The importance of a survey for your: boiler installation 

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Our lead Engineer Steve suggests..

When you think it is time to change your boiler what should you be thinking about.

Price? Make? Model? Suitable? Will it go in the space I want? Will it do what I need? Will they come back if there is a problem? These are just a few thoughts you may have.  

Our survey will take you through all these stages plus any other points you may have. My first plumber I worked with over twenty years ago taught me to listen to the client carefully no mater how small there point was. This would then give you two things. A clear understanding how the households heating and hot water needs were so you can help them in the correct decision. And then this in turn builds up there confidence in you to work what is there home. 

Our survey starts with the initial phone call we will then confirm date time to call on you.

On the home visit we will take you through the stages so that you are as aware as possible without baffling you with science. For combination boilers we check the water main, both the pressure and flow rate to make sure they are adequate. This is important as in some cases we have attended to give our opinion when it has been installed, there was no such check done this then left the client with a shower he had to run round in to get wet. We will then check the space the boiler is to go into, and any ideas that you have to move it to a new location. This incorporates a survey for the flue route and the direction it will have to take. With the new condensing boilers now comes pluming which is the water vapour that you see coming out of the flue although it is not a health hazard but it can be a nuisance to your neighbours. We can usually work around these problems with a plume management kit. These will divert the pluming away from any direction that could be a problem. Hot water requirement will also be taken in consideration as every home has a unique one of course consideration should be given to any expansion at a later date to not only a second bathroom but also importantly the heating requirement.

The systems controls are at the centre of the installation which gives you the comfort and most important savings on running costs especially as gas prices have increased and long term do not look like getting cheaper. You might have a time clock that gives you two on/off periods a day or a full programmer that has up to four on/off periods that can be different on any day, some even let you delay the programmer if you are on holiday. Room thermostats can be straight forward temperature or again fully programmable. Boiler installation London will however run this through with you to get the choices of controls right for you homes needs. Thermostatic radiator valves are used in areas that are not controlled by the room thermostat, this control individually so that for example a bedroom that is not used often can be set to have a lower temperature than the hall these to will give you savings. For your boiler to give you the high efficiency it was built for it must have the correct amount of gas available at the boiler, this will some times completely running a new supply from the gas meter to the boiler, although to the client it can sometimes be a nuisance it is on of those parts of an installation that no CORGI engineer can leave to chance as the new boiler will not burn correctly and the warranty will be invalid. Flushing out the system and adding a corrosion inhibitor is also explained. Finally we will ask you if you have any questions no mater how small you may think they are we will be happy to answer them or even get the answer to them.