How to Get the Best From Your Home Boiler

Sarah Parker
Authored by Sarah Parker
Posted: Friday, March 27, 2020 - 08:26

Your boiler is an essential element to the comfortable running of your home. You rely on its safe operation to keep your home warm and your water hot. Imagine a cold shower in the middle of winter if you need any further convincing of how crucial this piece of equipment is. 

And yet, many homeowners fail to maintain their boiler, which is akin to not maintaining your car. Just as a car requires an MOT each year to ensure that it is safe and efficient, your boiler also needs a service to ensure it can continue to work tirelessly to provide you with all your heating needs. 

Have Your Boiler Serviced Regularly

Most households will switch off their boiler for the warmer months and this makes sense on many levels. You don’t want to be heating your home up when it's already warm outside, switching off your boiler saves you money, and you can reduce your carbon footprint, too. 

However, you can guarantee that come autumn, at the first cold snap, the entire country will rush to turn on their boilers at the same time. This is the busiest period for boiler repair companies as households are faced with the reality that their boiler won’t turn on or just isn’t working properly after months of lying dormant. This is why spring and summer are in fact the best time to get your boiler serviced, allowing the technician to do what is necessary without disrupting the heating in your home but also ensuring that your boiler is ready to spring back into life as soon as the weather turns cold again. 

If you ever find yourself needing multiple repair jobs throughout the year just to get your old, beat up boiler running, then maybe it's time for a boiler replacement. This would help you save up on your energy bills as well as the expenses incurred from multiple repair jobs.

Safety and Efficiency 

Servicing your boiler annually will help to ensure your boiler is running efficiently and safely. A boiler that is not running optimally will end up costing you more money in the long run. This will also ensure that any manufacturing warranties are validated and help to lengthen the lifespan of your boiler as well as minimising the risk of a breakdown. 

Remember, the most likely time for your boiler to break down is when the weather is very cold, which means this is also the busiest period for Shropshire Gas, a boiler repair Telford company who may not be able to help customers immediately during the busiest months.

Remember that regular services not only minimise the risk of a breakdown, but help keep you and your family safe from carbon monoxide poisoning.

When Does Your Boiler Need a Repair?

There are several issues to look out for with your boiler. Kettling, a loud banging and rumbling requires a call out for repair before it becomes a much bigger problem. Similarly leaking and dripping can either come from a pressure valve or a pump but sometimes from the boiler tank which may need replacing. Pilot troubles are also common, and if you can’t light your pilot then you will need a technician to come and diagnose pilot and ignition system issues.

A boiler that is not producing heat can be down to a number of causes including a faulty safety switch, broken pump or broken thermostat.