Hi, I'm the new girl and I need some general advice please. I'm in the process of buying a house with gas central heating and I've never had gas OR central heating before!!
(My experience is limited to a 50 year old four-oven Aga still working perfectly but something tells me this might be different ... !!)
My proposed "new" (Victorian) house has a Vaillant TURBOmax Plus 828 E combination boiler which is 8 years old. According to invoices I have been shown, it was last serviced 18 months ago and in January this year it was fitted with a new heat exchanger although nothing was mentioned about any servicing at that time.
Can anybody tell me how long such a boiler ought to last? I don't want a surprise bill in my first winter alone in my new house. Also, would it be worth getting the system inspected before I sign contracts or are these things generally OK? And if so, how much should I expect to pay for an engineer to inspect and report?
I know there are some really helpful and knowledgeable heating engineers out there so I hope they can advise me.
(My experience is limited to a 50 year old four-oven Aga still working perfectly but something tells me this might be different ... !!)
My proposed "new" (Victorian) house has a Vaillant TURBOmax Plus 828 E combination boiler which is 8 years old. According to invoices I have been shown, it was last serviced 18 months ago and in January this year it was fitted with a new heat exchanger although nothing was mentioned about any servicing at that time.
Can anybody tell me how long such a boiler ought to last? I don't want a surprise bill in my first winter alone in my new house. Also, would it be worth getting the system inspected before I sign contracts or are these things generally OK? And if so, how much should I expect to pay for an engineer to inspect and report?
I know there are some really helpful and knowledgeable heating engineers out there so I hope they can advise me.