Watch that heating boiler overhaul engineer
Watch that heating boiler overhaul engineer
So your boiler has packed in and disreputable engineers are lining up to take your money out of your hands. And why is that? Sham engineers are on the hound for innocent victims with broken boilers who dole out easy money. You use the boiler practically everyday for so many different purposes, yet you know nothing about it; this ignorance gives chance to the heating engineer to play the trick. More pertinently, how about your engineer? If you want to avoid the slick maneuverings of a con artist masquerading as an plumber, then you should heed our basic guide to boiler servicing. It won’t earn you a CORGI registration, but it will furnish you with enough knowledge and information to ask questions as they work, and make them think twice about ripping you off.
When the heating engineer begins work, follow the this guide as a checklist.
- Has the gas boiler flue output been analysed?.
- Has he checked the piping? Ensure that the vents are checked and cleared.
- Has he replaced all the faulty parts with new purchased parts?.
- Has the engineer tested all the components of the heating boiler and evaluated their functionality?.
- The key components should be disassembled and then cleaned before reassembly.
If your repairman is going through all these steps systematically, you know he is doing a good job. Before contacting a company for gas boiler servicing, make sure that it has a current CORGI certificate. If they have an advert in the Yellow Pages, the CORGI logo will be displayed there – larger adverts generally indicate the depth of the company’s capital, experience and reputation. Fly by night operators sometimes get away with a con job, but not for long. Old crooks go away and new cowboys enter the scene to hustle your heating boiler, so be alert and always use our checklist to monitor their work. If you need forther information or guidance please have a check of the information in this site where you can learn of the latest boiler and heating protection plans which are available, their benefits and what you should check.
