Oil boiler - service plan

[Blue_Manc]

Evening all - as a complete novice the forum has guided me through a fair few fixes. But with me spending increasing amounts of time overseas for work i want to take out a coverplan - such as the British Gas offers.

Are there any such plans to cover an oil fired boiler and central heating system?

Any views on which plans are best?

Possibly a "no-no" on here given the DIY nature, but don't want the Mrs and child stuck with no heating etc if I am out of the country.

 

[muggles]

What boiler do you have? It is entirely possible that the cheapest option will be your tame plumber and not having any kind of plan at all, if it's a reliable make and serviced annually as it should be. You could end up pumping £100s into a plan that eventually costs you more than any repairs that may need doing.

 

[MANDATE]

I think the parts on oil boilers are quite reliable. I fitted new pump, control box and transformer back in 1996 and still functioning today.
I would suggest you find a OFTEC heating engineer to carry out regular service.

 

[doitall]

Your Oil supplier is the best people to talk too.

They will also do a top up service, whereas they will dump a couple of hundred Ltrs every few months when they're going past the door and the price is right.

 

[casius66]

If you get oil from Emo.CPL etc... they have a service contract you can sign up to where you pay for the annual service then get a discounted rate on any callouts you need. I know the fella that covers Lancs so you'd be in good hands.

 

[Blue_Manc]

Thanks chaps - will ask my oil supplier if they do a service plan. Any other views welcomed.

How much should a regular service cost for an oil boiler?

 

[Blue_Manc]

*bump* - any views on how much a regular oil boiler service should be?