I recently bought a new house that needs quite a bit of work. The boiler is approx 30 years old and so far (we've only been there 2 weeks) it's heated the water up fine but obviously we've not tested the central heating yet. Prior to purchase I paid a company to inspect the boiler but they've essentially done a runner with my money and provided no report (although they did apparently turn up to do the job). Therefore I am quite wary of getting another tradesman out to quote for some work.
We are quite happy to replace the boiler but I don't know whether that usually means replacing the rest of the heating system as well so I want to be prepared. (I've had an electrican round to quote for a shower and he talked me into re-wiring the entire house). I know nothing about heating systems and have found it impossible to get recommendations for local (Leeds) tradesman. I've resorted to picking people at random from the Corgi website but would appreciate any advice on what to look out for in a sales pitch that might include unnecessary work.The boiler is currently at floor level in the kitchen. There is a water tank in a bedroom upstairs. We have one bathroom but plan to put an ensuite in the existing loft conversion at some point.
We are quite happy to replace the boiler but I don't know whether that usually means replacing the rest of the heating system as well so I want to be prepared. (I've had an electrican round to quote for a shower and he talked me into re-wiring the entire house). I know nothing about heating systems and have found it impossible to get recommendations for local (Leeds) tradesman. I've resorted to picking people at random from the Corgi website but would appreciate any advice on what to look out for in a sales pitch that might include unnecessary work.The boiler is currently at floor level in the kitchen. There is a water tank in a bedroom upstairs. We have one bathroom but plan to put an ensuite in the existing loft conversion at some point.