Deal site boiler service offers review.

D.Craftsman

Hi. My gas boiler needs a service.I've sen the Groupon deal of 69 euro with system flush. Has anyone used this and can recommend it? Thanks

SmallBalls

My advice...stay away from these 'offers'

Post up your location and chances are someone on here will cover your area and you'll get far a better job done.

D.Craftsman

Thanks .In Dublin 24.

Egass13

D.Craftsman wrote: »

Hi. My gas boiler needs a service.I've sen the Groupon deal of 69 euro with system flush. Has anyone used this and can recommend it? Thanks

Ask them what is involved in the service and "system flush", Bearing in mind properly flushing a system in a standard 3 bed house is €400-€500 and a proper service would be around €80.

Peig Sayers

Avoid these deals. Had one these done last year and three days later the fan had to be replaced at huge expense :mad:

hatchman

Egass13 wrote:

Ask them what is involved in the service and "system flush", Bearing in mind properly flushing a system in a standard 3 bed house is €400-€500 and a proper service would be around €80.

How many days does it take to flush the system ?

Dtp1979

hatchman wrote: »

How many days does it take to flush the system ?

Done properly you'd be looking at 5-8 hours depending on the system size and how dirty it is

hatchman

Is this deal only on typical radiator systems as I have underfloor heating system and the glass on the flow meters is gone orange i can't really read the flow very well would it be worth getting it flushed ? its installed over four years guessing an inhibitor was never put into the system.

Dtp1979

hatchman wrote: »

Is this deal only on typical radiator systems as I have underfloor heating system and the glass on the flow meters is gone orange i can't really read the flow very well would it be worth getting it flushed ? its installed over four years guessing an inhibitor was never put into the system.

Best get a plumber who does powerflushing in to look at the job. Expect to pay 400/500 for the job. Ask about the machine he uses and also the chemicals. Good machines are fernox and kamco, goo chemicals are fernox, kamco, sentinel and adey. Insist on nothing else.
And if not already obvious, run a mile from the 69 euro " deal "

kerryplumbing

Cant be done for that price

DGOBS

Hi. My gas boiler needs a service.I've sen the Groupon deal of 69 euro with system flush. Has anyone used this and can recommend it? Thanks

Flushing chemicals cost more than that!

pippip

So what are they actually doing for that price? I understand it should cost more but they must do something that looks like its a flush? Surely some people who take the offer would have possibly done it before and know whats involved.

Dtp1979

pippip wrote: »

So what are they actually doing for that price? I understand it should cost more but they must do something that looks like its a flush? Surely some people who take the offer would have possibly done it before and know whats involved.

They probably stick a vacuum into the boiler, drain the boiler, refill and call it a flush.