Why you should service your heating appliances.
Top reasons why you should service your boiler
Turning the central heating on might be just a distant memory, but did you know that summer is the ideal time to get your boiler serviced? Admittedly it is the last thing you want to think about while the sun is shining and temperatures are balmy, but you can guarantee that come the first cold snap there will be householders across the UK turning on their heating systems only to find they are not working. All this can be avoided. Check out our top tips for getting your boiler serviced this summer
Why do I need to maintain my boiler?
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.
Servicing your boiler keeps you safe and healthy
Carbon Monoxide is a real danger to anyone with a fuel burning appliance in the home. This toxic gas is odourless, colourless and tasteless, meaning that most don’t even know they are being poisoned. Regularly servicing your boiler ensures it is combusting fuel safely and efficiently, minimising the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning .
And for the elderly, vulnerable or those with young children, ensuring you have a working boiler is a must for the months ahead. While to most of us, the boiler breaking down is an inconvenience, for some, a lack of heating and hot water can have severe health and financial repercussions.
It's not just homeowners who need to take note of boiler maintenance. Landlords are obliged to have a gas safety certificate by law and must ensure their boilers are running safely. An annual boiler service is essential and a relatively inexpensive piece of maintenance to undergo each year.
Why should I service it now?
Once that first cold snap hits, so will the boiler breakdowns. Heating engineers across the country will be inundated with call outs and you are likely to have to wait much longer to get your central heating and hot water back up-and-running.
Servicing your boiler saves you money
Maintaining an appliance will almost certainly save you money in the long run - the cost of regularly maintaining an appliance can be significantly less than the cost of repairing or replacing an appliance which is not serviced and breaks down. When it comes to household appliances, your boiler is one of the more expensive ones to replace and can cause the most upset to everyday life.
Why choose a boiler/ home care plan with Albatross Heating LTD
If you'd like the security of having your boiler and central heating checked regularly and knowing that someone will come round in case of a boiler breakdown, then you should consider heating cover. Albatross Heating are a smaller business compared to our competitors in this market with a team dedicated solely to react to any issues you may have. We are accountable and contactable and will only ever send you an engineer who is directly employed by ourselves. 90% of our customers signed onto these plans are previous customers we have done other work for and they now trust us to look after and maintain their homes.
Boiler cover typically comes in a variety of different shapes and sizes, but generally it ensures you are visited by a trained engineer in the event of something going wrong with your boiler either being repaired or replaced.
The Gas Safe Register, or Corgi as it was previously known, is the UK's official gas safety body. You should only ever allow engineers on the Gas Safety Register work on your boiler to ensure your safety.
Albatross Heating LTD keeps all of their engineers up to date on the latest regulations and qualifications as well as being sent on various training days with different boiler manufacturers to ensure they know your boiler like the back of their hand.
Due to the vast experience Albatross Heating have in the boiler repairs and servicing sector and our quality relationships with local suppliers, Once your boiler goes on subscription we will make sure our supplier holds a stock of boiler parts for your boiler that may be prone to failure. This will help prevent long wait times if you do have a problem.
