"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:00:35 -0700, Grouchy.Oldgit wrote:

How often should a (i) gas fire and (ii) gas boiler be serviced?

Also one hears so much about dodgy engineers etc is there any way of
finding a reputable service co. rather than just sticking a pin in the
telephone directory?

Find out who your neighbours use and how happy or otherwise they are.
Avoid yellow pages and national companies.


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Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html
Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html

I e-mailed a boiler manufacturer (who made a point of mentioning their
service engineer training courses) for a local list of trained people. It
was hopelessly obsolete.