What to check before you ring
Five short guides to the questions Ian is asked most. Each one says what to check yourself, what the fault usually is, and when to stop and ring a Gas Safe engineer.
Registrations
- Gas Safe
- 6061489
- OFTEC
- 11834
- Hours
- 7 days
- Base
- WV6
Five guides, in the order people need them
Breakdown checks first, then the choices that come up when a boiler is on its way out. Each guide ends with when to stop and ring.
- 01
Boiler losing pressure
What the gauge should read, how to top up, and when a drop means a leak or a failed expansion vessel.
- 02
No hot water
Heating on but no hot water? The checks for a combi and for a cylinder system, and what the fault usually is.
- 03
Combi, system or regular?
How each type makes hot water, which homes suit each, and how to tell which you have.
- 04
What a new boiler costs
What decides the price of a new boiler fitted, what should be included, and how Ian quotes.
- 05
Gas boiler or heat pump?
How a heat pump differs from a gas boiler in the house, which homes suit each, and how to decide.
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