My boiler is late 70's floorstander, an Ideal E-CF60. It works fine but it's time for its service.
Everyone I've spoken to (outside the trade) is horrified that a gas boiler this old is still in use and tells me to get it changed. However my father has a boiler from around 1972 that is regularly serviced and plods on with just minor parts, a fan capacitor here, jet, thermostat etc.
What do the professionals think? Can an old boiler still be maintained (It's had 1 new pump and 5 thermocouples in its life) without it being an excuse to sell me a new condenser boiler?
My worry is that the guy who services it might see it as more lucrative to write it off when it can be successfully serviced.
Sorry if I sound pessimistic but in the electrical appliance trade, I see otherwise genuine people who happily scrap stuff that's repairable because they dont have the time or inclination to search for the right parts when replacement is easier and more profitable for them...they're businessmen!
Everyone I've spoken to (outside the trade) is horrified that a gas boiler this old is still in use and tells me to get it changed. However my father has a boiler from around 1972 that is regularly serviced and plods on with just minor parts, a fan capacitor here, jet, thermostat etc.
What do the professionals think? Can an old boiler still be maintained (It's had 1 new pump and 5 thermocouples in its life) without it being an excuse to sell me a new condenser boiler?
My worry is that the guy who services it might see it as more lucrative to write it off when it can be successfully serviced.
Sorry if I sound pessimistic but in the electrical appliance trade, I see otherwise genuine people who happily scrap stuff that's repairable because they dont have the time or inclination to search for the right parts when replacement is easier and more profitable for them...they're businessmen!