Recent content by teabelly

I have always tried to talk nicely to him. There comes a point where someone fails to turn up or do what they said they would so many times that you just give up . I'm being critical of him and merely wondering whether he is typical or atypical. The people on here are naturally going to be at...

Sorry, I have been without proper hot water for several weeks now. It has made me grumpy, irritable and thinking the worst of every trades person :( I'm stressed out and fed up of living on ready meals to avoid creating washing up and having to mess around boiling kettles to have a proper wash...

The last guy I had was on recommendation, he was alright to begin with then turned into a PITA. This guy has been recommended by a few people I know but you can never tell with plumbers. They're nice and helpful one minute and then cutting you off and failing to turn up to appointments the next.

I have been offered a good deal on a worcester so I'll be getting that. Hopefully the local installer I'm using won't turn out to be another pile of trouble....

Do not touch alpha with a bargepole! I have had a CB24 for 4.5 years. I'm putting it in a skip as it has just broken down for the third time in just over 3 years. I have already paid out £100 for a new clock, £200 for a new pcb and have just narrowly avoided paying out another £200 for a...

Which of the decent boiler manufacturers have the best warranties and care packages? I have had it with my current boiler and the person that installed it is behaving in such a manner that indicates he really doesn't want my business. I suspect the boiler will just keep breaking down every year...

I've had a CB24 for around 4 and a half years. After 18 months it died completely due to the electronic clock failing. Last year the pcb failed and cost me over £150 to fix. It has recently failed for the third time and decided it will only do hottish water when the boiler is actually firing...