chocolate_o_brian

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I know, last time I asked about a busted boiler replacement I got a mention in a members song and a load of grief But I'm calmer this time and the weathers better

Situation is my previously fixed boiler (Baxi Solo 3 pfl 50) is bust again. Not the heat exchanger this time at least but it's not heating water or the radiators. I've looked up the symptoms (boiler and fan light on but no fan working or pilot like kicking in afterwards) and it does point hopefully to a PCB/hose/fan issue.
I've got a qualified guy coming to look tomorrow to see if it's repairable within a reasonable budget but if not I'm sat on the 'net looking at a plan 'B'.

I haven't £1500-2000 sat in a Swiss bank account to just cough up for a new system so was looking at offers with flexible payment methods (even if it means a chunk of interest). So far British Gas do a £400 scrappage scheme and Help Link can offer grants for certain circumstances. Has anyone else seen anything that may of interest/help in this field (no pictures of Ghostbusters please ).

Unfortunately a 0% interest credit card is not an option as my credit history was affected when I lost my old job 4 years ago.

Links of interest so far...
http://www.help-link.co.uk/?a=uk
http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products...id=iymbii10085

Ideally I would find something upto £100 a month over a couple/3 years, unless I win the lottery or sell my body.

As always, Scoobynet massive, over to you

BULLITT

BG will also do monthly payments, you just have to ask about it. You will have to pass a credit check first though.

Lee247

Have a word with this lot, Andy http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/...FYt-fAodrkAfOQ
There might be some grants about, always worth a check

ilogikal1

I have no useful advice, other than this;

... will not help.



That is all.

chocolate_o_brian

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That's my only concern, Rich. I forgot that's who you qualified through - duh

Valliant is the way to go if a new one is required? Within reasonable budget. I don't trust my Baxi now and it's an 'E' energy rating


I will do Lee. The Help Link site tell you on the phone if your circumstances meet a grant. I doubt it now as I'm most probably over a threshold but the pay monthly thing would help for sure

addi monster

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I have got 2 new ones sat here doing didly, cant remember what the model numbers are(but can check tomorrow), these were test fitted and removed (rough area) but the properties were then burnt down (nice area) ,, I will let you have one for £300

BULLITT

Correction, qualified with and it's who I work for lol. Either Vaillant or Worcester Bosch, both are excellent boilers though my own experience in dealing with both manufacturers would push me towards a Vaillant. E rating isn't that bad to be honest, I've worked on a lot worse.

john banks

Some say that British Gas are about double what you can get an independent to do a boiler for of similar quality.

BULLITT

The day I see a boiler installed by an independent gas engineer to the standard we (BG engineers) do is the day I hand in my P45. The installations I've seen are down-right dangerous and expensive, often our customers are ripped off by the independant installer. So people can say what they want but without the details it's pointless.

I'm not ranting by the way, just had a rough week of sort other people's bodge jobs out on non contract customers boilers so this sort of comment is winding me up a lot at the moment. Cost isn't the be all and end all when it comes to boiler installations.

mart360

Dont go with BG...

over priced, and not the best systems..

Most places will say you need to do full system Inc pipes for guarantees etc...

Utter blox..... we replaced the aging undercounter unit we had 12 years ago with a wall hung one, and its doing well

Shop about in your local yellow pages for boiler fitters, trust me you will find one who will do fit only....

you may need to get a sparks as well to do any changes to wiring etc

Mart

chocolate_o_brian

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Is this another option I have then? I buy a boiler myself (under the advice of someone like Rich who knows his stuff) on BNPL and just pay the installation fee?

I'll be honest right away, I haven't got a few hundred quid to either buy a second hand boiler and have someone fit or pay for a boiler cash and have someone fit. Not unless I go without heating/hot water for several months. I just don't have the disposable ££ until I'm out my time as an apprentice This is why I'll have to lump any interest charges etc. should the current Baxi need replaced (or parts are too expensive).

alcazar

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Another vote AGAINST BG.......I still remember them leaving my old man's boiler leaking after it was serviced by a CORGI registered BG "engineer" under their service plan.

Had I not gone round that evening, God knows how THAT would have played out

john banks

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/08/...igated-225391/

Whilst this only illustrates some quotes and does not compare quality, British Gas employees cannot assume that people will trust that their name signifies quality, but will need to fight for that in the market. There are enough tales of poor quality work from British Gas, yet the defence could be that there are bound to be because they install so many.

http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/s...d.php?t=546636

scouser321

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Company round here doing A rated combi boilers for £700 fitted.

Borrow the money from a friend or family member and pay them back £100 a month? Saves you paying the interest on it.

Deffo shop about

cookstar

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Assuming you can get a loan of some sort, you could do worse than get what I use in my rentals, Mains eco 25 I think they are called, around the £400 quid mark with all the bits needed to fit.

Around a days work for a indi gas man to fit.

cookstar

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Oh, and yeah stay away from British Gas.

SiPie

https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...scoobynet.html

Forgot about that

chocolate_o_brian

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Thanks for the input guys. I'm just sat waiting for a gas engineer chap to do me a diagnosis (hopefully for mates rates as he's a family friend). If a new boiler is required I'll certainly get more than one quote if there is a big difference from different companies.

chocolate_o_brian

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Well I've got a stay of execution as they say. Chap popped round (in a posh Audi so business must be good ), had the outer skin off and asked for the symptoms. Was fiddling with the fan for 20 minutes and was found to be stuck. That was stopping the pilot light and thus the process.

So luckily £20 for his troubles is my outlay (today anyway) and my boiler works again. A warning perhaps So I'd best look at a replacement in the future.

Hopefully this thread can help others too as apparently Baxi's are common for fans and PCB's.

cookstar

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Result.

ilogikal1

And you didn't even have to sell your body.

chocolate_o_brian

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Bwaaaaaahaha.