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Limecat |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 22:59 |
quote: Actually Ren, Dean is correct. Repair and Care is £3 per calender month more. :thumbs: | |
Kathryn W |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 18:40 |
quote: Well when we moved in and we were decorating i undone the wooden surround on the fireplace to paint behind it and there was a smell of gas... thats the only place i've ever smelt it :o :lol: | |
mattk |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 17:45 |
thats for a 24kw boiler too, thats not enough imo, you need at least 28kw for a 3 bed house, boiler swap is normally a one day job, its not just the labour, its also the responsibility you pay for | |
John |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 13:02 |
That's £150 over your £700 already and that will be if all they have to do is literally take the old one out and put a new one in. | |
John_C |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 12:58 |
oh please... | |
John |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 12:53 |
So you've no idea how much boilers cost or how much plumbers charge yet giving advice on boilers. | |
John_C |
posted on 2nd Nov 09 at 10:57 |
haha - love the responses... | |
mattk |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 22:59 |
its not your boiler or cooker, I isolated them, its either the internal pipework or the gas fire, gas fire looks quite new though so I doubt its that | |
Kathryn W |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 20:36 |
quote: Its not just the boiler we're covered for. All electrics, gas pipes, drains, central heating, boiler etc... There isn't really anything wrong with the boiler that I know of.. just have a leak from somewhere.. And if it were the boiler then we are not in the situation where we could just pop out and buy one. I think it's a very good idea and gives you a decent piece of mind knowing everything is protected | |
Ren |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 17:55 |
quote: If you're paying £50 call out fee on British Gas, you're going to be on the Flexi Agreement which means you're not going to be paying more than £18 a month, and this is for the top level of care (Boiler, Central Heating System, Plumbing, Drains, Electrics and Internal Gas Pipes.) If you just want the Boiler cared for, you're looking at £13 a month with no callout charge, or £10.50 with a £50 call out charge. Remember that's per completed repair, so multiple call outs on the same fault only cost you £50 once. Based on that, 5 years paying £13 a month is £780. With unlimited parts and labour, and unlimited call outs, how is this a bad idea? [Edited on 01-11-2009 by Ren] | |
mattk |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 17:47 |
:lol: a £500 boiler will be shit, and who ever is fitting it for £200 is a mug | |
John |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 17:20 |
£500 is a cheap boiler and you also can't really say that it won't have any probs over the first 5 years, also unless you fit it yourself, as Dean says, who will fit it for £200? | |
deanmcreynolds26 |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 17:15 |
quote: who is fitting boilers for £200? doing themselves out of a lotta ££££ | |
John_C |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 16:07 |
If i was in your postion id buy a new boiler for circa £500 and install circa £200. £700 all in is more cost effective over a 5 year period than paying £20-30 a month + £50 a call out. | |
deanmcreynolds26 |
posted on 1st Nov 09 at 10:42 |
quote: there is such a thing in place in scotland, pay a one off fee and then pay more think its £22 for homecare 200 for the rest of the year then reverts back to the normal cost, cant remember the jobcode, maybe they have changed it now as it changes so often. Scotland is trialing a few new offers at the moment as well.. Im an engineer for scottish gas ;) | |
Gaz |
posted on 31st Oct 09 at 21:46 |
Rang up earlier and explained that we have been informed of a gas leak - no smells etc and she said that its not to worry about... | |
Ren |
posted on 31st Oct 09 at 20:29 |
quote: Just thought I'd let you know that this isn't the case, as by taking the 'Repair and Care' contract, you're paying a £99 one off fee, and then the normal monthly cost afterwards. It doesn't make your monthly payments any more than they would of been without the fault. | |
Ren |
posted on 31st Oct 09 at 20:25 |
I work for the HomeServices department at British Gas. Technically, it's not insurance as it's a care product, but yeah, we do a First Inspection of the boiler when you take out the contract - but if work needed doing to it, then we wouldn't be able to take you on contract right away, as we'd need to do a repair on the boiler for a one-off fee of £99 (regardless of cost of parts, labour etc). If everything is working ok, but it's just a bit worse for wear, you haven't got anything to lose by taking out the contract and seeing what the engineer says on the first inspection. After that you're allowed unlimited parts and labour and unlimited call outs, so you're cared for incase of a future problem. | |
Andrew |
posted on 31st Oct 09 at 13:21 |
I was speaking to a girl i work with regarding this as she has just had to have a new boiler fitted. They come out and inspect. | |
deanmcreynolds26 |
posted on 30th Oct 09 at 22:13 |
can pay more intially if you have a fault and it makes your monthly payment more! | |
Kathryn W |
posted on 30th Oct 09 at 21:41 |
Ayee someone else has just told me that to! :( | |
eddiewhiteley |
posted on 30th Oct 09 at 21:22 |
i might be wrong, but before they will insure you i think they come and do an inspection so if the boiler needs any work you have to get that done before you can get the insurance. | |
Kathryn W |
posted on 30th Oct 09 at 18:43 |
Does anyone have the insurance which British Gas offer that covers your boiler/pipes/drains etc? |