Anyone know anything about central heating ?

[Bogus Dave]

Ho ho, I jest. I have no idea

[suttonred]

Thanks for the advice so far, I've also phoned a plumber at random from google, he reckons the pumps gone too.

Just out of interest, has anyone had a new boiler installed recently ? How much is this likely to set me back ?

Had mine replaced 2 years ago, got quoted 2.4k by British gas, used their spec, bought one myself and got a local plumber cost me £1700. You can go cheaper but you get what you pay for, even at cheapest end expect to pay £1200 +

[jimmy_onions]

Thanks for the advice so far, I've also phoned a plumber at random from google, he reckons the pumps gone too.

Just out of interest, has anyone had a new boiler installed recently ? How much is this likely to set me back ?

Yes, cant remember exaclty but seem to recall it was around 1600 to 1800....I can recommend a decent plumber if you are near oxford..

[magicroundabout]

What if the problem is with the radiators or pipes themselves? Is this still covered? If so, I'm getting it!

everything you need to know is here

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/maintenance-and-repair.html

also this looks like the one you need with no fixed repair @ £22.50pm

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/maintenance-and-repair/boilers-and-heating/boiler-and-heating-cover/homecare/homecare-300.html

[Arriba]

i think the british gas scheme over time costs you more than just paying as and when.i take my chance but can see why people use the scheme.

as for the problem it could be as simple as the radiators needing balancing which is a minor cheap job.i had the same fault and it turned out to be just that.
then again it could be down to many things.
if you are in swindon or near area i reccomend using gv hall(number in all the phone books)i've used them since i've owned a home and they always do a great job.

[Phil_S]

I'm in the BG one, & was paying £18 per month. That includes a service every year which with gas is important. They have so far replaced by circuit board, pump, & thermostst so I'm quids in. Recently wanted to cut costs so I am now on there flexible scheme which is £13 per month. That still includes the service but any repairs I pay the first £50.

If you need a boiler isn't there a boiler scrappage scheme now ?

[china red]

My brother is an Ex British Gas service engineer, will PM you the number

[sheepshagger]

Be a bit careful - we had a situation where the pump was gone and we had it replaced....then it went again in a couple of months.

It was because there was a massive build up of shite in the pipes - limescale and sludge etc...

Something called a Powerflush seemed to solve it - got rid of all the crap in the system and allows the pump to work again properly....But they can be around £500 !!

[pumbaa]

Just out of interest, has anyone had a new boiler installed recently ? How much is this likely to set me back ?

I can give you a rough idea. My boiler needs replacing fairly soon. Had a number of quotes ranging from £2400 to £4900 (yes, you guessed it, British Gas was the most expensive.....). This does include a fair bit of re-plumbing as I want the boiler relocated in my airing cupboard upstairs as opposed to its current location in the kitchen and also the inlet feed pipe is not man enough to feed the boiler.

Get the Yellow Pages and get a shed load of quotes (I've got about 9). Ask lots of questions.