Why Annual Boiler Servicing is Your Home’s Best Defense

As we have determined, the most important thing that you can do to keep your property safe and to make sure that you have a functioning, energy saving heating system is by spending a few dollars on yearly boiler inspection.

You do not just get a Gas Safe Registered engineer who when you book a service, goes and has a look at the unit. They conduct a round of technical diagnostic checks to make sure that your central heating system is of the high standards of UK safety.

What is the Course of Action in a Professional Boiler Service?

In order to preserve the best performance standards and meet the warranty obligations as set by the manufacturer, a certified technician will do the following:

Corrosion & Leak Detection: A detailed visual inspection of water leaks or evidence of metal fatigue.

Internal Component Check: Checking the main burner, spark electrode and internal controls in terms of wear and tear.

Seal and Gasket Maintenance: Checking and changing seals where they are required as dangerous leakages of fume gases.

Heat exchanger integrity: A thorough cleaning and inspection of the heat exchanger in order to provide the best thermal transfer.

Flue Gas Analyser (FGA) Test: This is an analytical test measuring gases of combustion using a digital analyser. This is to secure that the air-to-fuel ratio and burner pressure are on the manufacturer setpoint limits to ensure safety and efficiency.

Improved Central Heating Service In addition to the typical check of the boiler unit, we have engineers who can offer health testing to the entire system on request.

Boiler service or boiler repair- choose the correct one

The biggest distinction between boiler servicing and a boiler repair service is that the former tends to avert the latter. Or to put it another way, your yearly service of the boiler will ensure you save the life of your device, along with the probability of failures and the necessity to have unplanned repairs, at least a year.

Naturally, boiler repair crises may also be unpredicted and we will be able to react to them right on time as well. However, what is more important here is that by ensuring that you prevent such accidents in the course of your yearly boiler servicing, you will reduce the likelihood of having to contract the services of a boiler repair company in the foreseeable future. After all, it is the work of the technician to pass a variety of tests to diagnose possible issues with your boiler.

After the appliance has been serviced, you will be financially benefited, because it would operate more efficiently. Assuming that you have a boiler which is old and you have had a major problem with it in the past, it would be only reasonable to consider replacing it with a new boiler. In that case, however, take note of the fact that Fantastic Services is also specialised in the boiler installation services, thus there is no need to be shy to seek our services in cases of need.

A gas safety check vs. boiler servicing

Want to know what is the difference between the two? To begin with, the servicing of boilers is applicable to any kind of equipment, be it solid-fueled or oil-based boiler. There being, then, an apparent difference of the two alternatives, as you see.

However, when your appliance uses gas, then, take note that gas safety check is required on all gas appliances you have at home, such as your gas oven, gas hobs and gas fireplace, of course. There is one more point that we should make. Some gas safety check is intended to indicate only possible or actual problem with your gas plumbing system and appliances and make no efforts to repair them, whereas boiler servicing may include seal or old fluid change, etc.