Keep Your Boiler at Peak Efficiency and Have a Comfortable Home
Keeping your boiler and heating system running at peak efficiency should be the most important part of home maintenance. If you are planning for Boiler Service Cheltenham, do so well in advance before winter hits you. In fact, have it done before autumn so that the comfort level of the home is assured in the freezing months. You can now seek to book boiler service engineers through on-line reputed companies which give you the added advantage of reading testimonials of previous customers and choosing the best one for your job. After you have contacted them, a boiler service engineer will be sent at your convenient time to undertake the service on your gas appliance.
The professional skill and expertise of the engineer is of utmost importance. It is mandatory in the UK, Isle of Man or Guernsey that an engineer carrying out servicing of boilers gas run must be registered on either the Gas Safe with the relevant qualifications. If your boiler is oil fired then it isstrongly advised that you seek out someone who is OFTEC registered. Reputed companies will have only such reliable and qualified engineers on their roles so that you can be sure about the high standards of Boiler Service Cheltenham.
The type of service you receive and what is included in it will depend on the type of your boiler.
Oil boiler servicing – If left for a long time without servicing, oil boilers tend to “soot up” leading to higher fuel consumption and deadly carbon monoxide emissions. Boiler service will include checking oil tanks and pipes, replacing and cleaning oil filters and nozzles, checking pipes for leakage, removing the casing and cleaning the heat exchangers and burners and any other issues that the engineer may think fit.
Gas boiler servicing – It is very important that the engineer who comes to do the boiler service is Gas Safe registered! Gas boiler servicing will include a full inspection of appliance and associated systems, cleaning and replacing damaged parts, removing outer casing and checking internal parts such as the heat exchanger, filters and condense traps, testing the emissions with a flue analyser, ensuring ventilation and other such things as verifying that flues and terminals are free from defect and performing correctly. Gas appliances that go without servicng can become very dangerous and/or costly to fix!
In all cases, manufacturers advise that boilers should always be annually serviced in accordance with their instructions to ensure years of trouble free service and the appliances safety.