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It is about 15 years old.
Recently I had a problem with the boiler when it wouldn't fire up using the timer, but we were able to fire it up manually using the boiler thermostat control. Then boiler wouldn't fire up manually either.
An engineerfrom a company I had used previously said it would cost ÂŁ400+ vat to fit a new PCB, he told me that the PCB was ÂŁ200.00. I !checked it out and found that I could get one for ÂŁ78.00!
I got a heating engineer via Rated People. He came out and checked the boiler over. He checked the PCB, using a meter, he said the PCB had a loose connection. He also found the gas pressure was low. He sorted out these problems and fired the boiler up.
The boiler didn't fire up on the timer again the next day and we couldn't fire up the boiler manually either. The engineer returned and fitted a new PCB and this time did another test with the wall thermostat set at maximum and minimum. The boiler worked for a few days and then wouldn't fire up again on the timer or manually.
The engineer charged me for fitting a new PCB and sorting out the gas pressure, he didn't charge me for the second visit. Cost was ÂŁ194.00
I have now been informed that I need a new Gas Valve and a Thermostat Control.
Can anyone please advise me on what is happening with my boiler, and if the engineer should have been able to diagnose all the faults listed on his first or second visit. He wants to charge ÂŁ225.00 plus vat this time.
I checked up on the internet and ebay and the gas valve is about ÂŁ77.00 and a thermostat sensor is about ÂŁ22.00. Should I pay for fitting these? He has offered to repay me the ÂŁ100 labour charge if I do not use him.
Would I be better off going for a repair contract with Baxi or British Gas? these cover the initial repair and all parts and labour plus any call outs after that for a monthly fee of around ÂŁ20.00. This is a 15 year old unit, so it is likely to go wrong again I assume. I have never had a problem with it for 15 years. I just had my kitchen re-done so a new combi boiler is out of the running.
If one of you helpful people would be good enough to list the sort of things I should keep an eye out for, something like a fault finding list would be useful.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks Tom for actually answering the question, that makes sense.
I have heard of someone who replaced PCB,(I have a new One Now), Thermistor, and valve and still had problems after that lot.
I should have probably got Baxi in to do the work and got one of their Service/Cover Plans, probably would have worked out less expensive in the long run.
easy tiger
What's the problem with thanking someone for actually answering a question, without giving me an opinion I never asked for?
Why should I pay double for a part that comes from the same factory, has a full manufactures guarantee and warranty?
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