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“First time fix on a boiler repair, why are you passionate on it?”

Posted on 14 July 202014 July 2020 by boilerblog

Needlessly to say, it is cheaper and quicker for a customer to get his or her boiler up and running again. For our business, it is also beneficial. We use the saved time to do another job for another new customer. End of the day, we have earned the same amount money, but we have […]

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John Wilson, a legend in boiler industry

Posted on 9 July 20209 July 2020 by boilerblog
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Worcester-Bosh boilers, are they really good?

Posted on 3 July 20203 July 2020 by boilerblog

Their boilers are made by simple designs and they have a reliable performance reputation. Worcester use aluminium for all of their main heat exchanges. Compared with stainless steel heat exchanges used on Vaillant, Viessmann, and Baxi, aluminium has a good heat transfer rate, but bit less quality on life span. If from the same boiler […]

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“Is it okay for me to ask for “no fix no fee” on my boiler repairs?”

Posted on 28 June 202018 January 2021 by boilerblog

It should be always“no fix no fee” by common laws in this country, as you and the gas engineer have a contract that he or she is going to fix your boiler with warranty, and you will pay for the fee agreed. We have been told so many stories by customers that some gas engineers […]

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TBBG – The Boiler Breakdown Group on Facebook

Posted on 27 June 202027 June 2020 by boilerblog

There are around 130k registered gas engineers in the UK, this group has 5k members now. What an achievement, 4 in 100 engineers in this country are in this group now! It is a registered engineer only group, ordinary customers are not allowed in. But if you are a gas engineer and wish to do […]

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My heating system is losing pressure on a daily basis, what is the problem?

Posted on 26 June 202026 June 2020 by boilerblog

The physics is very simple, there is a leaking somewhere in the system! The leaking can only be at one of these three parts: 1. boiler pressure relief valve (PRV), or 2. boiler main heat exchanger, or 3. on external pipes and valves. But to find out an actual leaking point is sometimes not straightforward […]

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My carbon monoxide alarm went off once, is it really dangerous?

Posted on 26 June 202026 June 2020 by boilerblog

Not always! About 50% of them were false alarm. As each callout will cost you money and time, we would suggest you do the followings beofre calling a gas engineer. Check the expiry date on the alarm, change batteries if appliable, take the alarm to outdoor fresh air for a reset, then put alarm back […]

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Expansion vessel – is my expansion vessel okay?

Posted on 6 June 202022 September 2020 by boilerblog

There is a common device in all sealed heating systems (a combi boiler or megalfow system) called expansion vessel to deal with the expansion of the system water. An expansion vessel can be inside a combi boiler or system boiler, or at an external position for a seal heating system, regardless what type it is, […]

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Heating Geeks – An online celebrity for boiler repairs

Posted on 4 June 20206 June 2020 by boilerblog

https://www.heatinggeek.com/ His youtube channel is “HeatingGeek“. Oliver Gilcreest, we know him well. He is in EN7 of Hertfordshire.

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“Boilers being condemned for no reason?”

Posted on 3 June 20203 June 2020 by boilerblog

We have no connection with Mary Ray at the above business. He is good on boiler repairs, not only on Vaillant boilers as all boilers are similar. If any one living in SE London wishing to get a decent boiler engineer, Mark Ray is a choice.

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