Recent content by Blue_Cat_DIY

Yes I am really glad that I found this forum, so grateful for everyones replies and insight into my boiler repair problem - and the fact that it is helping me (and other customers reading this in future) to stop being ripped off (y) I was happy with my current WB boiler to be honest; generally...

Thank you for the advice about Viessmann. Would you recommend sticking with WB then? Or is there another brand you would rate? It's all such a minefield. And geez that's so scary to know about how verified/accredited WB status works - dear oh dear! Just hoping I can find someone decent and...

Sorry - East Birmingham :)

Thank you for the idea - I'm in Birmingham.

Yes that's correct - no pressure is being lost and we still have hot water and heating. The leak is a steady drip. I think the engineer said it's a pinhole in the manifold when he was diagnosing it. With regards to the pump, he said this appeared to be okay...but he said he may as well...

Thank you for this advice - much appreciated! I had not heard of BWC or THH before, but I will definitely check them out, and as you say, avoid Checkatrade etc. from now on! That's what I was thinking. Happy to pay for the diagnosis, but absolutely no more, as no work as such was done...

That's what I mean - £3k for a combi to combi swap, without changing boiler location, seems a tad excessive? I don't have one of those types of doorbells unfortunately - that would've been good! When the engineer called me later today, I said I thought the £3k quote to have the Worcester 30i...

Thanks muggles. No parts were installed and the engineer took the parts back with him. Nothing is signed. I had verbally agreed to the repair work going ahead, but no repair work was done, as the engineer advised against it and I accepted his advice. When he quoted me for the brand new boiler...

Thanks Chris. Just to clarify: NO parts were installed, the engineer took them away with him, and he only said I would be charged for the parts IF he installed them. What is he saying I will be charged for however, is all the time that he spent at my address if I do not purchase a boiler from...

Hi Andy, no I did not sign anything - I just have the quotes written down on a paper form that engineer handed to me for the repair work, and then for the new boiler. Thanks

Hi all, I currently have a 13 year old Worcester Bosch Greenstar 28i Junior Condensing Boiler installed. It's unfortunately developed a leak on the right hand side as you face it, but it's not losing any pressure and we've still got heating and hot water. I went on Checkatrade and found a...