Doctor Drivel wrote:

My God! This one never had his boiler serviced for 20 years and boasted
about it. He should eff off.


Who said anything about not having it serviced for 20 years? I only
said that the boiler was 20 years old.

I only moved into the house last January and the previous owner had it
serviced before that, so it is just coming up to it's next service.
But have you tried getting a service just before Christmas?

Anyone got any suggestions on how I can check that the pump is always
running when it should?