More Than Maintenance

10/05/2021

When I arrived he was fast asleep and would not awaken.....
He must of been having a bad dream aswell because he was crying all over the carpet...

I've dried his tears......
Another baxi back smiling again😬

17/03/2021

The former crossness raw sewage pumping Station near London......
Not quite your average modern day sewage plant......
Stunning craftsmanship where all your 1's and 2's ended up prior to being pumped in to the river.

11/03/2021

I got the bacon rolls in this morning for the builders....... I turn up and there is no one here, im two bacon barms in so if one turns up in the next 15 mins he gets a barm. Failing that I'm on three flat whites and a 3 bacon bars with brown sauce.

We dont like waste!😆

20/02/2021

2008 Main combi 30 He.
A new fan and replacement
o-rings to the main heat exchanger/ recouperater were fitted, these were leaking causing corrosion in the combustion chamber which is never good. This combined with a long overdue service gave this old boy every fighting chance of providing heating and hot water for many more years to come.

Although he most certainly has a chimney on his head I can confirm he is a non smoker!

He looks happy enough again anyway😬

19/01/2021

15+ years we go back.....
We've broken down some barriers together the 2 of us!😊 His sons been tucked away for over 12 months waiting for this day......

Unbelievably He still knocks down walls as good as the day I bought him, he just likes to randomly stop and take a rest every now and then in his older years and im no longer going to hold that against him.....

I can not not bring myself to say good bye just yet...... I owe you one last peak under your hood to confirm its the end.
I will pass on your chucks to your son so he can continue to pummell them drill bits with pride. I fear his stamina will be nothing compared to yours my old horse but you have earned your retirement and retire from the game a legend.....

03/10/2020

Boiler manufacturers long warranties are no longer worth the paper their written on everyone. Couple of jobs over the last month to share with you.

1st job- warranty cancelled because of the quality of central heating water.
The engineer baffles customer with parts per million contamination figures. 750ppm is not very much at all when the tap water you drink is tested and is 220 ppm. When you strip away the science and look at it logically you find it rather insulting. Your paying for boiler protection monthly for piece of mind by the manufacturer of the boiler. When the boiler breaks down they come out and blame the installer or system water.
This customer had to then pay me £250 to powerflush the heating circuit prior to her repair. Here's what that looks like as before and after flush samples.

The black debris on the magnet is the total magnetic contamination I could pull out of the system using a power flushing machine and high strength magnet and would certainly not in anyway cause a modern boiler to break down. There have been a few changes behind the scenes and manufacturers are now testing system water for inhibitor levels. If there is none there or a reduced level you can guess what happens, warranty void.
It's now put on the service engineer to check levels and dose up on service visits and that is unfortunate because good quality inhibitor is the best part of £15 a litre and the test kit a few more quid so if your getting your in warranty boiler serviced every year for £50 then it's not being done. If you have drained it to move a radiator or carry out maintenance and not replaced the inhibitor you can guess what happens, warranty void.

This was a group service visit that declined the repair who are Vaillants and glowworm's in house service department.
Poor form when your paying upwards
of 1k for their white box.

01/09/2020

17/08/2020

Now this is a nice project. A 'little' hidden ensuite that you access from the walk through wardrobe.....😍

28/07/2020

What a lovely new porch this is, just dont go opening your front door to often, when you do we advise you run out.
🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Can you spot the danger?🤣

15/04/2020

Repaired in 2017 by the manufacturer but due to system contamination not be treated back then the same part has failed again. Vaillant will no longer attend due to the age of the product (fitted in around 1997) so today we took charge fully refurbishing the offending valve to 'as new' condition and have given the customer a twelve month warranty as standard just as you get new. We also advised that the water is the offending reason for the failure and should be rectified in due course....

Manufacturer fixed price repair= £268.00
(wouldn't attend)

Our bill = £149.00
(Cheaper than retail cost of the part alone🤷‍♂️)

01/04/2020

Did you know these instances unfortunately become more frequent in uncertain times like we're in now?

Please dont be that person who let's 'Dave' from the pub do it or attempt it yourself to save a few pounds....
ALWAYS ask to see a Gas Safe card or check their ID online

01/02/2020

Were hearing this more and more. Our customer was recommended a new fire by other gas safe installers. £50.00 he spent with us and we had her back up and running like the day she was fitted......