Powermax 155X Servicing.

[mikebh50]

Hi
We have the above boiler which is about 5 years old and currently working .But we are thinking of taking out a service plan with someone like British Gas And just want to know if anyboby has any views or better ideas .We thought about doing this as trying to find a plumber that will even go near a powermax boiler in Norfolk is very hard.We have had it serviced a couple of times and change the Aqua-Dail scale inhibitor yearly.As i assume scale is the biggest problem to a boiler in Norfolk.Or would i be better off getting a water softener and just paying for a yearly service (if i can find someone to do it).
Any Advice or help would be great.
Thanks Mike

 

[corgiman]

not 100% sure but dont think BG would touch it with a Bargepole

 

[baxpoti]

Try Heateam they advertise on this site

 

[nickso]

not 100% sure but dont think BG would touch it with a Bargepole

they should take it on as long as its working just now.

 

[ACOperson]

BG will cover it. Either of them or Heatteam would be fine. I'd probably go with Heatteam simply as their engineers will have more experience of their own boilers...

 

[corgiman]

BG will cover it. Either of them or Heatteam would be fine. I'd probably go with Heatteam simply as their engineers will have more experience of their own boilers...

I did say that i wasnt 100% sure you know.

I do know the lads around me hate em with a passion.

 

[nickso]

BG will cover it. quote]

in most cases.....not necessarily all.

 

[Agile]

Isn't that the model which BG engineers messed up and somebody was killed by carbon monoxide inhalation?

 

[corgiman]

yes


horrid things

 

[nickso]

Isn't that the model which BG engineers messed up and somebody was killed by carbon monoxide inhalation?

BG engineer actually....just one....not a plural.

he has been suspended on full pay and is being tried for manslaughter i believe. he will not be defended by BG as he didnt fill in any paperwork, either electronically or manually.

 

[Agile]

Why would a BG engineer not fill in the visit details at the time?

Tony

 

[baxpoti]

he will not be defended by BG as he didnt fill in any paperwork, either electronically or manually.

Sounds ominous

Nice to BG looking after their staff (any get out clause will do)

 

[nickso]

he will not be defended by BG as he didnt fill in any paperwork, either electronically or manually.

Sounds ominous

Nice to BG looking after their staff (any get out clause will do)

why should they defend someone who in all likelyhood was told a hundred times to fill in his paperwork? if he missed a few houses out hes ok....but they surveyed a lot of his past work and he had done virtually none. he is now, quite rightly, finding out what the consequences are for being lazy.

Why would a BG engineer not fill in the visit details at the time?

laziness...it takes all of 30 seconds to fill it out for an engineer who has done it thousands of times.....eventually you dont even look at the screen as its second nature after the 5000th time.

 

[weareleeds]

Has it had a proper service ie burner head removed & turbilators checked also a new gasket etc

 

[ACOperson]

I didnt hear about this case.

Can't see how he / she managed to screw it up so badly if they had the MI on their laptop and a service kit incl. gaskets etc as they should have...