
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sounds like wickes model
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Here is the latest Ideal Combi
http://www.directheatingsupplies.co.uk/boiler/ideallogic24hecombiboiler/
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No Buildings insurance Guy? :-/
Yeah. Got buildings & contents ins. Had'nt thought of that. Dunno who it's with or where the policy is but i pay them every month so could find out. Guy. :y
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If you decide to claim on the insurance, tell them the pilot light failed & this was the cause of the freeze, also don't forget to include the cost of calling out the Plumber/Gas Engineer :y
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No Buildings insurance Guy? :-/
Yeah. Got buildings & contents ins. Had'nt thought of that. Dunno who it's with or where the policy is but i pay them every month so could find out. Guy. :y
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If you decide to claim on the insurance, tell them the pilot light failed & this was the cause of the freeze, also don't forget to include the cost of calling out the Plumber/Gas Engineer :y
When you say "failed" do you mean it was on & went out on it's own?
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No Buildings insurance Guy? :-/
Yeah. Got buildings & contents ins. Had'nt thought of that. Dunno who it's with or where the policy is but i pay them every month so could find out. Guy. :y
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If you decide to claim on the insurance, tell them the pilot light failed & this was the cause of the freeze, also don't forget to include the cost of calling out the Plumber/Gas Engineer :y
When you say "failed" do you mean it was on & went out on it's own?
You have a PM Guy :y
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Sorry to hear this, Guy. :(
Kevin