SteveT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Servicing boilers is a thing of the past since > natural gas emerged. > The reason boilers needed servicing originally was > to remove all the ash deposits left by coal gas, > if you didn't have it cleaned it would soot up, as > the flames turned from blue (healthy) to yellow > like a candle flame, which coats in soot anything > it touches (unhealthy carbon monoxide is given > off) > Every time some one messes with your boiler, the > more chances they have of forgetting to refix what > they removed. > Explosions are from a build up of gas in a > confined space, if you have all your faculties IE > sense of smell, then you are not in danger. > Whilst the boiler is running let it be, repair it > when it stops heating the place, or if it becomes > irritatingly noisey that is the heat exchanger > that Bob mentioned. > I despise these insurance policies that are sold > on irrational fear, they are such a rip off and > they are usually designed not to pay out, when one > is most in need. > The most troublesome items in a CH system are the > motorized valve, the thermostat, and the pump, > each can be replaced more cheaply than your annual > insurance layout. The odds are unlikely you'll > need 2 items exchanged in the same year. > Dear Asset, I really hadn't intended to chew your > ears off. Bet you wont be asking me about > servicing or anything else again;-) hi If you worried about your servicing just forget it now because I have found http://www.northerngasheating.com that takes care of everything includes your installation, boiler servicing. I can say this from my experience getting from them they provide the best service.