Knackered boiler! I think I need a new one - British Gas any use??

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My combi boiler is 10 yers old and has just given up the ghost again. I think it may be repairable, but really it's old, it's not terribly efficient any more, and I need to think about getting a new one.

I'm a British Gas customer. Are their new boilers a rip off? They seem awfully keen to do 'finance deals' which to me suggests 'very expensive'. I would love to hear from anyone with any experiences of British Gas or others.

What should I be paying for the boiler and installation? I need to run heating for a small 3-bed terrace, plus hot water.

Suffice to say, I am skint. This is not what I wanted to deal with at Christmas!

Oh dear lord, which old boilers contain asbestos??

I hear not in any made since 1991

This is a list I found, I am not in a position to verify it.
www.stop-think-asbestos.co.uk/pdf_downloads/GAS_ELECTRICALAPPLICANCESLIST.pdf

Usually the asbestos was used in a "rope" to seal hatches in the combustion chamber, so unless you start taking the boiler apart, it is not going to get out.

www.stop-think-asbestos.co.uk/pdf_downloads/GAS_ELECTRICALAPPLICANCESLIST.pdf

BG have their own engineers but also sub-contract work out.

DH trains gas engineers and has often heard that they are called out to give a quote for a new boiler, but actually end up doing the work as a sub-contractor as customers assume BG is better and pay more for effectively the same thing.

Oh and if you want to check out if your engineer is hot or not before you call them out then all their photos are available on the Gas Safe website

I know, I'm shallow.

Do you know if BG stop covering elderly boilers under their service agreements?

Mandy, our boiler is nearly 28 years old & BG are still covering it (at least until it needs a part which is no longer available)

I have been v pleased with BG service

i too have a foxy plumber - he used to do contract work for BG and reckons he can do the same job for about a third of the price they quote. He also made the pint that BG use scare tactics to get you to take out their boiler cover straight away whereas most new boilers come with 5 yrs warranty included as long as it's serviced. Worth considering when i was paying our abour £500 for Ch cover on our old house with them

£500, eyestightshut?

our boiler is very old (see previous post) & our service deal is only £220 this year!