Hi, I posted on here a few weeks ago about problems with my Potterton Lynx 2 boiler - what I didn't know then was that I had a gas leak (albeit a very small one). I ended up having a new part put on the gas meter and a huge hole dug at the front pavement and a new pipe inserted to increase the gas pressure.
Great, boiler working fine and hot water and warmth restored! In the meantime, I had put in for a Warm Front grant and an assessor had come round. A couple of days after the gas leak was fixed, an engineer from Warm Front rang and I explained that the boiler was working fine now and he wouldn't be needed. He wanted to come round anyway and check the boiler and I agreed.
I mentioned that the pressure on the boiler kept dropping/needed topping up and he said that it was either a leak somewhere on the system (which I had thought of) or something to do with the diaphram and that water would be leaking out of the pipe to the outside wall from the boiler.
He went outside and checked and came back and said yes it was the boiler and would need to be replaced (uneconomical to repair due to age of boiler - 13 years). I asked what boiler they would put in and he just said an Ideal one. Is this a good make? I looked outside earlier, expecting to see some green moss or something down the wall but didn't.
However, I have spoken to my Ex-partner and he says that the boiler has always needed topping up as he thinks there is a leak somewhere (he and his plumber friend installed a lot of the system and the boiler 13 years ago.) He thinks it will be a big mistake to replace the boiler.
I have to say that in the 13 years, this boiler has only needed attention once (PCB) and embarrasingly has only been serviced once!. The Warm front man said the new combi boilers are always breaking down!
Would I be better to stick with my boiler? I have to admit, that if I had to pay for the new boiler, I wouldn't even consider changing it now.
I am of the opinion that if its not broke don't fix it, but what do you Corgi blokes out there think? Does the boiler sound as if it needs replacing, or do the Warm Front people get a commission?
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks. Sorry for the long post.
Great, boiler working fine and hot water and warmth restored! In the meantime, I had put in for a Warm Front grant and an assessor had come round. A couple of days after the gas leak was fixed, an engineer from Warm Front rang and I explained that the boiler was working fine now and he wouldn't be needed. He wanted to come round anyway and check the boiler and I agreed.
I mentioned that the pressure on the boiler kept dropping/needed topping up and he said that it was either a leak somewhere on the system (which I had thought of) or something to do with the diaphram and that water would be leaking out of the pipe to the outside wall from the boiler.
He went outside and checked and came back and said yes it was the boiler and would need to be replaced (uneconomical to repair due to age of boiler - 13 years). I asked what boiler they would put in and he just said an Ideal one. Is this a good make? I looked outside earlier, expecting to see some green moss or something down the wall but didn't.
However, I have spoken to my Ex-partner and he says that the boiler has always needed topping up as he thinks there is a leak somewhere (he and his plumber friend installed a lot of the system and the boiler 13 years ago.) He thinks it will be a big mistake to replace the boiler.
I have to say that in the 13 years, this boiler has only needed attention once (PCB) and embarrasingly has only been serviced once!. The Warm front man said the new combi boilers are always breaking down!
Would I be better to stick with my boiler? I have to admit, that if I had to pay for the new boiler, I wouldn't even consider changing it now.
I am of the opinion that if its not broke don't fix it, but what do you Corgi blokes out there think? Does the boiler sound as if it needs replacing, or do the Warm Front people get a commission?
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks. Sorry for the long post.
