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Central Heating

Faulty boiler

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.32 PM

My nan (79 years old) had plumber round said boiler was over heating changed air pressure switch said had to change PCB as they go hand in hand used a recon PCB charged her £740 plus VAT boiler was 19 years old I am A damp proofer not a plumber but I think she has been ripped of does any gas safe engineer agree he wasnt from this site. Thanks everyone confirmed my fears boiler works ok but not even sure he changed PCB will be taking it further another idiot who gives all construction trades a bad name

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7 Answers

PAUL CATON GAS & OIL SERVICES LTD

Rating: 5 out of 5
Chesterfield
thats shocking ,pcb will cost between £80 - 250 ,air pressue switch about £40 ,she has been ripped off big time ,very sorry to hear this
Answered14 March 2011
5

Knowles Plumbing & Property Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
St Helens
hello sorry to say but your nan has been well mugged off , its people like that who give honest plumbers a bad name
Answered14 March 2011
2

Anonymous user

Hi, sorry to hear she has been ripped off. At worst i'd say around £300 incl. I wouldn't recommend anyone spending over that fixing a 19 year old boiler, when you can get an A rated condensing boiler fitted from £999.00. Hope the boiler working now and gives you trouble free use for another 19 years. Also agree with P.K.Plumbing, it is these rip off merchants that give plumbers their horrendous name. Fortunately they are the minority.
Answered17 March 2011
2

SWANSEA GAS AND OIL

Rating: 5 out of 5
Swansea
like everyone else,sorry to hear this! And like they say ;these idiots are giving the genuine boys a terrible name.Firstly he should have advised your nan that the age of the boiler would probably tell you that it was only about 60% efficient and that her gas bills will become very high with the winters we are currently having.Should have explained that when these old boilers start to break down it normaly means that their coming to the end of their life span and would be better off replacing it with a high efficiency combination boiler.Two years down the line she may well have paid more in repairs than she would have buying a new boiler and having a warranty on it for the next 5 years!!! Hope all is good for her now and YES TAKE IT FURTHER.Is he GAS SAFE REGISTERED??? CONTACT THEM TO FIND OUT ,IF HE IS NOT THEY WILL TAKE IT FURTHER.HE IS BREAKING THR LAW,Good luck.
Answered25 March 2011
1

Anonymous user

Hi Not good, it is people like that who give plumbers a bad name, agree with all comments. Not sure if anyone agrees but your not far from a new boiler at that price depending on KW. Does the boiler work ok now, was he sure the pcb had gone.
Answered16 March 2011
0

Anonymous user

mate the air pressure switch or pcb is very unlikely to cause over heating !
Answered1 April 2011
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Ayres and Sons

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Carshalton
Hello, Depending on the boiler and what happens, it's sounds like the overheat sencer or limescale in the heat exchanger. If its loss of hot water from a combi maybe the the diverter valve but now you will never know. Steve
Answered3 December 2012
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