If you own your house, do you service your boiler annually?

[TarnishedMoonstone]

Reading all the “shall I put the heating on?” posts, I’m surprised by how many people apparently have their boiler serviced regularly (appreciate this is mandatory if it’s a rented place, so I’m talking about homeowners who are meant to sort this stuff ourselves). How many of you are on the ball about this, please?

Got ours done yesterday even though it's only a year old.
Never got our other ones done, all lasted 20 years.

We do as in terms and conditions for 13 year guarantee and also for house insurance as thatched.

Yes with a Gas Safe engineer.

Yes. I had a new boiler installed when I bought my house and have a service plan with the installation company. The radiators and pipework are old and they are covered as well. They contact me in August each year to book my annual service for October. My heating came on automatically yesterday and today at 7am and I am happy it is all working properly.
When I moved into this house the boiler was working but it was over 25 years old. No way was I going to carry on using it.

Every 18-23 months, as our boiler emergency cover is void if not serviced for two years. We’ve had it ten years now and it’s got a slow drip.

You’ve prompted me to buy a carbon monoxide monitor, been on my to do list for far too long. Thanks!

We do - British Gas send me a reminder every year. We pay for cover with them so it's included in the price. Our boiler has a mind of its own but luckily, it's been behaving itself lately!

Yeah 100% because when you go to sell the house it's just best to have all that done and ticked off by your gas safe service!

Of course

Yes every year.

Yes.

Yes. We have a yearly service included in our boiler cover.

Cowboys like British Gas just do a safety check. Its not a proper service.

Yes. Get next year's appointment sorted at the same time.

Yes, every year.

Yes, we do.

Nope, been here 17 years and had it done twice. Not had any issues with it at all.

Yes, we need it for the guarantee to be valid.

No. Got it done last year for the first time after living here 6 years.

We got a new boiler a couple of years ago, it included annual servicing for seven years but yes we did it before that anyway.

No, although based on these messages maybe we should!

Yes, every year

Yes, to make sure it's safe, it's working at peak efficiency, to maintain the warranty, so the building insurance isn't compromised. I'd rather spend money and make sure all that is OK.

Yes we do. Every summer.

Yes - our buildings insurance is invalid if we don’t, so we’d be up shit creek if an incident occurred.