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Cover of external boiler constantly off

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  • 25-11-2020 9:49pm
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    GeorgieVa
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭


    Hi all,

    I hope one or two of you can help me in this.

    We had a viewing of a house, and just had the pre purchase survey done last week. During the viewing (over 3 weeks ago), and during the survey, the cover of the external oil fired boiler was off.

    Apparently they had arranged a service at some point during these 3 weeks.

    I know what you may say - the surveyor should have asked - but he didn't.

    Do any of you have any clues as to why the cover may be off? Why would an owner of this oil fired central system may want the external cover to be off?

    Thank you all.
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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Leaking combustion gasses.

    Running with very little oil due to imminent sale and constantly running out and needing to bleed it.

    Just try and have it looked at before purchase. As for the cost of YOUR tech to be taken off purchase price.
    If all above board they should have no problem agreeing.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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    GeorgieVa
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭GeorgieVa


    Thank you so much for your reply.

    For the leaking gases, is a change of boiler the only way to sort this issue, or is there a possible other way?

    I am thinking that we will need to get a plumber in definitely.


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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    GeorgieVa wrote: »
    Thank you so much for your reply.

    For the leaking gases, is a change of boiler the only way to sort this issue, or is there a possible other way?

    I am thinking that we will need to get a plumber in definitely.

    No not that serious. But mine is only a guess. It could be just carelessness or something else.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



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    jimf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,949 ✭✭✭jimf


    agree 100% with what wearb says above

    even if he is a wexford man that forgot my gin for the past 5 years

    and no tom44 didnt cut it off at the port


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    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    jimf wrote: »
    agree 100% with what wearb says above

    even if he is a wexford man that forgot my gin for the past 5 years

    and no tom44 didnt cut it off at the port
    Customs and excise must have intercepted it Jim LOL.

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    charlesanto
    Registered Users Posts: 714 ✭✭✭charlesanto


    i am not an expert but would think replacing the boiler would cost in the region of 2.5K
    modern condensing boilers are much more efficient and replacing the existing boiler will pay for itself
    personally i would fret about the existing boiler.


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