To ensure that it’s running safely and efficiently, your boiler should be serviced as often as once a year. Not having your boiler serviced could lead to faults, higher energy bills and your warranty ending early.
Is annual boiler service necessary?
It is not a legal requirement for homeowners who do not rent out their property to have an annual boiler service. However, they have a duty of care to ensure their gas appliances are safe, and not liable to cause harm to themselves or others. An annual service will also keep the boiler’s warranty valid.
What happens if you don’t have your boiler serviced every year?
What happens if you don’t service your boiler regularly? You could not only sentence your boiler to an early death, but you can also pose a severe safety threat to you, your family, and your home. Your boiler will become less efficient, consume more energy, and increase the risk of catastrophic failure.
How often should you get a boiler serviced?
Energy companies recommend servicing your boiler at least once a year to make sure it’s operating properly. Regular services can also cut costs in the long-run because it helps you avoid the need to fork out for expensive repairs.
Why should you service your boiler every year?
You should have your boiler serviced annually. Not only will this ensure it’s running efficiently and safely for the year ahead, but it will also validate any manufacturer’s warrantees you have on the appliance. Regular maintenance minimises the risk of breakdown and helps lengthen the lifespan of your boiler too.
What happens if you miss a boiler service?
If you’ve missed your annual boiler service and are worried that your boiler’s warranty may be void, you can call the manufacturer and check. The manufacturer may be flexible and could find a way to ensure your warranty remains valid.
Is it worth servicing a boiler?
The short answer is, yes it is. Even the best combi boilers need servicing. Not only will getting your boiler serviced to keep it safely ticking over, it also helps you cut down on your central heating costs, improve the energy efficiency of your home and, in the long term, save you money.
What is checked during a boiler service?
An annual service will start with a visual check to ensure that the boiler and associated pipework is installed and positioned correctly. Your engineer will then check that your boiler is operating correctly and identify any initial problems. Then they will remove the boiler casing to look at its components.
Do you need to service your boiler before selling house?
There’s no legal obligation to have your boiler serviced before selling your home, but you have to admit, it’s a great selling point. A working boiler is a major asset to a home because it can become costly for the buyer if it hasn’t been well maintained.
Can you service your own boiler?
It’s not technically illegal to carry out DIY gas work in your own home* as long as you are ‘competent’ to do so, but the consequences of doing so without the necessary skills are hugely dangerous. Working with gas is a complex and dangerous task that requires extensive training, knowledge and experience.
Do I have to service my gas boiler?
Gas and oil boilers should be serviced once a year. This annual service is an opportunity for a qualified heating engineer to look over the unit and make sure it’s running as well as possible. This will give you the peace of mind that your heating system is running safely and efficiently.
Can I work on gas in my own home?
Remember when planning home improvements, DIY gas work won’t save you money – it could cost your life. Don’t try to fit, fix or move gas appliances such as a boiler or cooker – use a Gas Safe registered engineer who has the right skills to carry this work out safely.
Can I work on a gas boiler?
A non-registered person may carry out ‘wet work’, ie install water pipes and radiators for a heating system, but any work on the gas boiler itself and the final connection of the water pipework to the boiler, must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Can a gas engineer wire up a boiler?
depends if the socket or fused connection unit for the boiler was already there or a new installation. If already there, gas engineer can do it, if its a new circuit, electrician should do it, and issue a minor works certificate.
Can a plumber fit a gas boiler?
A plumber can work on your heating system (radiators, pipework etc), but cannot work on the boiler or the gas pipe. The main difference between a plumber and a heating engineer is that a plumber does not carry any gas safe qualifications.
Do you have to be Corgi registered to service a boiler?
IMPORTANT UPDATE
CORGI has been replaced by the Gas Safe Register, all engineers must now be registered with this new regulatory body to carry out any gas work, you can check businesses and engineers at the Gas Safe link above.
How do I know if my boiler was registered?
You should contact the installer or installation company to find out if the boiler was registered, as they will be able to check this for you. If they believe that it was registered, you can purchase additional certificate copies from the Gas Safe Register for £6.
What replaced Corgi registration?
Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the only gas registration body in Great Britain and Isle of Man on and in Northern Ireland and Guernsey on .
