Oil boiler service

Ispeakthetruth

Greetings,

Can anyone recommend someone to service an oil boiler, its outside, closed heating system, hasnt seen a servive in.....

Just to mention I'm in Limerick

Thanks

CBYR1983

A Hungarian bloke called David aka Diego Burner Services.

Arrived on time, did everywhere that I could see on the checklist SEI published, €80. No affiliation whatsoever, and can't comment on other work, he did a service for me on an old oil boiler in Dublin, that's all.

ntpm

Ispeakthetruth wrote: »

Greetings,

Can anyone recommend someone to service an oil boiler, its outside, closed heating system, hasnt seen a servive in.....

Just to mention I'm in Limerick

Thanks

Check out OFTEC Ireland web site.
Registered Oil Technicians Scheme.
All members have to be fully trained and insured.
(This is similar concept to Registered Gas Installers RGI for Gas).

DoneDL

The best option may be to ask a neighbour who they use and cross reference with oftec, some engineers refuse to pay oftec as it has limited value for them, doesn't make them bad engineers

ntpm

DoneDL wrote: »

The best option may be to ask a neighbour who they use and cross reference with oftec, some engineers refuse to pay oftec as it has limited value for them, doesn't make them bad engineers

Totally agree that OFTEC registration is not required but it shows a level of training was achieved and person is insured ... but word of mouth is sometimes a better reference.

Either way ensure you get paperwork for any works carried out including analyser printout of your boiler. This will show you the efficiency,CO2( Carbon Dioxide) and CO (Carbon monoxide) emmisions etc.

kscobie

ask the lads in pj mathews , ger malones or any good plumbing merchants, a good service engineers reputation will go before him

Billy Bunting

ntpm wrote: »

Totally agree that OFTEC registration is not required but it shows a level of training was achieved and person is insured ... but word of mouth is sometimes a better reference.

Oftec training means nothing, my son has just been offered the oftec training course from FAS, anyone can do it, a 5 week training course doesn't, or shouldn't give you the perceived ability to work with appliances that can be potentially dangerous, but i also hear that if your registered unemployed these days you can even get on the RGI course and become a Gas Service Engineer. :rolleyes:

ntpm

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Oftec training means nothing, my son has just been offered the oftec training course from FAS, anyone can do it, a 5 week training course doesn't, or shouldn't give you the perceived ability to work with appliances that can be potentially dangerous, but i also hear that if your registered unemployed these days you can even get on the RGI course and become a Gas Service Engineer. :rolleyes:

I agree in the same way that you can get a driving license and be a total mad man (or woman) on the road.

To get trained and pass your exams, requires study and proof that you can work safely and have reach the required standard.
Also if you get trained properly you will be less likely to take short cuts and endeavour to do the best work you can. You will know the legal implications of getting it very wrong.
Also if you set up as a legitimate Boiler Service Engineer you will have to pay insurance, get registered (and inspected by OFTEC or RGII ).
If your not up to the job you will soon realise you won't make a career or living from it.

ntpm

ntpm wrote: »

If your not up to the job you will soon realise you won't make a career or living from it.

There is no enforcement and very few walk away from easy money.

ntpm

gary71 wrote: »

There is no enforcement and very few walk away from easy money.

Your dead right.
What ever happend to being proud of your work and professional?

Unfortunatley thats why in a reccession you're more likely to get "cowboys" or chancers.
This drives prices down to unrealistic rates.... all decent contractors, with genuine overheads, who are paying insurances and taxes are getting screwed or lossing jobs.

This promotes the "Black Market" and the recession will last longer.:mad:

Micky Dolenz

Ispeakthetruth wrote: »

Greetings,

Can anyone recommend someone to service an oil boiler, its outside, closed heating system, hasnt seen a servive in.....

Just to mention I'm in Limerick

Thanks

BoilerTech. google it,

I know Val, he is a very good service person.By the Book.

JohnnieK

ntpm wrote: »

Your dead right.
What ever happend to being proud of your work and professional?

Unfortunatley thats why in a reccession you're more likely to get "cowboys" or chancers.
This drives prices down to unrealistic rates.... all decent contractors, with genuine overheads, who are paying insurances and taxes are getting screwed or lossing jobs.

This promotes the "Black Market" and the recession will last longer.:mad:

WELL SAID .

O.K. To start. The commision for energy regulation are poised at some stage either next year or the year after to take oil under there wing like they did with Gas. It's not clear at present that it will be OFTEC running the show or not and it is for this reason why I wont join OFTEC.
I served a 4 year apprenticeship that really is 5 by the time you get out of collage (yes collage for those of you who are not tradesmen) I then went on to do a diploma in Mechanical Building services and I have been trained my Worcester Bosch, Ariston, Viessmann, Vokera, Glow-worm and Biasi.

I became a sole trader in January due to redundancy and I am shocked at what I have seen out there regarding quality and workmanship. I am by no means the best plumber in the world but If I left someone's house in the state I have seen some places I would trough the towel in.

I am sick to my back teeth of being under cut on pricing by cowboys out there. The other day I was booked in to do a service for a woman and while I was on the way there she rang and said she could get someone for €50. I said he might say he'll service it but I know I will give a FULL service. She said will you drop your price to €50? I said goodbye.

I try my best and charge a fair price and thank God so far all is going o.k.

For those of you reading this that are not in a trade, dont always go for the cheapest, If you get a few quotes and one or two are half the price of the others you have to ask your self a few questions, and ask for refrences too.
Any way the mods will probably give out to me for this, it's more like a rant.

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

BoilerTech. google it,

I know Val, he is a very good service person.By the Book.

+1 for Mr O gorman, proper service engineer/Tech on oil and gas.


PM me if you need his num.