We tell you whether your boiler is worth repairing or replacing, give you a fixed written price, and fit the new one to the Boiler Plus standard with the warranty registered.
Adept Heating replaces old and failed gas, oil and LPG boilers across Bolsover, Chesterfield, Dinnington, Killamarsh, Kiveton Park, Mosborough, North Anston, Rotherham, South Anston and Worksop. Call 07519 665062.
There comes a point where spending money on an old boiler stops making sense, and the difficult part is knowing where that point is.
A repair usually makes sense when the boiler is under about ten years old, the part is available and reasonably priced, it is the first significant failure, and the rest of the system is in decent condition.
We will tell you which side of that line your boiler is on. If it is worth repairing, we will repair it. Nobody should be sold a replacement because of a diverter valve.
A non-condensing boiler from before 2005 typically runs at around 70 to 80% efficiency. A new condensing boiler is rated at 92% or above under ErP. On a typical annual gas bill that gap is real money, and it repeats every winter.
Back boilers sit behind a gas fire in the chimney breast and were fitted in large numbers across South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire. They are reliable, which is why so many are still going, but they are inefficient and parts are hard to source. Replacing one usually means removing the fire and boiler, making good the chimney breast, running new pipework to a wall hung boiler and lining or capping the flue. It is a bigger job, normally two days, and it makes a real difference to the heating.
Qualified engineers, a clean job and a fixed written price agreed before we start. We stand behind everything we fit.
Usually not, if the failure is a heat exchanger, gas valve or PCB, or if parts are obsolete. For a smaller fault on an otherwise sound boiler it can still be worth doing. We will give you the numbers before you spend anything.
A well installed boiler that is serviced every year and running on clean system water typically lasts twelve to fifteen years. One that has never been serviced on a sludged system often goes at eight.
Between 7 and 12 years, depending on the make and model and how the job is specified. Worcester Bosch and Vaillant both offer longer warranties on their higher end boilers. We register it for you at installation.
Sometimes, but it is rarely worth it. Boiler ranges change every few years, and Boiler Plus, current Building Regulations and current flue standards apply to the new installation regardless of what came out.
No, in most cases. What does matter is that the system is properly cleaned and dosed with inhibitor, because pushing years of sludge through a new heat exchanger is the fastest way to void a warranty.
Call 07519 665062 and we will tell you whether to repair or replace, or WhatsApp a photo of the boiler and its display.
