how much for a boiler service

chuck eastwood

Any trades man will charge up on 80/90 Euros an hour and after four years training ,years of experience he has every right to do so. As the point was made..could you change the nozzle, could you clean the plates, check the photo cell for damage. check the electrodes and filters.I have done the course for boiler maintenance out of my own pocket.maybe you should to

danjo-xx

pinkz wrote: »

i was charged £60 for mine to be serviced cant remember his name but ive got his number its: 0863074734 hope this helps.

sounds very reasonable but then there is servicing and...... 'servicing'

irishguy

mukki wrote: »

last month i was charged €95 to get the oil boiler serviced, the guy was 40mins in my garage :mad:

christ the guy is a glorified cleaner, he has to remove a few panels and scrape some soot and put the panels back on, and for doing that he gets about €2500 a week

going to do it myself from now on.

That seems quite a lot. I paid €60 for a 10 year old gas boiler, very nice guy. Also I live in central dublin.

happydaawg

mukki wrote: »

last month i was charged €95 to get the oil boiler serviced, the guy was 40mins in my garage :mad:

christ the guy is a glorified cleaner, he has to remove a few panels and scrape some soot and put the panels back on, and for doing that he gets about €2500 a week

going to do it myself from now on.

Just got my Boiler serviced.
The guy was here for 20mins. €90...
The ESB send a guy who was charging €100.
Rip off Ireland still Exists...

chuck eastwood

In fairness lads your worse for giving him that much money for scrapping soot off. They should be registered for a start, change the burner nozzle's, check the electrodes, photo electric sensor, emissions etc. Did they give you a detailed list of work done. If not ring them up. Ask them what they did do and if they haven't done any of this then on the off chance they are registered report them. That is not a service by any stretch of the imagination

DoneDL

chuck eastwood wrote: »

In fairness lads your worse for giving him that much money for scrapping soot off. They should be registered for a start, change the burner nozzle's, check the electrodes, photo electric sensor, emissions etc. Did they give you a detailed list of work done. If not ring them up. Ask them what they did do and if they haven't done any of this then on the off chance they are registered report them. That is not a service by any stretch of the imagination

+1 also checking oil tank, filter and flue gas analysis. Generally I would allow 1-1 1/2 hours for a service not to mention the time to get there.

Gen.Zhukov

Serviced my Sime boiler last year. All the thick asbestos type gaskets were knackered. Got a full set of new gaskets from a crowd on the Naas Rd and a nozzle for €33. Cleaned it out in 30 mins. Grand job.

The guy that used to service it for the ma is fecked. Lungs trashed from doing that work for years.

Billy Bunting

DoneDL wrote: »

+1 also checking oil tank, filter and flue gas analysis. Generally I would allow 1-1 1/2 hours for a service not to mention the time to get there.

Agreed, hr and a half at least with the paperwork anyone who can do it in 20 minutes aint doing Jack ****.

OFTEC REG TECH

chuck eastwood wrote: »

In fairness lads your worse for giving him that much money for scrapping soot off. They should be registered for a start, change the burner nozzle's, check the electrodes, photo electric sensor, emissions etc. Did they give you a detailed list of work done. If not ring them up. Ask them what they did do and if they haven't done any of this then on the off chance they are registered report them. That is not a service by any stretch of the imagination

THE CUSTOMER SHOULD BE BUDGETING AT LEAST 100 EURO FOR THEIR SERVICE ON OIL BOILER AND ITS THER OWN FAULT IF THEY ARE EXPECTING UNREGISTERED SHAMS TO DO A PROPER JOB FOR 50 EURO
FOR THAT AND CUSTOMER GETS NOTHING AND ALSO IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH THER BOILER OIL TANK AND THEY DONT HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF COMFORMANCE THEY ARE NOT LIKELY TO PAY
SO IS 100 TOO DEAR FOR
YOUR OFTEC CERT
FLUE ANALYSIS PRINTOUT
OIL PRESSURE CHECKED
SAFETY OF INSTALLATION CHECKED
FILTER
NOZZLE CLEAN

Billy Bunting

Shouting!!

OFTEC REG TECH

mukki wrote: »

relax, its not a firebird nuclear reactor

its a red and grey box in the garage that needs the soot removed every few months, its not going to kill anyone ever

WHY DO WE BOTHER REGISTERING WITH GOVERNING BODIES WHEN PEOPLE JUST WANT THE CHEAP FIX

Billy Bunting

Being Oftec Registered doesnt mean people have to use you.

OFTEC REG TECH

YES I KNOW THEY DONT HAVE TO USE ME BUT IN THEIR OWN INTERESTS THEY SHOULD

Billy Bunting

A 5 day course will give a FAS man the qualification you have. :rolleyes:

And please stop shouting.

OFTEC REG TECH

OFTEC REG TECH wrote: »

YES I KNOW THEY DONT HAVE TO USE ME BUT IN THEIR OWN INTERESTS THEY SHOULD

people dont realise the dangers of using unqualified lads the regulations
related to their insurance policies and they really dont want to know how much it costs to clear an oil spillage
so to have all your paperwork for your oil tank and boiler i think its worth shelling out the extra few quid to have it done by a professional
not joe the part time plumber with nothing but a scraper and brush and a new mobile number every month

danjo-xx

Just because someone is 'registered' in what ever field that may be, doesn't always necessarily mean that they will go by the book but it probably is a lesser risk to the customer than someone who is not registered.



Can anyone tell me if the list on oftec web site is up to date because some contractors listed there and advertising in the papers are not stating that they are oftec reg. which is a bit surprising.

OFTEC REG TECH

im rgii and oftec reg
also plumbing apprentichip in fas then dit bolton st with 17 yrs exp

yes you could do a course in fas 5 day or whatever but it would be wasted on you cause you dont have the foundation and skills behind you also the cert you would get from fas for this is not blue flame accreditation which means sorry you wouldnt be qualified
so its not that easy

Billy Bunting

But Joe could still be a professional and fully insured to work on oil but not shell out the money to register with Oftec.

OFTEC REG TECH

and when your boiler blows up or your tank leaks will your insurance company pay out on the strenght of joe saying he is a pro and has insurance no you wont find him
as oftec we are signing and dating cert and so we are taking responsibility for what we are doing meaning yes we do everything by the book cause if we dont the book stops with us

jimmyw

We used to get a local fella up the road to service our old boiler, and I thought I was great getting it for half nothing:P:.I then decided to get a chap that was registered that installs and services boilers.Well,:o I got the third degree when he saw it, in a friendly way .A useless toy (words to that effect!) he said he was cause he did f..k all to it.How was I to know?.Anyway, I upgraded my central heating last year with a brand new efficient boiler and heating controls and the same chap does it for 130 quid.I even have a logbook for filling it in too:cool:.


P.S he said something about that he cant ask for the book, I have to offer it to him or something? Not sure, could be talking through my, you know what........:)

OFTEC REG TECH

yeah well if he is signing and dating certs and giving you analyser printouts you cant go wrong
yeah and i think you mean the boiler passport for your warranty

Billy Bunting

I'm sorry ORT but your starting to sound silly now.

I have been a professional oil service engineer for over 30 yrs, (let not get onto RGII) long before Oftec came along, while i do agree that people should use Oftec registered engineers for the simple fact that it proves something, if not a lot, but i also know plenty of "compitent" engineers who would put most "Oftec Technicians" to shame, as i have said, there are no laws stopping anyone from working on oil boilers and quite a few professionals do.

You can also provide a CD11 or any document without a Oftec heading.

Billy Bunting

Incidentally!! are you new to Oftec ?? Where did you do your training ??

jimmyw

OFTEC REG TECH wrote: »

yeah well if he is signing and dating certs and giving you analyser printouts you cant go wrong
yeah and i think you mean the boiler passport for your warranty

yeah he is giving me a printout, thats exactly what it is a passport.


Just a bit of trivia (and showing off;).The old boiler was giving out 200 PPM, and this one is giving out about 45 I think.

OFTEC REG TECH

Billy i dont doubt you and i know lads that are the same who are not registered but oftec means you have got the puplic liability and also means the customer can be guaranteed that. also yeah its not the law yet but when something happens and the clients insurance company wont pay out what happens then. this isnt about registered lads against unregisterd its about the customer having piece of mind

jimmyw

Yeah but the thing is that,at the end of the day, its the insurance companies have the final say and if they ask was the boiler or whatever installed/serviced by an oftec person or whatever, and you don't have one, then they don't have to pay out.

OFTEC REG TECH

i done it year a few yrs ago but had to get the new acessment for blue flame last yr
you obviously see the state of the installs on oil around ireland 9/10 are bad something need to be done

Billy Bunting

Thats all OFTEC is, some piece of mind to those customers who dont know where to turn, it does indeed prove, some compitence, full insurance, and at least the threat ot OFTEC inspection to those who do register, so yes, OFTEC is a good thing.

its the insurance companies have the final say and if they ask was the boiler or whatever installed/serviced by an oftec person or whatever, and you don't have one, then they don't have to pay out.

Not so, read your passport, "compitence" is still a feature there.

OFTEC REG TECH

jimmyw wrote: »

Yeah but the thing is that,at the end of the day, its the insurance companies have the final say and if they ask was the boiler or whatever installed/serviced by an oftec person or whatever, and you don't have one, then they don't have to pay out.

well thats whats happening jimmy i know a house in kells where an oil tank leakes nearly full volume tyhe cleanup cost was 265 thousand euro and alot of trouble goin on cause could be further damage to wells in other properties

gsxr1

I service my own. And have done for years now. Every 4 years I get it serviced by RGI to check parts wear in the combustion side of the boiler.

Gas boilers are so simple in their workings. And if a part is worn or broken it is not fixed, its replaced.
The points layed out for service include silly things that anyone can check. Like checking where the flu is located and the like. I think they are written down to make the job look a little more complicated than it is.

But on the other hand. Getting any service man to call out to your home will cost the same money.
RGI will carry substantially more qualifications and responsibility than a window cleaner and will more than likely be able to diagnose a plumbing or electrical problem that could be effecting your heating.
Plus . In the unlikely event of a fire or C02 problem, your home insurance will want recent details.

So in that respect I would recommend getting RGI to clean your boiler. Its the one system in your home that needs to be reliable and safe.