Boiler insurance guide

Getting a CORGI gas or boiler engineer to your home can cost over £70 per hour, and that’s not even including spare parts. You might be considering boiler insurance to give you piece of mind and to save you money, but what should you be looking out for?

Boiler insurance could be a good idea if you’d like the security of knowing that your gas boiler and central heating will be repaired and made safe in the event of a breakdown.

But what is boiler insurance or heating insurance, what should you expect, and do you really need it? Our boiler insurance cover and heating insurance guide will explain all…

Do I need boiler insurance?

You should consider the age of your boiler. Have you just had your boiler installed? If this is the case, then the boiler will probably be covered by a manufacturer warranty, so insurance wouldn’t be necessary. But what if your boiler isn’t new? Read more…

What boiler insurance is best for my property?

This is a tricky one as the insurance offered by each provider is very different. We would recommend checking USwitch.com, as they have a comparison tool that is pretty handy at breaking down the different criteria for you. Read more…

Do I really need central heating insurance?

Central heating faults can be hard to find and expensive to repair so many people get central heating insurance as part of their boiler insurance. It is worth remembering though that most companies (like Homeserve) offer products that mix and separate the two, so you can have boiler insurance or central heating insurance on their own, or combined. Read more…

Boiler service and safety

Having your boiler regularly serviced (every year) is extremely important. A boiler with a gas leak can be fatal, and can cause huge amounts of damage to your home. Leaking carbon monoxide and leaking natural gas can be fatal very quickly, and are very hard to detect. Read more…

What should I expect from my boiler insurance?

Boiler insurance varies hugely between providers, but you can expect a certain level of service and response for your money. Here are a few things that we think you should be looking for when signing up to boiler insurance. Read more…

What sorts of things aren’t covered?

Certain types of buildings don’t qualify for many boiler insurance products, such as apartments in shared buildings and mobile homes that don’t have fixed wiring (like caravans). Read more…

How much is boiler insurance?

Boiler insurance starts from £6 per month from Homeserve, and goes up from there. For this sort of price you get boiler repairs and emergency call-outs at a fixed cost of £50 per repair. When you consider that the average boiler call-out cost is around £220, it starts to make sense. Read more…

Check out the full boiler insurance guide and make an informed decision.

Our new boiler insurance cover guide is available!

Getting a CORGI gas or boiler engineer to your home can cost over £70 per hour, and that’s not even including spare parts. You might be considering boiler insurance to give you piece of mind and to save you money, but what should you be looking out for?

Boiler insurance could be a good idea if you’d like the security of knowing that your gas boiler and central heating will be repaired and made safe in the event of a breakdown.

But what is boiler insurance or central heating insurance, what should you expect, and do you really need it? Our boiler insurance cover and heating insurance guide will explain all…

The new guide to boiler insurance is ready! Take a look…

Wellman help avert £1m per day disaster for oil company

Wellman Robey, who operate an extensive fleet of steam and hot water boilers for emergency and planned maintenance hire, have helped avert a possible daily production loss approaching £1.5 million for an international oil company located in West Wales.

Wellman Robey boiler company avert disaster

A spokesman for Wellman explains, “This is one of the most high profile rescues that Wellman Robey has effected in its one hundred and sixty year history.

The emergency response began with a late afternoon telephone call from the client requesting immediate hire of a large trailerised steam boiler and bunded fuel tank to stand in for their own boiler, which had to shut down due to a major electrical fault in the boiler house. We had plans underway within an hour to get the equipment to site as quickly as possible. Read more…

For experienced local plumbers in your area, get in touch with A* plumbers, or check out our site specialising boiler insurance advice.

Boiler manufacturer advice – Ideal and Vaillant boilers

So you’re looking for help with your Ideal boiler or Vaillant boiler but not sure where to turn? We’re fans of the site Boiler Insurance and Repairs.co.uk, it’s a decent resource for all your techy boiler needs. While you’re at it, check out My Eco Friendly Home Blog for a look at your home from a green angle!

Mother’s boiler danger petition

A Dorset mother has started a petition calling for tougher regulations for UK boilers after a fault caused a water tank to leak boiling water near her children.Jackie Isbell woke to hear her children scream after a faulty thermostat caused their attic storage tank to split. It caused 70 gallons (320 litres) of boiling water to pour through the bedroom ceiling in April last year.

Published by news.bbc.co.uk
Saturday, 2 February 2008

A Spot Of Boiler Bother Is Resolved

Boilers behaving badly get consumers hot and bothered whatever the season.
And coming up with cures can be con­fusing and laborious, as Sheila and Ivan Scott found when their two-year-old combi heater started producing an infernal spasmodic thump.

Article published by www.express.co.uk
August 11th 2008

New Boiler Provider Gets In Hot Water

They are all warm smiles now but John and Audrey Tredgett endured several chilly months when their expensive new boiler kept breaking down.
The installer, power company E.on, was the only one in hot water as far as the couple, from Rochford, Essex, were concerned after they shivered from last Christmas to mid-March with no central heating.

Article published by www.express.co.uk
June 16th 2008

Baxi Oldest Boiler Competition

Heating specialist Baxi are searching for the UK’s oldest boilers, as part of a competition.

Baxi have asked people to reveal the age of their boilers, with the owner of the oldest receiving a high-efficiency Baxi Duo-tec Combi 28 HE boiler!

Lee Robinson, Baxi’s customer service director, said “Older boilers may convert as little as 60 per cent of the gas they use into useful heat, meaning higher fuel bills and more greenhouse gases.”

He also revealed that new condensing boilers are much more efficient and reduce a home’s gas bills by almost 40 per cent (£150) a year for the average semi-detached house.

How old is your boiler?? Enter the competition now and win a new Baxi boiler!

Boiler Fault Finding Tips

Boiler Fault Finding Tips and Advice

Our gas boiler fault finding tips could help get your boiler fixed quicker. Be aware though, only qualified CORGI gas engineers are legally allowed to repair or service your boiler!

If you find your gas combi or condensing boiler isn’t working then there are a number of things you can check before you call out an engineer.

Take a look at our basic gas boiler tips and advice:

• Check the pilot light – Is it on? The boiler pilot light can usually be seen through a small window on the front of the boiler.
• Check that the heating and hot water boiler timer are turned on.
• Are there any lights on the boiler that shouldn’t be there, or should but are turned off?
• Check the correct switch configuration in your manual and make sure all is as it should be.
• Make sure there is power to the boiler, and that the fuse in the plug hasn’t blown.
• Check that the gas is turned on.
• The gas supply woundn’t usually turn itself off so it may be a connection issue. If in doubt, contact your gas company to check.
• Take a look at the pressure in the boiler. Many boilers should sit at around 2 bar, but it can vary between models so check your manual. To sort the pressure, turn the valve tap (that is usually on the same pipe as the pressure guage) a quarter of a revolution, until you see the needle rise. Once it is at the correct pressure close the tap again.
• Check the boiler thermostat to make sure it’s not just turned off.
• If a gas boiler isn’t regularly maintained then it can develop faults, make sure you get regular servicing to increase the boiler’s life and to ensure it is safe and isn’t leaking carbon monoxide (which can result in death).

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Boiler Insurance & Repairs

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