The hot water pressure dropped to a mere dribble on Monday night and is not running hot at all. Had an engineer look at it, and he says the fan is knackered. He's estimating a cost of about £300 to get it fixed, but due to the age of the boiler he reckons I might as well get rid and buy a new one. It's a Potterton Puma 100, and I think they finished making them about 2001. I only moved in last July, so have no idea of it's actual age, but it must be at least 14 years old. First question is, do I have this fixed or scrap it and buy a fancy new one? I'll be honest, I know nowt about boilers. The risk is I cough up for the repair, but something else knackers up six months later.
Paying for a new boiler plus the cost of fitting outright is pretty much out of the question. I had a look at Helplink last night. They let you pay off a new boiler over ten years, with a ten year warranty and annual service, all in for £17 per month. However, a few message boards I read say their boilers are cheap and they're a bunch of cowboys. Has anyone any experience with these lot? I'm gonna have a look at the British Gas website this morning to see what they're offering.
Has anyone recently bought a new combi boiler and have any recommendations of who to go with?
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Help needed please people.
The hot water pressure dropped to a mere dribble on Monday night and is not running hot at all. Had an engineer look at it, and he says the fan is knackered. He's estimating a cost of about £300 to get it fixed, but due to the age of the boiler he reckons I might as well get rid and buy a new one. It's a Potterton Puma 100, and I think they finished making them about 2001. I only moved in last July, so have no idea of it's actual age, but it must be at least 14 years old. First question is, do I have this fixed or scrap it and buy a fancy new one? I'll be honest, I know nowt about boilers. The risk is I cough up for the repair, but something else knackers up six months later.
Paying for a new boiler plus the cost of fitting outright is pretty much out of the question. I had a look at Helplink last night. They let you pay off a new boiler over ten years, with a ten year warranty and annual service, all in for £17 per month. However, a few message boards I read say their boilers are cheap and they're a bunch of cowboys. Has anyone any experience with these lot? I'm gonna have a look at the British Gas website this morning to see what they're offering.
Has anyone recently bought a new combi boiler and have any recommendations of who to go with?