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Sorry joe, if you want more detailed advice in your quest for knowledge you'll have to join the combustion chamber.
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You can't learn much from an ebay cd joe. Just get yourself into the combustion chamber and everyone will do their best to help you understand what you're reading.
Someone might even tell you how to use a multimeter.
Someone might even tell you how to use a multimeter.
You're a real jack of all trades you are joe.
You're a real jack of all trades you are joe.
No, just a knob.
Well just an update,
Thanks to all the gas people who offered their advice, more so some than others.
I went with the gas engineer who diagnosed the fault, paid through the nose for the fan and guess what, still no heat or hot water. Same problem, only issue is that he said he was unable to get me up and running until after Christmas. He was meant to come tomorrow and now had a call to say that this will be delayed until later this week as no part suppliers are open (mmmm).
The fan I'm told was necessary as will be 'the additional parts' he ordered. Unhappy? Yes I am as I ffelt all along that a fan wasn't needed, all I looked for on here were your opinions on an estimate based on the experience of gas engineers who know the ins and outs of how boilers should work. Instead I got abuse (from some) about trying to do someone out of a living. Anyone want to buy a fan - I have a nearly new one for sale now, I'll sell it at the knock down price of £200.
To all those who offered advice that was constructive I do appreciate it. I'm in two minds as to let him finish his work or just pay for his time and the parts. Most advice happily accepted.
Ben
Thanks to all the gas people who offered their advice, more so some than others.
I went with the gas engineer who diagnosed the fault, paid through the nose for the fan and guess what, still no heat or hot water. Same problem, only issue is that he said he was unable to get me up and running until after Christmas. He was meant to come tomorrow and now had a call to say that this will be delayed until later this week as no part suppliers are open (mmmm).
The fan I'm told was necessary as will be 'the additional parts' he ordered. Unhappy? Yes I am as I ffelt all along that a fan wasn't needed, all I looked for on here were your opinions on an estimate based on the experience of gas engineers who know the ins and outs of how boilers should work. Instead I got abuse (from some) about trying to do someone out of a living. Anyone want to buy a fan - I have a nearly new one for sale now, I'll sell it at the knock down price of £200.
To all those who offered advice that was constructive I do appreciate it. I'm in two minds as to let him finish his work or just pay for his time and the parts. Most advice happily accepted.
Ben
You quite rightly questioned the need for a new fan. However instead of leading with this, your post suggests it's more about money, hence the abuse from some.
Personally I'm not a great believer in fans working slowly. For me they either work, stick or stop. If eg. components such as a gas valve opens, fan runs, pump spins etc every time it's powered then I'll look elsewhere.
Personally I'm not a great believer in fans working slowly. For me they either work, stick or stop. If eg. components such as a gas valve opens, fan runs, pump spins etc every time it's powered then I'll look elsewhere.
I questioned whether this was going to be the problem, my issue with the money the fan cost was based on him diagnosing the problem correctly or making sure he had cash in reserve to sort the issue out.
It seems that many believe that it could have been the fan, fine if that had been the case. I paid for his mis-diagnosis though. He won't take the fan back as apparently that's part of the problem.
I wanted to know if this was the correct diagnosis? It appears a lot of engineers in here were more interested in making sure he got his money. I had no issue if those with experience thought it was and this was a fair price.
Other than lay-people's diagnosis which appears to be far more correct other people seem to defend the engineer and offer no advice. Who loses out? What is the point of a site like this if it leads to a bill of nearly £400 without a fix to a problem. Had there been more support I might have been sorted now with less expense.
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It seems that many believe that it could have been the fan, fine if that had been the case. I paid for his mis-diagnosis though. He won't take the fan back as apparently that's part of the problem.
I wanted to know if this was the correct diagnosis? It appears a lot of engineers in here were more interested in making sure he got his money. I had no issue if those with experience thought it was and this was a fair price.
Other than lay-people's diagnosis which appears to be far more correct other people seem to defend the engineer and offer no advice. Who loses out? What is the point of a site like this if it leads to a bill of nearly £400 without a fix to a problem. Had there been more support I might have been sorted now with less expense.
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OP ours is a difficult industry.. go to a solicitor and he forgets a search, or lets a deadline lapse and a new search is needed then guess who pays..like wise dentists.. anyone who has had an onlay treatment deteriorate into root canal treatment will sympathise...
I never inderstand why we are meant to be so "correct" when other professions get away with things we never know about..
Whilst our work is not rocket science it has many pitfalls...
I never inderstand why we are meant to be so "correct" when other professions get away with things we never know about..
Whilst our work is not rocket science it has many pitfalls...
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Pity you paid him. I'd suggest that if he does come back and fix the problem, whatever it actually is, you stand right by him and tell him to replace the old fan after the fix. If the boiler works in spite of the old fan being in place then you are within your rights to tell him to go and screw himself
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