at annual service told boiler was dirty - is this a way to be ripped off

[rpm]

I agree. Its principal but I would still argue the toss though

And get pushed from pillar to post for ever in the name of principles!
You have to know when to fold a bad hand mate

 

[TonyQJ]

I’m simply a layman but I’d have thought that an 11 year old system that has no inhibitor or filter would be desperate for a flush regardless of any error messages from the boiler.

 

[Riley]

You can but try but as far as I’m concerned they have not been maintaining your boiler

 

[selondonman]

thanks for all the advice .. whats a fair price for power flush 11 rads, 2 towel rails .. se london ... and cost to supply and fit filter

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I’m simply a layman but I’d have thought that an 11 year old system that has no inhibitor or filter would be desperate for a flush regardless of any error messages from the boiler.

depends on the system and how it was installed ive got a system on old rads (15) that i havent touched and im sure you can drink the water its that clear

 

[TonyQJ]

depends on the system and how it was installed ive got a system on old rads (15) that i havent touched and im sure you can drink the water its that clear

Interesting. Ours is filthy (although 25 years old now) and the filter catches a fair bit.

 

[Riley]

You should prepare yourself that there may be a leak on the system or something I am assuming it’s a sealed system in the property as such the water really shouldn’t be bad unless freshwater is being constantly added to the System to maintain pressure

 

[king of pipes]

It's a ********* error code and so the engineer should be looking at the ******* of the boiler the removal of ********** and ********* , this could quite easily be caused through lack of maintenance, filters and flushing is another chapter and if it was related to a blockage then you would have a different set of error codes. Kop

 

[Millsy 82]

What I think you should do is in writing ask how sludge is going to cause a flame failure lockout? Ask them what was carried out to determine that the system is sludged up.

No point going after the last company as they will have it somewhere in the small print that they wont be responsible.

Then learn from this and dont take out service contracts. Find someone you trust and use them for everything.

 

[centralheatking]

i am a landlord and wasnt aware of the code until today ..

So you are a landlord, and all your gas appliances are checked by law every year. So why not get them serviced at the same time ?
Properly..then you have happy tennants and little hassle.
All my properties are looked after this way and we have good retained tennants that like to stay. Nothing worse than the phone call at the weekend ..whatever is wrong or when you at the theatre
prevention is way better than cure. My colleague has 800 properties in North West and ALWAYS takes this approach. Sty = Pig so they look after their properties. centralheatking