Ive just been to price a job and his neighbour who he didnt like got me out last year.this is what were up against. It was only local and when i went the pump had gone and it had 2 of the well made valves on and was in a good position ,so i said "pumps gone and i can do it now for £250"
.So i got it and i turned the power off and it needed a bit of heat on the valves but it was ok,then i thought i hadnt took the fuse out,so i went down and the door was shut but i could see through it just a bit and there he was taking the control box down (potterton profile) and he blocked a tube on the aps and put tissue over a few pins so the plugs werent making contact.
I was shocked and angry so i went back up and i was thinking when he appeared and all i could think was" right ,can you stay here while i just vent a couple of rads and shout me if it starts gurgling",so i ran right down and took the control box down and got the blue tack out and the 4 bits of tissue and then turned it on so he would shout its making noises,he did and i said ok lets try it and i said"will you turn it on as you normally do",and when he pressed it ,nothing ,3 times nothing ,then he said"it was ok before you touched" in a angry voice.
So i went to it and said"oh the control box screw is loose ,needs to be tight to work and i pushed the gas valve lead in as i was tighting it ,"ok,try it now",his face when it fired brilliant, he was paying me and looking at me thern the boiler and was totally puzzled,id left my tools upstairas so i loosend the air vent and it was going pretty well ,so i left anmd 30 min later "weve got water coming through the celing",my dad answered it and id told him about it all,and my dad said "he cant come back until next week so stick some bluetack in the hole you cheeky bastard"
.So i got it and i turned the power off and it needed a bit of heat on the valves but it was ok,then i thought i hadnt took the fuse out,so i went down and the door was shut but i could see through it just a bit and there he was taking the control box down (potterton profile) and he blocked a tube on the aps and put tissue over a few pins so the plugs werent making contact.
I was shocked and angry so i went back up and i was thinking when he appeared and all i could think was" right ,can you stay here while i just vent a couple of rads and shout me if it starts gurgling",so i ran right down and took the control box down and got the blue tack out and the 4 bits of tissue and then turned it on so he would shout its making noises,he did and i said ok lets try it and i said"will you turn it on as you normally do",and when he pressed it ,nothing ,3 times nothing ,then he said"it was ok before you touched" in a angry voice.
So i went to it and said"oh the control box screw is loose ,needs to be tight to work and i pushed the gas valve lead in as i was tighting it ,"ok,try it now",his face when it fired brilliant, he was paying me and looking at me thern the boiler and was totally puzzled,id left my tools upstairas so i loosend the air vent and it was going pretty well ,so i left anmd 30 min later "weve got water coming through the celing",my dad answered it and id told him about it all,and my dad said "he cant come back until next week so stick some bluetack in the hole you cheeky bastard"